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Storm warnings end, but remnants of season's first tropical storm bring up to 5in of rain to some parts of New Jersey and New York
Soaking rains that spawned numerous flood warnings pushed some streams and creeks over their banks throughout the north-east, yet the first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season sped up the eastern seaboard without causing major damage.
The storm was centered over eastern Long Island in New York by 5am Saturday, with winds of 45 mph, and flood warnings were in effect for parts of New England. The storm was expected to reach Canadian waters by Sunday.
After bringing rain, strong winds and tornadoes to Florida, Andrea lost most of its tropical characteristics late Friday into Saturday. The storm was packing winds that gusted between 20 to 30 mph, and officials warned of near gale force from New Jersey to Canada through Sunday.
The storm was blamed for one traffic-related death in Virginia.
Late Friday, the National Hurricane Center in Miami discontinued all tropical storm warnings, but cautioned about possible coastal and localized flooding from New Jersey to New England.
Dean Iovino, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Mount Laurel, New Jersey, said Saturday the storm was expected to pick up speed through the overnight hours, and could drop from 3 to 5 inches of rain in areas from New Jersey into New England before tapering off.
Officials in the Mid-Atlantic region and north-east had prepared for it Friday night. New York City activated its flash flooding plan, and heavy rainfall resulted in a number of flash floods, causing some sections of roadways to be closed throughout Long Island.
A number of roads were flooded in the Boston area. A flight that left Boston on Friday night headed to Palm Beach was diverted to Newark International Airport in New Jersey after being struck by lightning. There were no injuries.
The weather service reported that small streams and creeks in southeastern Pennsylvania were going over their banks Friday night. New York City's airports experienced flight delays, and Connecticut reported numerous lane closures on highway as cars spun out amid heavy rain.
The rainy weather washed out events such as Nascar's Sprint Cup qualifying in Pennsylvania's Poconos, and MLB games in Washington, New York and Boston.
The heavy rain from the storm's outer bands was being blamed by authorities in Virginia for a fatal accident on Interstate 77 in the state's western mountains. William Petty, 57, of Lexington, South Carolina, died when a car in which he was a passenger hydroplaned while passing a tractor-trailer. He survived the crash, only to be killed moments later when the car was struck by second tractor-trailer, authorities said.
During Friday's morning rush in Charleston, South Carolina, there was little evidence – beyond a few downed tree branches, gusty winds and some puddles in the street – that the center of the storm was passing nearby. The sun occasionally peeked through.
Derrec Becker with the South Carolina emergency management division said the storm brought only a severe thunderstorm Friday. No injuries were reported, and there had been no reports of significant damage.
Mike Sprayberry of North Carolina emergency management told the Weather Channel that there had been some flash flooding and local road closures in the state but that "so far we have been quite fortunate."
In Cuba, days of torrential rains associated with Andrea caused rivers to jump their banks in the western province of Pinar del Rio. More than 3,300 people evacuated endangered homes, and nearly 1,000 acres (4,000 hectares) of croplands suffered "serious damage," state-run newspaper Juventud Rebelde said Friday. Rain was forecast to continue falling on already waterlogged areas through Saturday.