Weather

Drenching downpours, some of them produced by former Tropical Storm Gordon, will push across New England on Tuesday, while lighter showers and thunderstorms expand into the Mid-Atlantic Coast and linger over the South. The rain may be heavy enough to result in minor small-stream and urban flooding in New England. Rivers will remain high in parts of the central Appalachians. While Hurricane Florence should still be hundreds of miles off the shore of North Carolina, unrelated downpours are expected in the South. Flash and urban flooding could continue in parts of central and coastal Texas, with persistent downpours.

Much of the Central and the West regions can expect dry weather and plenty of sunshine. Spotty thunderstorms will occur over the Dakotas, with showers in coastal Washington and Oregon.

The tropics are active, with multiple potentially dangerous storms. Hurricane Florence is projected to approach the coast of North Carolina and Virginia before the end of the week, bringing damaging winds and flooding. Hurricane Olivia should cross the Hawaiian Islands at midweek, with flooding rain and pounding surf. A new storm in the Gulf of Mexico could reach Texas at week’s end.

Showers and thunderstorm will linger from the Northeast to the Mid-Atlantic states. Spotty thunderstorms will also move across the Southeast. Warm air and sunshine will stretch from the Southwest to the Great Lakes. The Northwest will be cooler, with spotty showers.