A pair of storms — one near the Canada border and one from the Gulf — will converge on the Atlantic coast for the first official weekend of spring 2024, triggering areas of drenching rain, gusty winds and thunderstorms. There will even be a patch of snow in the Northeast early, and the weekend could...
Whether or not two storms merge on the Atlantic coast and linger into next week, vast areas of rain, gusty winds and snow are in store for the first weekend of spring for the Eastern Seaboard.March 19 at 11:06 p.m. Eastern time marks the equinox and the start of astronomical spring. You can not only celebrate warmer days ahead but also an astronomical phenomenon called the zodiacal light.
The southern storm will likely end up being the stronger of the two systems, and that will trigger a northward expansion of drenching rain with increasing winds, building seas and rough surf from Florida to the Carolinas, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware and New Jersey from Friday to Saturday. "The northern storm will bring more wintry conditions with snow or a combination of snow and rain to inland areas of northern Pennsylvania, upstate New York and New England," AccuWeather Meteorologist Dean DeVore said. A coating to a couple of inches of snow may fall in this zone from Friday night to Saturday.during at least the first part of the weekend. The combination of stiff breezes, low clouds and rain will lead to airline delays.
The chance of the system evolving into a tropical or subtropical system is extremely low but not zero at this time, AccuWeather Lead Hurricane Meteorologist Alex DaSilva said.
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