A long-lasting coastal punch is lining up to wallop the East Coast, reports NBC News. Forecasters say a nor’easter will batter the shoreline from Virginia to Rhode Island through at least Monday, with up to 6 inches of rain, wind gusts that could top 65mph, 10- to 18-foot waves, and 1 to 4 feet of coastal flooding. The system will strengthen as it moves north and could trigger travel disruptions and power outages, especially in southeast New England, where trees still carry leaves. Some 33 million are under coastal flood warnings. A look:
Weather.com expects conditions to continue to worsen Friday, with the northern Outer Banks, southern New Jersey, Boston, and New York City set to take the brunt of the damage. Noting that while the storm’s development had been monitored for days, the New York Times reports that its track only solidified Friday morning, with bad news for New Jersey, where it is likely to squat until “early next week.” Ed Sheeran’s concert woes shifted from political to meteorological, notes CBS News, with the pop star’s concerts slated for Friday and Saturday at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., canceled over the weather.
Meanwhile, the Pacific won’t escape unscathed: Hurricane Nolo is tracking north toward Hawaii and is expected to intensify into a major hurricane over the weekend. It’s projected to stay south of the islands but still dump as much as 30 inches of rain on the Big Island, with dangerous surf, strong winds, and mudslide risk.