New England Region Braces for Tropical Storm Fay

Tropical Storm Fay is getting closer and closer to making landfall, as it has already left marks on southern New England and parts of the mid-Atlantic coast, as the National Hurricane Center’s tropical storm warning reaches from Cape May, N.J., to Watch Hill, R.I. 

The 6th Named Storm This Season 

The National Hurricane Center also reported Friday that the storm was heading north just offshore of the Delmarva Peninsula, as it has strengthened a little bit. The National Weather Service issued a flash warning Friday morning for Cape May County, as the storm flooded some parts of southern New Jersey, although the floods were caused by rain and not rising tides. 

Street flooding this AM from heavy rain (not tidal) #Fay #StoneHarborNJ pic.twitter.com/wtQPn8HauI

— Zeke Orzech (@Zeke_O) July 10, 2020

Earlier forecasts predicted that the storm would bring 3 to 5 inches of rain, although they later dropped to 2 to 4 inches of rain. Thursday evening saw nine accidents per ABC News, as one person in critical care passed away Friday morning, while four were taken to hospitals, and another five refused care. It’s unclear if the drownings were related to Fay, although flooding was expected. 

Tropical Storm Fay is the earliest sixth-named storm on record, Colorado State University researcher Phil Klotzbach said, with the previous record being Franklin on July 22, 2005.