According to CCTV International News, on December 16, local time, many places in Florida were hit by strong storms, causing strong winds and heavy rain to coastal areas, and about 17 million people in Jacksonville, Orlando and Tampa and other places faced the threat of severe weather. As of noon that day, it was reported that the power system was paralyzed in many places in Florida, and at least 210,000 power outages, and the state has now mobilized the National Guard to deal with severe weather. According to weather forecasts**, the storm will continue to move northeast, affecting several parts of the U.S. East Coast.
Computer forecast models show that the storm will hit the Atlantic coast on the 17th and 18th after passing through Florida on the 16th. Heavy rainfall is expected to cover almost all of Florida and spread to the southeast by the evening of the 16th. Most of Florida and southern Georgia are expected to be at risk of mild excess rainfall (i.e., the second of four levels of rainfall). Rainfall on the 16th may be enough to trigger flash floods and may cause stream and river levels**.
South Florida is at increased risk of flash flooding after multiple rounds of rain this week, but this can happen anywhere there is ongoing flooding.
On the 17th, the storm will move northeast from Florida and cover the east coast, spreading its impact from Georgia to parts of the northeast. Flood monitoring covers areas of more than 60 million people, including Miami, Jacksonville, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, and New York.
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