A burst of heavy rain is drenching the Northeast’s Interstate 95 corridor to kick off the weekend, raising concerns of urban flooding and slow travel and ruining outdoor plans. The quick-hitting nature of the storm will allow for a return of dry weather and sunshine by Sunday, AccuWeather meteorologists say.
The region was waterlogged on Saturday as several inches of rain poured down, but AccuWeather meteorologists say that the entire weekend will not be a washout.Just after the end of a winter very lacking in snow across the Northeast, the first days of spring brought a wintry blast from Pennsylvania to Vermont.
"Expect slow travel with flooding on streets, highways and in poor drainage areas," AccuWeather Meteorologist Dean DeVore said. Rainfall rates of 1 inch to 1.25 inches per hour may prove to be too much for storm drains to handle. The combination of the rain, a low cloud ceiling and gusty winds will likely lead to airline delays and flight cancellations into the first part of the weekend for the major Northeast travel hubs.