If you’re planning outdoor activities for the first weekend of spring in the Northeast, you might be wise to consider moving indoors, as heavy rain and snow are likely in much of the region.
“This is going to be a big deal,” said FOX Weather meteorologist Bob Van Dielen.
“It’s going to be rough on the East Coast over the weekend. Saturday may be a day off.”
The FOX Prediction Center said it will all start late Friday as upper-level energy from a Midwest snowstorm combines with rising energy and moisture from a Gulf of Mexico storm aimed at Florida.
“It’s going to move quickly because of the rain,” Van Diren said.
“It should be over by Sunday, but there will be a storm.”
Details are still being finalized, but snow removal is likely north of I-90 in upstate New York and northern New England, while additional areas, including along I-95 between New York City and Washington, may be cleared. Heavy rain is expected in the south.
The rainy side of this weekend’s storm could lead to flooding concerns along Interstate 95 in the mid-Atlantic region, with atmospheric humidity levels 200 to 300 percent above average for this time of year.
NOAA’s Weather Prediction Center had already highlighted a Level 2 out of 4 flash flood risk for parts of New Jersey and the Delmarva Peninsula on Saturday.
One to three inches of rain is expected to fall across a wide area from southern New England and the Southeast to eastern North Carolina.
The possibility of locally higher totals exceeding 3 to 5 inches cannot be ruled out along the coastline of southern New Jersey and the southern Delmarva Peninsula.
The storm is expected to leave the East Coast by Sunday, leaving the Northeast and mid-Atlantic region dry for the rest of the weekend.
