Flash Flooding, Heavy Rains Threaten Mid-Atlantic and Northeast US

Flood watch alerts were issued for all or parts of Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New York, and Connecticut.

A swath of thunderstorms is expected to bring heavy rain and the threat of flash-flooding to the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states on Thursday and Friday, according to a map released by the National Weather Service on July, 31, 2025. NWS

A swath of thunderstorms is expected to bring heavy rain and the threat of flash-flooding to the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states on Thursday and Friday.

According to a map and data released by the National Weather Service’s (NWS’s) Weather Prediction Center, a Level 3 out of 4 risk for excessive rainfall from northeastern Virginia to New Jersey was forecast for Thursday. That includes cities including New York City, Philadelphia, Washington, Baltimore, and Newark in New Jersey.