Overview
- Forecasts issued Monday point to rain spreading into New England Wednesday night with the heaviest falling during Thursday's morning commute.
- Totals are forecast to top an inch in parts of central and eastern Massachusetts, reach up to about 2 inches in Maine, and stay lower in other spots where showers are more hit-and-miss.
- Major flooding is not expected, though forecasters warn of ponding on roads, slower travel Thursday morning, and a low-end risk for a few strong storms with damaging winds or hail.
- Farther south, the Susquehanna Valley is on track for roughly a half-inch to 1 inch of rain by Wednesday night, while Southeast Georgia and the Lowcountry face on-and-off showers this week with the best widespread chance Saturday.
- The setup draws on energy from recent severe storms in the Central Plains and Midwest that is weakening as it shifts east, which should fuel a soaking rain for the Northeast without a large severe outbreak.