DC Could See An Inch of Rain Wednesday During ‘Rainfall Deficit’

As of 1:15 p.m. Wednesday, Washington D.C. had received a total of .76 inches of rainfall. Capital Weather Gang reported that rain may only last for a couple of more hours, and predicts that Washington should receive one inch of rain by the end of the day. 

Whoa! DC received 0.52 inches of rain in the last hour. In other words, we got more rain in the past hour than in about the past 8 weeks. https://t.co/tcJgQ7zRDM

— Capital Weather Gang (@capitalweather) October 16, 2019

Rainfall should stop by around 7 p.m.

Washington is experiencing a rainfall deficit. As of Wednesday, it is almost five inches below normal since Sept. 1. 

We'll post updates on rain projections and amounts around the DMV until it starts to taper off late this afternoon at this link: https://t.co/tcJgQ7zRDM

Below is the rainfall forecast from the NWS. pic.twitter.com/y1ZQ0y2lZ5

— Capital Weather Gang (@capitalweather) October 16, 2019

As the storm travels, an intense cyclone will hit New England Wednesday night, causing strong winds and heavy rains. 

While we get moderate to heavy rain around DC, New England is set to get slammed by both a driving rain storm and winds to 60 mph or so. This is an impressive fall storm.

Here's our rundown of what they should expect tonight: https://t.co/BewuSPm211

— Capital Weather Gang (@capitalweather) October 16, 2019

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