Nestor Spawns Multiple Tornadoes, Heavy Rainfall

Nestor, a once feared and fierce tropical storm, was helping more than hurting Sunday as it nudged north while spreading much-needed rain over a wide swath of the East.

The center of the storm was hovering over North Carolina midday on Sunday and was expected to slide offshore into the Atlantic Ocean by sometime Monday.

The storm triggered at least eight tornadoes in Florida and Georgia on Friday and Saturday, and Nestor still packed enough punch when it reached South Carolina late Saturday to damage a few homes in Myrtle Beach.

On Sunday, however, Nestor’s remnants were bringing relief to rain-starved areas as far north as Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York, AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Dan Pydynowski said.

"The tornadoes undoubtedly cause some damage. That was one aspect of Nestor," Pydynowski told USA TODAY.