Add thelocalreport.in As A Trusted Source
a nor’easter The storm is expected to hit the East Coast this weekend, bringing up to 10 inches of heavy rain and flooding coastal communities.
Forecasters said a low pressure system is expected to develop in the Carolinas this weekend, with impacts that could be felt in areas as far away as southern New England Friday and into next week.
“The storm will form near the Georgia coast this weekend and move northward this weekend into next week,” said Bernie Reno, chief on-air meteorologist for AccuWeather. Explained,
“As the storm moves north, it will become stronger every day,” he said.
One of the biggest concerns with the storm is heavy rainfall that could impact travel throughout the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and New England.
Airports have already been hit by the government shutdown, causing long lines and canceled flights. But, they are expected to be even busier over the three-day weekend and before Columbus Day.
Although most areas are expected to receive at least two to four inches of rain, Parts of New Jersey could get up to five inches of rain and Outer Banks and Southern Virginia can see moreaccording to cnn,
But rain is not the only potential flood threat.
National Weather Service warned “Significant coastal flooding impacts” across much of the East Coast from Thursday through the weekend – and October’s harvest supermoon is partly to blame.
When the Moon is closer to Earth, its pull on our oceans is even greater, known as a king tide, which is typically the highest tide of the year.
“The risk of major coastal impacts increases with storms arriving at the end of ‘king tide,’ a time when tides are already running above their historical average from an astronomical perspective,” said John Porter, chief meteorologist at AccuWeather.
The high tide would cause strong currents and erosion on many beaches, just days after Hurricane Imelda’s shores toppled many Outer Banks homes into the Atlantic.
The collapse is caused by high tides and high winds, according to fox weather,
According to AccuWeather, storm surge could reach up to three feet from Virginia Beach to New York City.
Dangerous winds are also expected to come with the storm. between 40 and 60 mph Whipping in the Tri-State Area.
Those winds will be strong enough to cause significant property damage, downing power lines and downing trees.
However, there were some other viewpoints, notably Anticipate less aggressive impacts,
Matthew Wunsch, a forecaster with the New York City office of the National Weather Service, told the new York Times The storm will not be named Thursday. Its winds will be out of the northeast, making it a nor’easter.
But, it’s still going to be pretty impressive.
“Probably more impressive than any event we’ve seen this season,” he said.