US EditionSignificant nor’easter will lash the East Coast this weekend with rain, wind and coastal flooding
The nor’easter may cause up to 5 inches of rain, wind gusts reaching 50 mph, and moderate to major coastal flooding from North Carolina to New Jersey, officials said.
- An intensifying weather system is expected to move along the East Coast this weekend, delivering wet and windy conditions as well as hazardous surf and shoreline erosion from Florida up through New England.
- Forecasters attribute this threat to a significant nor'easter developing off the Carolina coast Saturday night, expected to intensify as it tracks northward.
- The National Weather Service cautions that from Sunday through Monday, the area could face significant coastal flooding, powerful northeast winds, and extremely hazardous conditions for marine activities.
- Coastal regions could experience 2 to 4 inches of rain, wind gusts topping 50 mph, and much of the area may see at least 1 to 2 inches or more of precipitation, according to a Thursday morning advisory.
- Officials caution that forecast details remain uncertain, but residents should prepare for potential flash flooding, power outages, travel disruptions and hazardous ocean conditions through early next week.
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Powerful storm resembling nor’easter to impact NYC and the East Coast, AccuWeather says
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A slowly-progressing storm resembling a powerful nor’easter is forecast by AccuWeather to bring wind, rain and rough surf to the East Coast from late this week through early next week.
Where a coastal storm will bring high winds, waves and coastal flooding this weekend
A strengthening storm system is set to sweep up the East Coast this weekend, bringing days of expected rain, wind, rough surf and beach erosion along hundreds of miles from Florida to Long Island and southern New England. While the system won’t meet the technical requirements to be classified as a named storm, it will bring tropical stormlike impacts and could damage more homes in the recently battered Outer Banks.
Significant nor’easter will lash the East Coast this weekend with rain, wind and coastal flooding
A nor’easter is about to develop off the Southeast coast and this coastal storm could bring some serious threats along with dreary weather for much of the East Coast into early next week.
Long-duration coastal flooding to impact Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands through early next week
A prolonged period of strong northeast winds, elevated surf, and coastal flooding is expected to affect the Outer Banks through early next week, according to the National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City office. The latest Wednesday evening briefing upgrades previous watches to Coastal Flood Advisories for Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands through Friday, with a Coastal Flood Watch remaining in effect for the weekend. The event is expected to u…
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