WASHINGTON — Flood and high wind watches have been issued for parts of the East Coast.
The FOX Forecast Center is tracking a powerful pre-holiday storm that will affect millions of people in at least 20 states. The storm is expected to bring heavy rain and strong winds and will continue to impact the region through early next week.
If you’re among the more than 115 million Americans expected to travel 50 miles or more this holiday season, you’ll want to prepare for delays on highways and at some of our country’s busiest airports if your trip takes you east. .
“Timing is everything,” said FOX Weather meteorologist Craig Herrera. “When we talk about Sunday or Monday, that’s when we see how all this energy comes together.”
The storm’s impacts will vary as it moves along the Interstate 95 corridor.
“This is really one of those systems that will produce a lot of rain along the I-95 corridor,” Herrera continued. “You’re talking about rain, more of it, from Florida to New England.”
Additionally, strong or damaging wind gusts are possible along coastal cities as the powerful storm system moves along the Atlantic coast.
A pre-holiday storm is expected to bring heavy rain and winds across the northern corridor. FOX Weather
Strong gusts of wind increase the impact of the storm in the East
Along the Atlantic coast, winds are expected to exceed 60 mph. FOX Weather
The storm’s primary threats include heavy rain and flooding and shocking winds similar to tropical storm strength near the center of the storm.
While it looks like the strongest winds will remain offshore, sustained winds will blow between 20 and 40 mph, with gusts along the Atlantic coasts even reaching 60 mph or more.
Wind advisories cover about 20 million along the Atlantic coast from South Florida to New Jersey for gusts of 50 to 55 mph on Sunday.
Farther north, high wind warnings cover an additional 12 million people in the Northeast Sunday night into Monday from Brooklyn and Queens in the New York City area through Long Island and the Connecticut coast , to Cape Cod in Massachusetts and even Boston. Another watch covers Downeast Maine.
Gusts could reach 55 mph around Boston and 60 mph along Long Island and the eastern boroughs of New York City.
“This is going to be the part you really want to focus on as we move through the weekend,” says FOX Weather Meteorologist Britta Merwin.
As winds push water toward the East Coast, coastal flooding will become a concern for several states in the storm’s path.
Large waves, perhaps up to 15 feet, hitting beaches along the coast will also cause beach erosion through early next week.
There is also a chance that cold air could become trapped in the rear of the system as it moves northward, producing snow in parts of the Northeast and northern New England.
At the region’s busy airports, rain combined with low clouds will slow arrivals and departures, and the wind will also create problems for planes trying to take off or land on some runways depending on their direction.
How much rain will the Southeast receive?
New York City could face 2 to 3 inches of rain. FOX Weather
As the coastal storm moves north, the highest precipitation totals will likely be found in the Southeast and mid-Atlantic.
Between 2 and 3 inches are expected across much of the area. However, parts of the Carolinas, Georgia and the Florida Panhandle could gain 3 to 5 inches as the storm leaves the region on Monday.
The risk of flash flooding from Sunday to Monday includes southern Virginia, most of North Carolina and South Carolina, and areas of northeast Georgia.
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How much rain will the Northeast get?
The Northeast and New England won’t be immune to storm action, as major cities like Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, New York, and Boston could see 2 to 3 inches of rain.
Additionally, if cold air wraps around the back of the storm, snow could fall in the higher terrain of the interior Northeast, Appalachians and northern New England.
The FOX Forecast Center warns that this storm could create significant travel disruptions on eastern U.S. highways starting Saturday.
“It’s a very popular stretch to drive,” Merwin said. “I mean, the 95 corridor on any given weekend can get slammed. But if you factor in the fact that next week is the last full week before Christmas, and we’re also finishing up Hanukkah. You know, there will be a lot of people trying to drive up and down the East Coast.”
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Flood alerts issued
Flood and high wind warnings have been issued for parts of the east coast. fake images
The rains and strong onshore winds associated with this storm will cause flooding in the interior and on the coast.
The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch from Sunday night through Monday afternoon for all of Delaware, most of New Jersey and parts of Maryland and Pennsylvania. Forecasters said more than 3 inches of rain was possible in the region. This could cause flooding of rivers, streams, creeks and other low-lying, flood-prone locations.
A coastal flood watch has been issued from southern Virginia to northern South Carolina. Forecasters said flooding of 2 to 3 feet is possible in low-lying areas near shorelines and tidal channels.
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