Christmas travel is underway this weekend, but FOX’s Forecast Center is tracking a powerful pre-holiday storm that will affect millions of people in at least 20 states as it slides up the East Coast this weekend and into early next week, hitting this region with heavy rain and strong winds.
So if you’re among the more than 115 million Americans expected to travel 50 miles or more this holiday season, you should prepare for delays on the road 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.”
And the impact 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.”
The storm system responsible for bringing snow to the Rockies and rain to Texas will continue to hit the Plains and Midwest this week.
When it does, it is expected to spawn a low pressure system in the Gulf of Mexico, which will bring heavy rain, flash flooding, coastal flooding and strong winds to Florida and parts of the Southeast.
The low pressure system will then move across the Sunshine State and stay inland as it slides up the East Coast into early next week, bringing with it heavy rain, the risk of flooding and strong winds.
The FOX Forecast Center is tracking a powerful pre-holiday storm that will affect millions in at least 20 states as it rolls up the East Coast this weekend. Fox weather
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.
“We’ll easily have gusts of 40, 45 mph, depending on where the low is,” said FOX Weather Meteorologist Britta Merwin.
“That can actually increase the wind in the forecast. That’s probably the most volatile variable in this when it comes to placement.”
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. Fox weather
The placement of the low will dramatically change who sees the strongest gusts from this storm and where the strongest winds will form.
“This is going to be the part you really want to focus on as we work through the weekend,” Merwin continued.
The highest rainfall amounts will likely be found in the Southeast and mid-Atlantic as coastal storms move northward.
Between 2-3 inches is expected across most areas.
The highest rainfall amounts will likely be found in the Southeast and mid-Atlantic as coastal storms move northward. Fox weather
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.
Pockets of higher rainfall totals are possible in areas such as Savannah and Brunswick in Georgia.
The risk of flash flooding Sunday through Monday includes southern Virginia, much of North Carolina and South Carolina, and parts of northeastern Georgia.
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.
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. Fox weather
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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