Remnants of Nicole: What’s the Impacts on Philly, NJ Shore

What to Know

The Philadelphia region will not have any hurricane or tropical storm conditions as remnants of Nicole move in on Friday. However, it will still be windy with heavy rain.
While there’s a low risk for severe weather, wind damage will be the main concern with gusts between 30 and 40 mph. The highest wind gusts are expected along coastal Delaware and the Jersey Shore.
Localized flooding is possible, especially in poor drainage areas with clogged leaves and debris.

Nicole has weakened, but remnants of the storm that battered Florida are still bringing heavy rain and wind to parts of the Philadelphia region on Friday.

By Friday morning, Nicole was a tropical depression with winds below 35 mph over Georgia. By Friday night it will no longer be a tropical system as it moves inland over the Appalachian mountains.

As a result, the Philadelphia region will not have any hurricane or tropical storm conditions as remnants of Nicole moved in on Friday. However, it will still be windy with heavy rain.

While there’s a low risk for severe weather, wind damage will be the main concern with gusts between 30 and 40 mph. The highest wind gusts are expected along coastal Delaware and the Jersey Shore. A wind advisory is in effect along the coast.

The wind should blow the hardest on Friday night.

The rain began in Philadelphia and the surrounding suburbs during the Friday morning commute before moving to South Jersey and Delaware later in the morning.

Localized flooding is possible, especially in poor drainage areas with clogged leaves and debris.

You could see breaks in the rain at points during Friday evening.