A storm with tropical origins will bring the potential for flooding and damaging winds along the East coast of the United States spanning Saturday to Monday.
The storm will accelerate northward on a path that roughly parallels the southern Atlantic coast of the U.S. on Sunday, prior to racing northward across New England Sunday night and Monday.
People spending time outdoors should seek shelter at the first sign of threatening conditions. Small craft should consider remaining in port on Saturday as a precaution.
How strong the storm becomes will determine the severity of the weather conditions not only in Florida, but also farther north along the Atlantic coast.
Storm likely to hit northeastern US hard from Sunday to early Monday
Regardless of official tropical storm designation or not, this storm will pack a punch in terms of the consequences of heavy rainfall and gusty winds in a large part of the Northeast later this weekend into the start of the new week.
The greatest risk of urban flooding and damaging winds will extend from the Outer Banks of North Carolina to the Delmarva Peninsula, New Jersey, eastern Pennsylvania and New York state and much of New England.
This area is likely to receive between 2 and 6 inches of rain in 12 to 24 hours. Much of that rain may fall in six to 12 hours. Locally higher amounts are possible.
Winds, seas and surf will kick up as the storm races northward.
