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05-16-2014, 07:41 PM
A Wall of Rain Is Headed Toward New York as California Smolders
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It's raining, but on the wrong coast. In California, an intense drought has reached a new milestone (http://mashable.com/2014/05/15/california-drought-wildfires/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss), with 100% of the state in severe to exceptional drought. ** significant rain is expected there until the fall, and the fire season — which typically doesn't kick into high gear until early fall — has already proven destructive.
But on the East Coast, the problem is too much rain. A storm with a direct connection to the tropics has dumped up to nearly 9 inches of rain (http://www.hpc.ncep.**aa.gov/discussions/nfdscc2.html) in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic states, and what appears to be a wall of heavy rain is headed right for New York City. Flash floods have occurred in several states, including New York, Virginia and **rth Carolina Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/05/16/new-york-city-flash-flood/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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But on the East Coast, the problem is too much rain. A storm with a direct connection to the tropics has dumped up to nearly 9 inches of rain (http://www.hpc.ncep.**aa.gov/discussions/nfdscc2.html) in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic states, and what appears to be a wall of heavy rain is headed right for New York City. Flash floods have occurred in several states, including New York, Virginia and **rth Carolina Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/05/16/new-york-city-flash-flood/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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