Recap: Super soaker East Coast storm

A record-smashing storm blasted the entirety of the East Coast, starting late Friday night and lasting through late Monday night. The effects of the super soaker are left behind in the ways of flood warnings, damage, power outages, and water-covered pathways. Unfortunately, this storm turned deadly.

As of 12:30 EST, more than 530K customers are still without power across Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Maine – with Maine having almost half of their residents without power! Rivers, creeks, and streams have expectedly hit flood stage, or are close, and are swelling over their banks and into the streets.

The storm started its rage across Florida and the Southeast, soaking the entirety of the region through the weekend. The highest rain total goes to McClellanville, S.C., with 13.30 inches of rain. From North Carolina back down to Florida, totals between 3.5 and almost 8 inches drenched the landscape.

The northern coast of South Carolina had between 6 and 12 inches of rainfall within 12 hours due to an intense and semi-stationary rainband on Sunday.

The storm then made its way up the coast hitting the Mid-Atlantic with 40 mph gusts and the Northeast with more flooding rains and wind gusts between 60 and 70 mph. One wind gauge near Boston also recorded a gust of 90 mph as the storm intensified.

Flood warnings are still active up and down the East Coast at least through the weekend before the water begins to recede.

Areas under drought conditions likely benefitted greatly from this super soaker of a storm. From west-central Florida to the Carolinas, Mid-Atlantic, and through small portions of the interior Northeast, at least some sort of drought concern is present.

Due to the storm, four people have lost their lives. Two people passed due to the flood waters and the two others were impacted by the wind portion of the storm. Many water rescues were performed up and down the coast due to this storm, marking a stressful time just before the peak of the holiday season.

Remember in future heavy rainfall events, never drive through floodwaters, even if they look shallow. The road or path beneath them may not be there anymore and cars can quickly be swept away.

Since heavy travel days are upon us, make sure you have the most up-to-date forecast. Tune in on Wednesday through Friday at 9 a.m. EST for daily holiday travel updates to keep you weather-aware.