Coast-to-coast storm to impact Northeast, mid-Atlantic with rainy weather on Saturday
The FOX Forecast Center says the low-pressure system will continue to spawn showers and thunderstorms from the Northeast to mid-Atlantic, over the next 48 hours. But the news is good for those in the Northeast hoping to have some semblance of a dry weekend.
Coast-to-coast storm to make for soggy Saturday in the mid-Altantic
About an inch of rain will fall in the mid-Atlantic up to about New York City as the days-long journey of the coast-to-coast storm reaches the East Coast Saturday, but conditions improve for Sunday.
After impacting the Plains for two days, a coast-to-coast storm system is approaching the final leg of its journey, with heavy rainfall expected in the Northeast and mid-Atlantic on Saturday.
The Storm Prediction Center received initial reports of at least half a dozen tornadoes in Nebraska and nearby states over the last few days, but there has been no widespread reports of damage.
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But unlike many of the past weekends in the Northeast, this weekend is not looking like a complete washout, especially in New England.
"That energy then transfers offshore and develops a nice coastal-type storm," FOX Weather meteorologist Bob Van Dillen said. "But, we think it’s going to be a little farther south than where we thought it would be earlier this week. So, that means the heavy rain cutoff on Sunday is essentially going to be the Jersey Shore and south of Long Island (New York)."
Forecast models show the storm system will exit off the eastern seaboard rather quickly, so a prolonged flooding threat is not anticipated along the I-95 corridor.
Many communities are expected to see less than an inch of rainfall, with Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland seeing the heaviest precipitation.
Drier weather returns Sunday, but it will still have a distinct autumn feel to the weekend with a lingering upper level low keeping things rather gloomy with low clouds and areas of drizzle lingering into the start of the new week.