A storm system departing the nation’s mid-section will begin to re-form later Friday over the Gulf of Mexico. 

Following a period of intensification, the system will drift northeastward, reaching the coastal Carolinas early Sunday and New England on Monday. 

Storm-total rainfall could reach 2 to 4 inches or more in the Atlantic Coast States, with flooding possible across parts of the lower Southeast.  Meanwhile, the Midwest will receive mostly light rain, or rain changing to snow. 

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