A tropical wind and rainstorm continues to churn along the U.S. East Coast as it tracks toward the Northeast. It is expected to cause significant damage and economic loss to coastal communities.

East Coast of the United States

Meteorologists from AccuWeather are closely monitoring a tropical wind and rainstorm forming off the U.S. East Coast. The storm is expected to cause significant coastal flooding, particularly from New Jersey through the Delmarva Peninsula down to the Outer Banks. Prolonged onshore winds combined with high astronomical tides are likely to result in several feet of storm surge in some areas, potentially leading to extensive damage to beaches, coastal homes, and infrastructure.

Although the system may not receive an official tropical storm designation, AccuWeather has rated it as a 'one' on its real impact scale for hurricanes due to the anticipated damage and risk of power outages. The event could result in billions of dollars in economic losses, with meteorologists urging residents in affected areas to prepare for severe coastal flooding and related impacts.

Tropical wind and rainstorm building off U.S. East Coast

All right, joining me right now is Chief Meteorologist Jonathan Bordy. You know, it was this time yesterday, John, that the clarity started very late, let's say, today's Thursday, Tuesday night into Wednesday, that this was coming up the coast. And then we really started to become concerned that this was going to be more than just a coastal storm. That's right, Bernie. We've been calling it a tropical wind and rainstorm. To highlight those impacts since Monday, and our team of 100 expert meteorologists here at AccuWeather decided that we had enough confidence that the storm was going to be coming up the coast, and this is going to be a major storm that's going to result in damage and significant damage in many spots as a result of coastal flooding. We think that's going to be the biggest issue with this because of that prolonged onshore flow during a time of unusually high tides anyway from an astronomical perspective. And Bernie, that's why we think that coastal flooding can be such a significant part of the story. You know, you and I even debated, is this going to be a storm that can produce a lot of damage? And we both came up with yes. So we added that last bullet point, John, that it's early on, but it could produce billions of dollars in damage. Could be one of the ways that this time period is remembered in terms of the storms along the East Coast. We're concerned about extensive damage to beaches, coastal homes, boardwalks, overwash on coastal roads. So if you live in a community both along the beach or also on the sound or bay sides of many of these communities, there can be serious coastal flooding there. You want to be prepared to keep water as best you can out of your home or business. It's not a tropical storm, so to speak, but it is tropical impacts, John. We usually draw these maps for tropical systems, but we'll draw them for winter storms. But we believe this will have the look and feel of a tropical storm. It is right. Regardless of the designation, this storm may never get a name from the government, but it's going to look like a tropical storm in terms of the impacts. That's why we're calling it that way. We want people. We're doing that so that people are better informed and it can be better prepared to take the actions that are required. There will be impacts and concerns from parts of southern New England all the way down to the portions of the South Carolina coast. But the area we're most concerned about is basically from portions of the New Jersey coast southward through the Delmarva down to the Outer Banks. This is the area where there can be several feet of storm surge in some areas, generally one to three feet. But there's going to be some four, five or maybe even six foot of surge in some of these areas where those high tides correspond to the time periods where the storm is producing the most water level increase. On a Accuweather real impact scale, not named, we're going with a one. And that's a big story, Bernie, because this is a storm that, as I mentioned, may never get a name, but it's going to be a one on Accuweather's real impact scale for hurricanes. And because we're talking about the risk for damage, some significant in some areas here as a result of that coastal flooding. There can also be localized power outages as well. And when you look at this, compare the Saffir-Simpson scale that other weather sources use, other meteorologists will likely have no, may not be rated there, but a one on Accuweather's real impact scale for hurricanes because of that damage risk and the threat that a storm that may never receive a name could produce billions of dollars in total damage and economic loss, a big storm along the East Coast. All right, Accuweather Chief Meteorologist Jonathan Porter. Jon, thanks for joining us here on Accuweather Early.

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