NOAA flags weekend coastal storm for East Coast
A coastal storm is forecast to form off the Southeast this weekend, bringing heavy rain, strong winds and coastal flooding from the Delmarva Peninsula into the Northeast and New England, with impacts through early next week. NOAA’s Weather Prediction Center rates a ‘slight’ (level 2 of 4) excessive rainfall risk Saturday and Sunday—potentially 3–5 inches along the I‑95 corridor—before risk diminishes to ‘marginal’ Monday; officials are not yet labeling it a nor’easter due to development-location uncertainty.
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📌 Key Facts
- NOAA/WPC excessive rainfall outlook: ‘slight’ (2/4) Sat–Sun, shifting north through the weekend.
- Forecast totals of 3–5 inches of rain possible along the I‑95 corridor, with strong winds and coastal flooding.
- Risk downgrades to ‘marginal’ (1/4) on Monday as the system moves away; nor’easter designation remains uncertain.