Tropical Storm Fay Moves Toward Mid-Atlantic, New England

Tropical Storm Fay slightly picked up speed and strength as it moved closer to land Friday.

This GOES-16 satellite image taken at 9:30 UTC (5:30 a.m. EDT) on July 10, 2020 shows Tropical Storm Fay as it moves closer to land in the northeast of the United States. NOAA via AP

MIAMI—Tropical Storm Fay slightly picked up speed and strength as it moved closer to land Friday, and forecasters decreased projections for rain totals and flooding.

Fay was expected to bring 2 to 4 inches of rain, with the possibility of flash flooding in parts of the mid-Atlantic and southern New England, The U.S. National Hurricane Center said in its 5 a.m. advisory. That’s down from earlier forecasts of about 3 to 5 inches of rain.