Flash flooding threat for the East Coast through Thursday

An area of low pressure will develop along a mostly stalled-out cold front across the Southeast today. Heavy rain and thunderstorms are expected through Thursday, bringing the threat of damaging winds and flash flooding.

The WeatherRadar is painting an active picture across the Southeast Wednesday morning as heavy rain and storms continue to fire up along a stalled front. Rounds of heavy rain will continue along this boundary into Thursday, bringing a threat of heavy downpours up along the East Coast.

The strongest storms will develop throughout the remainder of the day in northern Florida, southern Georgia, and eastern South Carolina, where a marginal risk of severe storms, a level one out of five, is in place. Damaging winds are the main threat in cities like Jacksonville, Fla., Savannah, Ga., and Charleston, S.C.

Flash flooding is a concern on Wednesday as well, with a marginal risk of excessive rain, a level one out of four, extending from northern Florida to southern Virginia. A slight risk of excessive rainfall, a level two out of four, extends across northern Florida into southern Georgia and includes Jacksonville, Fla. Another slight risk of excessive rain extends across central North Carolina and includes Fayetteville, N.C.

The severe weather threat will begin to lessen Thursday but the threat of flooding sticks around. Thursday brings a slight risk of excessive rain to eastern North Carolina and includes the city of Greenville. Coastal New England may also see some flooding. A marginal risk of excessive rain extends along the Northeast coastline and includes Boston.

With flash flooding a possibility, it's important to turn on your app alerts in the Weather & Radar app. Remember, turn around, and don't drown, when you see water on the road.