Another powerful storm system hit the Northeast, with coastal flooding and damaging winds that caused nearly a million power outages in New England through the mid-Atlantic states.
At least 147,910 customers were without power as of 5 a.m. Sunday, according to PowerOutage.US.
The system hit Pennsylvania and New Jersey, leaving at least 115,000 and 70,000 people in the dark, respectively.
LaGuardia Airport canceled 44 departures while Newark Airport and JFK Airport canceled 39 and 20 flights, Flight Aware reported.
The storm also clouded travel in the central US after blizzard conditions blasted the Plains and produced damaging thunderstorms and tornadoes that lashed the Southeast.
Now, it’s bringing heavy rain and gusty winds to much of the Northeast, along with accumulating snow inland before a change eventually turns to rain and melts all that snow.
“I am very concerned about this,” Niziol said. “The combination of very strong winds and very heavy plumes of moisture coming along the East Coast will create real issues for power outages.”
New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu announced that Granite State power companies are bringing in additional resources ahead of the storm.
People carrying umbrellas walk through heavy rain on January 9, 2024, in New York City. AFP via Getty Images
A High Wind Warning and Wind Advisory was issued Wednesday for most of the region.
Areas along the coast experienced winds around hurricane force (74 mph or higher).
A hurricane-force wind warning was even posted offshore Downeast Maine, where wind gusts over the ocean could reach 80 mph.
Residents are alerted to a downed tree on a road in Virginia amid a powerful storm that hit the northeast on Jan. 9, 2023. @AlexandriaVAPD / X
“Wednesday morning, in particular, along the mid-Atlantic coast through Downeast Maine, we could see wind gusts in excess of 60 mph,” Niziol said. “So, I’m very concerned about this time period here and the potential for a major impact from widespread power outages during that Tuesday to Wednesday period.”
The threat of dangerous flooding for the Northeast, including Washington, Philadelphia and the suburbs of New York City
Rain will continue to spread across the mid-Atlantic and Northeast through Wednesday morning and become heavy quickly at times, prompting NOAA’s Weather Prediction Center to issue a Level 3 of 4 risk for flooding in parts of the region (shaded in yellow on the map below).
A Level 3 risk extends from parts of Virginia and Maryland through eastern Pennsylvania, central and northern New Jersey, the Hudson Valley and central New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island and southern Massachusetts.
Nearly 1 million power outages hit the East Coast as winter storms hit the Northeast. FOX Weather Power outage trackers for Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, North Carolina and Virginia are shown. FOX Weather
The risk covers more than 32 million people and includes Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, and the northern and western suburbs of New York City.
The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch for much of the Northeast due to the threat of heavy rains leading to flash flooding.
These Flood Watches stretch from southern Maine through Georgia.
How much rain is expected?
Incoming moisture from the Atlantic Ocean will fuel the threat of heavy rain in the mid-Atlantic and Northeast on Tuesday night and Tuesday.
In most areas, the heaviest rain will fall overnight Tuesday into early Wednesday morning before moving west to east on Wednesday.
Widespread rainfall totals between 1 and 3 inches are expected across the region before rain pushes off the East Coast.
These include Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York City and Boston.
Locally higher amounts, in excess of 3-5 inches, could be found in northern New Jersey, New York’s lower Hudson Valley and southern New England.
By early afternoon, Doppler radar estimated that the area around Rehoboth, Virginia, had already received 3-4 inches of rain with another inch likely to come.
A Southwest Airlines plane is seen at dusk as rain falls at Terminal C of La Guardia Airport in New York on January 9, 2024. AFP via Getty Images The National Weather Service issued a Flood Watch for much of the Northeast due to the threat of heavy rain that could lead to flash flooding. NOAA
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy declared a state of emergency until Wednesday.
“We expect one to four inches of heavy rain, strong winds, and potential inland and coastal flooding,” Murphy said in a statement. “This storm will exacerbate the effects of the bad conditions we experienced in December and last weekend and may precede another storm Friday night.”
The heavy rain will fall on top of fresh snowpack in the inland Northeast and New England after a nor’easter dumped several inches of snow across the region over the weekend.
Major flooding in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia was detected on January 9, 2024, as strong winds and heavy rain continued in the area. @gwenfox5dc / X
Melting snow will only add to flooding concerns this week.
When the rain ends on Wednesday, there will be no threat of flooding.
Instead, it will shift from a flash flood to a river flood threat.
Dozens of rivers, creeks and streams are expected to rise to flood stage, and some may reach moderate to possibly major flooding.
Rain pours down as pedestrians walk down a street in the Queens borough of New York City, January 9, 2024. AFP via Getty Images
While every storm is different, preparations for this river flood threat are similar to those that led to destructive river flooding across the Northeast following the deadly storm on the East Coast on Dec. 18-19.
Coastal flooding is also a concern for the Northeast, mid-Atlantic
Along the Atlantic coast, strong onshore winds will lead to widespread coastal flooding from North Carolina to Maine during high tide.
A Coastal Flood Warning has been issued by the National Weather Service, with the worst coastal flooding forecast in and around the Chesapeake and Delaware bays.
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