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Trump Cancels Virginia Rally Due To Hurricane With His Own Humblebrag

The weather service predicts 4 to 6 inches of rain will fall across much of the state, almost all of it from tonight into Saturday from a storm system unrelated to Joaquin, Orrock said in an afternoon conference call with the news media. The issues could be compounded by Hurricane Joaquin over the weekend.

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McAuliffe said western Virginia is already reeling from drenching rain that wiped out or closed roads earlier this week.

McAuliffe expressed relief Friday on a WTOP Radio show about the hurricane’s current trajectory to veer out to sea.

Virginia declared a state of emergency on Wednesday because of the impending hurricane, which is expected to drench the state in record rainfalls.

Both Accomack and Northampton counties are under a coastal flood warning.

Meantime, American Electric Power is reporting about 100 outages in the Giles County area.

“There’s a cautious optimism”, said Jeff Orrock, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Wakefield.

Lighter rainfall and lighter winds are expected on Saturday.

“A flash flood watch means that conditions may develop that lead to flash flooding”. The network also includes a smaller number of Rapid Deployment Gauges, which are temporary water-stage sensors with autonomous data-transmission capacity.

Staging areas will be in Hampton Roads, central and southwest Virginia and in the Shenandoah Valley.

GOP primary front-runner Donald Trump is postponing a Friday Virginia rally due to safety concerns over Hurricane Joaquin.

“The first is going to occur”, he said.

“Residents of the Carolinas north should be paying attention and monitoring the storm”. They should also be aware of large vehicles such as tractor trailers, which are more susceptible to high winds and may not stay in their lanes. They also should not try to move a downed power line.

“The rain is supposed to be pretty heavy on Friday”, Londrey said. Additional debris removal and tree crews are on standby.

“My message to everyone in the Commonwealth is to be prepared”, McAuliffe said. This flooding could be worse than the round of flooding we had last weekend! We are ready to deal with any situation. “As of Tuesday of this week we saw flooding in the Commonwealth”.

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“Members of the University community should keep an eye on the weather and be prepared for any significant impacts including travel disruptions, flooding and power outages”, de Bruyn said.

Projected path of Hurricane Joaquin as of mid-day Thursday