The approaching storm has slowed down, weather forecasters said Friday, and that isn’t good news.

As a result, the National Weather Service said, the effects of this weekend’s coastal storm may be worse and may last longer than originally feared.

One of those effects will be more rainfall. The estimated rainfall total from Thursday morning to Sunday morning was 2 inches at the most for Hampton Roads and northeastern North Carolina, but the new data shows as much as 3 inches for the entire region and 4 inches along the Oceanfront and Eastern Shore.

In the worst-case scenario, according to the weather service, rainfall totals could reach up to 6 inches for the majority of the region and 8 inches in localized areas.

“There will be a more prolonged impact of some stronger winds and rainf

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