NEW YORK – The Northeast is on high alert as many return to work and prepare for the New Year.
The Interstate 95 corridor from Washington to Connecticut will be the focus of the region’s heaviest rain this week and could result in flash flooding.
“There’s going to be a corridor from about Connecticut down to Jersey, maybe closer to Delmarva, where this rain is coupled with a coastal low,” said FOX Weather Meteorologist Stephen Morgan. “In terms of widespread rain, we’ll still see it through most of Pennsylvania into New York. This zone, however, has been highlighted for the potential to deal with some flooding or excessive rainfall.”
Moisture and storm energy from storms that blocked paths across the Plains with blizzard conditions pushed east as a new disturbance formed along a cold front off the mid-Atlantic coast. This could result in up to 2 inches of rain late Wednesday into Thursday for the already saturated Northeast coast.
The NWS New York office is already warning northeast New Jersey of river flooding and urban flooding and poor drainage from Philadelphia to New York City.
The heaviest rain will end Thursday night, but a slow-moving system will keep rain chances in the forecast late Friday and even into Saturday morning.
Rain is forecast for Thursday. FOX Weather
This could lead to problems for travelers heading to Boston, New York and Washington to celebrate the New Year. FOX Weather is predicting travel delays for airports from the DC Metro area through Boston.
The road will also be wet, but not too slippery. This is a warm system, and most of the precipitation will fall as rain. There is a chance of some confusion late Friday.
Storms could cause chaos for Northeast travelers on New Year’s Eve. Getty Images/iStockphoto
“Maybe you are traveling. Maybe you’ll come home,” Morgan said. “AAA expects that Thursday will be one of the busiest days because people will be on the road, going home Thursday. Wednesday through Thursday will also be the wettest days of the week. So, we’ll be watching it along that I-95 corridor.”
New Year’s Eve was not necessarily a clean slate, as a weak ridge formed in the Northeast and caused dry conditions.
“Don’t be fooled by this — the next three days — because in New York City, things are going to get better,” Morgan said. “We’re dealing with cloudy, sort of dreary conditions followed by rain, but, overall, we’re going to see dry conditions for the New Year.”
The hinterland from West Virginia through Pittsburgh and into Buffalo, New York, will not be so lucky. Although the coast is sunny, a mix of rain and snow is forecast from western New York into the Appalachians.
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