WASHINGTON – Flood and high wind warnings have been issued for certain parts of the East Coast.
FOX Forecast Center is tracking powerful pre-holiday storms affecting millions of people in at least 20 states. The storm is expected to bring heavy rain and strong winds and will continue to affect the region until 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 road delays and at some of our nation’s busiest airports if your travels take you East.
“Timing is everything,” said FOX Weather Meteorologist Craig Herrera. “When you talk about Sunday, Monday, this is when we see all these energies come together.”
Effects from the storm will vary as it moves up along the Interstate 95 corridor.
“This is really one of those systems that is going to produce a lot of rain up and down the I-95 corridor,” Herrera continued. “You’re talking about rain, a lot more, from Florida all the way to New England.”
In addition, strong to damaging winds are possible along coastal cities as a strong storm system tracks along the Atlantic Coast.
A pre-holiday storm is expected to bring heavy rain and wind across the northern corridor. FOX Weather
Strong winds add to the stormy effect in the East
Along the Atlantic coast, winds are expected to reach over 60 MPH. FOX Weather
The main threats from the storm include heavy rain and flooding and gusty winds similar to tropical storm strength near the storm’s center.
Although it looks like the strongest winds will remain offshore, sustained winds will gust to 20-40 mph, with gusts along the Atlantic coast even reaching 60 mph or higher.
Wind Advisories cover about 20 miles along the Atlantic Coast from southern Florida to New Jersey with gusts of 50-55 mph on Sunday.
Further north, High Wind Watches cover an additional 12 million people in the Northeast late Sunday through Monday from Brooklyn and Queens in the New York City area across Long Island and the Connecticut coast, to Massachusetts’ Cape Cod and even Boston. Another watch covers Downeast Maine.
Wind gusts could reach 55 mph around Boston and 60 mph along Long Island and eastern New York City.
“This is going to be the part you really want to focus on as we work through the weekend,” said FOX Weather Meteorologist Britta Merwin.
With winds pushing water ashore along the East Coast, coastal flooding will be a concern for several states in the storm’s path.
Large waves, possibly as high as 15 feet, hitting beaches up and down the shoreline will also lead to beach erosion until early next week.
There’s also the possibility that cold air could wrap around the back of the system as it pushes further north, 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 winds will also create issues for planes trying to take off or land on multiple runways depending on their direction.
How much rain will occur in Southeast?
New York City could see 2 to 3 inches of rain. FOX Weather
As the coastal storm moves north, the highest rainfall amounts will likely be found in the Southeast and mid-Atlantic.
Between 2-3 inches is expected across most areas. However, parts of the Carolinas, Georgia and Florida Panhandle could see between 3-5 inches by the time the storm moves out of the region on Monday.
The risk of flash flooding Sunday through Monday includes southern Virginia, much of North Carolina and South Carolina, and parts of northeastern Georgia.
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How much rain will occur in the Northeast?
The Northeast and New England will not be spared from the storm, as major cities such as Washington, DC, Philadelphia, New York City and Boston could see 2-3 inches of rain.
In addition, if cold air wraps around the back of the storm, snow could fall over higher elevations in the inland Northeast, Appalachians and northern New England.
The FOX Forecast Center warned that this storm could cause major travel disruptions on roads in the eastern US, starting as early as Saturday.
“It’s a very popular stretch to drive,” Merwin said. “I mean, the 95 corridor on any given weekend can be rammed. But you put in the fact that next week is the last full week before Christmas, and also we will end Hanukkah. You know, it’s going to be a lot of people trying to drive up and down the East Coast.”
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A flood warning is issued
Flood and high wind warnings have been issued for certain parts of the East Coast. Getty Images
Rain and strong coastal winds associated with this storm will cause inland and coastal flooding.
The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch from Sunday evening through Monday evening for all of Delaware, most of New Jersey and parts of Maryland and Pennsylvania. Forecasters say as much as 3 inches of rain is possible in the region. This can result in flooding of rivers, streams, creeks and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
A Coastal Flood Watch has been issued from southern Virginia to northern South Carolina. Forecasters say 2-3 feet of flooding is possible in low-lying areas near shorelines and high tides.
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