Andrea is Now Post-Tropical...Heavy Rain Tonight in the Northeast

The season's first named Atlantic tropical storm is now post-tropical as it moves through eastern Virginia this evening. The storm continues to produce heavy rain and flooding from the Mid-Atlantic to the Northeast.  More than 5 inches of rain fell over the last 24 hours in North Carolina.  Several tornadoes were also produced 11 reports of tornadoes in Florida and North Carolina.  The storm will produce 2 to 5 inches of rain in New England through Saturday morning but the sun will be Saturday afternoon and Sunday.

George Wright is a Certified Consulting Meteorologist for Wright Weather Consulting, LLC. George is also a meteorologist with ABC News and Cablevision News 12. Our website is WrightWeather.com.  Follow George Wright on Twitter at gwweather.