Heavy Rain Prompts Flood Warnings From NC To NY

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Relentless rain swept along much of the Atlantic seaboard Thursday, triggering coastal flood warnings and watches from North Carolina to Long Island.

The downpour marks the track of the remnants of tropical storm Ida, which blew ashore in Alabama from the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday. Ida lost its tropical storm strength shortly after coming on land but has drenched a swath from Alabama through Georgia as it meandered toward the Atlantic.

Gale, high wind and storm watches and warnings were in effect from North Carolina to New Jersey.

Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine declared a state of emergency Wednesday, mobilizing state agencies to prepare for the threat of flooding over a wide swath of Virginia.

The National Weather Service forecast 3 to 8 inches of rain through Friday morning for parts of Virginia.

Dominion Power reported more than 19,000 outages in Virginia early Thursday.

Norfolk and Suffolk reported street flooding.