Flash Flood Emergency in Georgia, Tennessee as cross-country system shifts into East Coast

Torrential rain triggered Flash Flood Emergencies across Polk County, Tennessee, and Fannin County, Georgia, along the state line early Thursday. Police in McCaysville, Georgia, asked people in some neighborhoods to evacuate immediately just before 3 a.m. local time. County officials said swiftwater rescues were underway amid widespread flooding with water into multiple homes. Storms were triggered along the southern end of a massive cross-country storm will move into the East Coast through the day on Thursday. Widespread rainfall totals over an inch or more are possible across the Northeast, with localized amounts approaching 2-3 inches along the coast from Virginia to southeast New England.