AccuWeather.com expert meteorologist Joe Bastardi is expecting wind gusts to approach hurricane force (74 mph) along part of the mid-Atlantic and New England coasts this weekend.
While the storm will not be as intense in terms of low atmospheric pressure, a period of strong winds from the east and northeast will work northward hitting coastal areas of the Delamarva and New Jersey first Friday night into Saturday, then on to Long Island and New England Saturday night into Sunday.
The winds alone will be strong enough to down trees and power lines. In many cases the soil has been saturated and the trees weakened by the many powerful storms earlier this winter.
The wind will drive big waves, offshore swells and push ocean water onshore as well.
Some secondary coastal roads may close, potentially cutting off some neighborhoods.
The storm will batter already damaged beaches from the storms this winter.
The worst coastal flooding conditions will accompany the period of strong winds: the mid-Atlantic Saturday into Saturday night and New England Saturday night into Sunday.
Matters will be made worse by the approach of the new moon on Sunday. During this time and to some extent the day before and the day after, the moon lines up with the sun, adding extra pull on the ocean, increase tide levels.
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I saw something a little scary today. I went to the dump and when I left, I was going down Brick Kiln and before I got to that new road they are building. I saw a huge river of water running down the side of the trash hill into the ditch on the side of the road. Are they allowed to do that? It seems to me that the water from the trash hill would have bad stuff in it. They should have to build something around it to hold that stuff in.
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