A weak coastal storm moving up the U.S. East Coast is bringing rain to parts of the mid-Atlantic and Northeast to start the week. While impacts in the U.S. are expected to be minimal, travel delays along Interstate 95 and regional airports are possible.
According to FOX Weather, the FOX Forecast Center said the storm’s core will remain offshore, delivering light to moderate rain from the Outer Banks in North Carolina up through the Northeast.
However, the system is expected to undergo “bombogenesis” as it approaches Newfoundland, Canada. Bombogenesis, or explosive cyclogenesis, occurs when a storm’s central pressure drops at least 24 millibars in 24 hours. In this case, the storm’s pressure could fall from the upper 990s to the 940s, which is considered extreme.
“As stated above, the impacts of this storm as it moves off the mid-Atlantic and begins its journey up the East Coast will be minimal,” FOX Forecast Center meteorologists said.
Residents of the Outer Banks are watching closely, as more than a dozen homes have collapsed into the Atlantic in recent weeks due to hurricanes and nor’easters. Winds from this storm are expected to remain relatively weak, causing mainly gloomy, nuisance weather, though pockets of heavy rain could linger through late Monday morning or early afternoon.
The bigger impacts will be felt in Canada. A dip in the jet stream, part of a weaker clipper system, will steer the storm and create conditions favorable for rapid strengthening.
The storm’s core is expected to hit Newfoundland on Tuesday night, bringing winds exceeding 75 mph, periods of flooding rain, and several feet of snow in higher elevations.
