Holiday travel begins this weekend, but the FOX Forecast Center is tracking a powerful pre-holiday storm that will affect millions of people in at least 20 states as it moves up the East Coast this weekend and early next week, lashing the region with heavy rain and strong winds.
So, if you are 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 trips take him to the 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.”
And the storm’s impacts will vary as it moves down 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.”
The storm system responsible for bringing snow to the Rocky Mountains and rain to Texas will continue to ravage the Plains and Midwest this week.
In doing so, it is expected to generate a low pressure system in the Gulf of Mexico, bringing heavy rain, flash flooding, coastal flooding and strong winds to Florida and parts of the Southeast.
That low pressure system will then move through the Sunshine State and stay inland as it slides up the East Coast early next week, bringing with it heavy rain, risk of flooding and gusty winds.
The FOX Forecast Center is tracking a powerful pre-holiday storm that will affect millions of people in at least 20 states as it moves up the East Coast this weekend. Weather in Fox
There is also a chance that cold air could become trapped in the back 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.
“We will easily have wind gusts of 40 to 45 mph, depending on the position of the low,” said FOX weather meteorologist Britta Merwin.
“That could actually increase the wind in the forecast. “That’s probably the most volatile variable when it comes to placement.”
There is also a chance that cold air could become trapped in the back of the system as it moves northward, producing snow in parts of the Northeast and northern New England. Weather in Fox
The location of the low will dramatically change who will see the strongest wind gusts from this storm and where the strongest winds will form.
“This will be the part you really want to focus on as we move through the weekend,” Merwin continued.
The highest precipitation totals are likely to be found in the Southeast and mid-Atlantic as the coastal storm moves northward.
Between 2 and 3 inches are expected across much of the area.
The highest precipitation totals are likely to be found in the Southeast and mid-Atlantic as the coastal storm moves northward. Weather in Fox
However, parts of the Carolinas, Georgia and the Florida Panhandle could gain 3 to 5 inches as the storm leaves the region on Monday.
Pockets of higher rainfall totals are possible in areas such as Savannah and Brunswick in Georgia.
The risk of flash flooding from Sunday to Monday includes southern Virginia, most of North Carolina and South Carolina, and areas of northeast Georgia.
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.
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. Weather in Fox
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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