- Flash flood warnings are in place from D.C. to western New England
- Rainfall amounts of up to 10 inches are forecast in isolated pockets
- Remnants of Tropical Storm Lee have stalled over the mid-Atlantic, Northeast
- Lee is blamed for at least four deaths in the South
(CNN) -- Five days after it began soaking the Gulf Coast, the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee have settled over the the mid-Atlantic and Northeast, dumping heavy rain and prompting flood advisories from the nation's capital to western New England.
Several rounds of heavy rain are in store for much of the region the next couple of days, with an additional 2 to 6 inches forecast -- and in isolated cases as much as 10 inches, according to the National Weather Service.
"These rains may cause life-threatening flash floods and mudslides," a weather service advisory said.
This comes on top of the heavy precipitation that has fallen in the region. What's left of Lee has stalled across the central Appalachian Mountains.
Earlier Wednesday, the storm caused a series of air traffic delays across the Northeast. Multiple flights were delayed by more than an hour in the New York metro area and by up to 55 minutes in Boston and Philadelphia.
The Northeast got a drenching through Wednesday night, including 8.1 inches in Becket, Massachusetts; 8.4 inches in Rockaway, New Jersey; 7.9 inches in Phillipsburg, New Jersey; and just over 7 inches in Forks, Bethlehem, and Dover, Pennsylvania.
Lee left at least four people dead as it crossed the Southeast, dumping as much as 12 to 15 inches of rain in many places.
CNN's Sarah Dillingham contributed to this report.
Source: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_topstories/~3/V6_4fYXlFvU/index.html
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