Heavy rain and ‘catastrophic’ flooding feared in the Southeast

Potentially historic rainfall could bring “catastrophic flooding”  across parts of Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina through Friday, the National Hurricane Center warned its latest public advisory.

Up to 25 inches of rainfall “will likely result in areas of considerable flash and urban flooding, with river flooding possible,” from northern North Carolina through portions of the Mid-Atlantic the advisory said.

“Tropical storm conditions are expected over portions of the tropical storm warning area along the northeastern Florida and Georgia coasts through this morning,” it said.

“The combination of storm surge and tide will cause normally dry areas near the coast to be flooded by rising waters moving inland from the shoreline,” it added.