Soaking rain will break out over the mid-Atlantic on Sunday night and earlyMonday. From here, these downpours will spread widely over New York and NewEngland on Monday through Monday night.Widespread rainfall will be 1-2 inches over the Northeast, including theheart of the I-95 corridor. Local rainfall will exceed 3 inches. This rainfallwill be enough for urban and small stream flooding.

In northern New England, especially in Maine, rainfall together withsnowmelt and ice jams could extend the flood threat to rivers.

Story by AccuWeather.com Senior Meteorologist Jim Andrews.