The Northeast and Mid-Atlantic faced flooding as more rain Tuesday followed downpours that slammed the regions Monday, swamping low-lying roads and saturating the grounds around them, according to NBC News.
At least two people died from fallen trees Monday, the network reported. One woman died in Burke, Virginia, when a tree fell on her home, Fairfax County Battalion Chief Willie Bailey, told NBC News.
Another person died when a tree fell on a home in Agawam, Massachusetts, but it was not clear if weather played a factor in that death, the network said.
The Weather Channel said that the Hershey Park amusement park in Pennsylvania closed Monday as rainwater flooded the facility. The National Weather Service reported evacuations just after midnight Tuesday morning east of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, in Lower Swatara Township, the channel said.
Emergency crews performed water rescues in Pine Grove and near Hamlin after flash flooding hit eastern Pennsylvania. A disaster emergency was declared in Tremont Monday because of flash flooding there, according to The Weather Channel.
Water rescues also were reported late Saturday in Arbutus, Maryland; North Potomac, Maryland; near Mount Airy, Maryland; and near Bull Run, Virginia, The Weather Channel noted.
About 32 million people from North Carolina through Pennsylvania were under a flash-flood watch Tuesday morning while cities like Washington, Baltimore and Philadelphia already suffered from heavy rain over the past weekend, according to NBC News.
Newsweek reported that forecasters are predicting rain and thunderstorms every day for the next week along the East Coast.
"We've had a very unusual flow that's come out of the tropical region," Ross Dickman, meteorologist in charge for the National Weather Service in New York, told Newsweek.
Dickman said a high-pressure system responsible for the flow was expected to break down, allowing the severe weather to cross over into New York City and Long Island on Wednesday.
"That will bring the potential for some heavy rain and possible flooding," he added.
The Weather Channel said electricity was cut off Monday at the North Landing Bridge, which connects the cities of Chesapeake and Virginia Beach, in Virginia because of high water and flooding.
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