Rains not seen for 200 YEARS: Two dead, 22million on flood watch and New Jersey homes already consumed by high tides in bombardment of weekend storms dubbed a ‘slow-motion disaster’
National Weather Service spokesman called the storms hitting the East Coast a ‘once-in-200-years rainfall event’
Around 22million Americans are under flood watch on the East Coast
Parts of North and South Carolina have already had 11 inches of rain
Two deaths in Fayetteville, North Carolina, and Spartanburg, South Carolina have been linked to the storms
One woman was hit by a falling tree while another drowned in her car
Flood watches and warnings also are in effect in Delaware and parts of New Jersey, Maryland and Virginia
Hurricane Joaquin remains a Category 3 hurricane and is speeding up as it moves away from the Bahamas
By KELLY MCLAUGHLIN
DAILYMAIL.COM
3 October 2015
A ‘once-in-200-years rainfall event’ has left 22million Americans on the East Coast on flood watch – with several states facing torrential downpours and even landslides.
Forecasters say some areas could see as much as 15 inches of rain as the heavy rainfall continues through to at least Monday.
Meteorologist Ryan Maue of Weather Bell Analytics told NBC New York: ‘It’s going to be a slow-motion disaster.’
North and South Carolina are expected to be hit the worst, with up to 12 inches of rain falling in Wilmington, North Carolina, on Friday night alone. Two deaths have so far been reported in the states.
Saeideeh Sharifian, 72, of Fayetteville, North Carolina, was killed when the storms brought down a 60-foot pine tree on to the Toyota Corolla she was a passenger in on Interstate 95, north of Godwin.
Sylvia Arteaga, 56, drowned when her car flooded in standing water on a road in Spartanburg, South Carolina. County coroner Rusty Clevenger told the Spartanburg Herald-Journal that she was likely unable to escape the car when it became submerged.
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