A low-pressure system forming off the southeastern United States is expected to strengthen into a nor’easter between Friday night and Saturday morning, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). The storm will travel north along or just off the East Coast, reaching New England by late Sunday or early Monday.
Forecast models, including the Global Forecast System (GFS) and the European model (ECMWF), show the storm becoming stronger as it moves north.
The system will pull in moist air from the Atlantic, bringing widespread rainfall to parts of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts. Rainfall totals of 50–125 mm (2–5 inches) are likely, with some areas seeing more. The Weather Prediction Center (WPC) has warned about possible flash flooding in parts of the Mid-Atlantic…