Powerful storm to slam the Northeast with rain, dangerous winds before first major fall freeze – FOX Weather

Powerful storm to slam the Northeast with rain, dangerous winds before first major fall freeze  FOX Weather

THE TAKEAWAY A powerful storm system will sweep through the Great Lakes Thursday before soaking the Northeast with a Friday washout, bringing a nasty combination of rain and strong wind gusts. Behind the storm, the coldest temperatures of the season so far will spread across parts of the Northeast this weekend, potentially dusting higher elevations with their first snow of the season. RECORD FALL HEAT WAVE TO BAKE THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN US BEFORE A PLUNGE TO COLD TEMPERATURES THIS WEEKEND Powerful storm blasts Great Lakes, Northeast(FOX Weather) The storm was initially forecast to "bomb out" off the New England coast on Friday, but the system is no longer expected to be quite strong enough to meet the definition of bombogenesis, which occurs when a non-tropical storm system's pressure drops by at least 24 millibars within a 24-hour period.

WINTER MAKES AN EARLY APPEARANCE AS MOUNT WASHINGTON RECORDS FIRST MEASURABLE SNOW "The storm will come close, but won't officially ‘bomb out,’" the FOX Forecast Center said. Regardless, the New England coast could still see wind gusts between 30 and 40 mph Friday, with peaks as high as 50 mph, in addition to potentially dangerous maritime conditions. The strongest wind gusts are expected farther north, near Nova Scotia and Newfoundland. The expected peak wind gusts.(FOX Weather) Storm sweeps through the Great