PHILADELPHIA - A tropical storm will bring heavy rain and strong winds to the Delaware Valley Friday, with most of the area under a Flash Flood Watch.
Warnings have been posted for the Mid-Atlantic coast, including New Jersey as Tropical Storm Fay formed off the coast of North Carolina, the National Hurricane Center announced Thursday afternoon."Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 140 miles (220 km) primarily to the east and southeast of the center," the National Hurricane Center said in a Facebook post. "Some slight strengthening is forecast to occur tonight and Friday.
Weakening should begin after the center moves inland on Saturday."That Tropical Storm Warning is in effect from the southern tip of New Jersey up the East.