Strong winds, thunderstorms potential tonight

THAT’S THE ONE POSITIVE TAKEAWAY. BUT WE ARE DEFINITELY SEEING AIRPORT DELAYS. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT’S STRETCHING NOT ONLY THROUGH OUR AREA BUT THROUGH MUCH OF THE MIDWEST. THIS WAS A VERY STRONG STORM SYSTEM, BUT ALSO A VERY LARGE STORM SYSTEM. SO MAJOR DELAYS LOOKING LIKELY HERE AS WE STRETCH THROUGH TONIGHT. I WANT TO SHOW YOU HOW IN THE DC AREA, THAT INCREASING LIKELIHOOD FOR MORE DELAYS REACHING MAJOR STATUS AS WE MOVE TOWARD ABOUT 9:00 TONIGHT. AND WE’RE NOT GOING TO BE FREE OF THAT HERE AT LOGAN AIRPORT. IN FACT, WE’RE EXPECTING MORE DELAYS AS THE WIND INCREASES TONIGHT. THIS IS THE PROJECTION AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. YOU CAN SEE MODERATE DELAYS EXPECTED SO THAT WIND WILL BECOME MORE OF AN ISSUE FOR FLIGHTS MOVING THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT. WE HAVE RAIN THAT EXTENDS ALL THE WAY DOWN REALLY TO FLORIDA SNOW AS YOU MOVE OUT TOWARD WEST VIRGINIA. SO THIS IS A LARGE SYSTEM AND A DYNAMIC SYSTEM. AS WE’RE SEEING MORE SIGNS OF LIGHTNING DEVELOPING OFF THE NEW JERSEY COASTLINE AND MOVING RIGHT TOWARD LONG ISLAND. AND IN FACT, SO THAT’S SOMETHING WE’LL BE WATCHING EVENTUALLY FOLLOWING A TRACK NORTHWARD INTO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND AS WELL. THIS AREA OF HEAVY DOWNPOURS SITTING OVER THE ATLANTIC RIGHT NOW IS GOING TO CONTINUE ON THIS NORTHERLY PATH. THIS HAS BEEN PRETTY MUCH A PIPELINE OF HEAVY MOISTURE OVER THE LAST HOUR OR SO THAT WE’VE SEEN EXTENDING INTO SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. I THINK THIS AREA WILL END UP BEING THE JACKPOT ZONE EXTENDING INTO THE BLACKSTONE VALLEY. WE’RE SEEING SOME HEAVY DOWNPOURS STARTING TO MOVE INTO THE TAUNTON AREA, A SPOT WHERE WE’RE VERY CLOSELY MONITORING THE RIVER LEVELS THAT ARE ALREADY RUNNING HIGH LIVE LOOK IN BOSTON AND IT IS WET. YOU COULD SEE ON THE EXPRESSWAY. RIGHT NOW WE’RE SEEING SOME WATER ON THE ROADWAYS. NO SURPRISE THERE. I WOULD WATCH FOR MORE IN THE WAY OF STREET FLOODING AS WE TRAVEL THROUGH THE NEXT FEW HOURS. AS THE EXPANSION OF DOWNPOURS CONTINUES AND WE HAVE THAT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AS WELL. BUT IT’S NOT JUST THE RAIN, IT’S THE WIND THAT’S GOING TO BE MORE OF A FACTOR TOO. SO LET’S BREAK IT ALL DOWN. WE’RE GOING TO START WITH THE RAIN THAT’S ON THE WAY. SO WE MOVE TOWARD 9:00 TONIGHT. YOU START TO SEE MORE WIDESPREAD DOWNPOURS MOVING IN. THIS IS WHEN WE GET INTO THAT BETTER POTENTIAL FOR SOME LIGHTNING AND THUNDER HERE. AND THAT CONTINUES THROUGH ABOUT MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. AFTER MIDNIGHT. YOU’LL SEE THIS SHIFT WHERE WE REALLY FOCUS IN ON EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. I THINK WEST OF 495 AFTER MIDNIGHT, YOU START TO SEE THINGS WINDING DOWN. HERE WE ARE 3 A.M. STILL SEEING SOME DOWNPOURS AT THE IMMEDIATE COASTLINE, BUT THEN THAT WILL QUICKLY MOVE OUT TO SEA. SO I THINK BY SUNRISE TOMORROW WE ARE LOOKING BONE DRY. BUT WE HAD JUST ABOUT A HALF AN INCH TO AN INCH WITH OUR FIRST ROUND OF RAIN, ANOTHER INCH TO INCH AND A HALF EXPECTED HERE, COULD SEE CLOSER TO TWO INCHES IN SPOTS. WHEN ALL IS SAID AND DONE, JUST ABOUT THREE INCHES FOR MANY LOCATIONS. THAT’S WHY NUISANCE STREET FLOODING LOOKING LIKELY. AND THIS FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT INTO TOMORROW MORNING. THESE BRIGHT GREEN COLORS INDICATE WHERE WE HAVE SOME FLOOD WARNINGS. THESE FLOOD WARNINGS CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE SUDBURY RIVER AND THE TAUNTON RIVER LOOKING TO CREST ON WEDNESDAY. AND SO THAT JUST GOES TO SHOW EVEN AFTER THE STORM WRAPS UP TONIGHT, WE ARE STILL LOOKING AT SOME RIVER FLOODING IMPACTS LINGERING FOR A FEW MORE DAYS. IT TAKES A LONG TIME FOR THOSE RIVER LEVELS TO RECEDE. AND KEEP IN MIND, WE ALSO HAVE ALL THAT SNOW MELT THAT OCCURRED OVER THE LAST TWO WEEKS AS WELL. SO IT’S A KIND OF A BAD COMBINATION. WE HAVE A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS THAT IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 6 A.M., BUT I THINK THE PEAK OF THE GUSTS WILL ACTUALLY BE THROUGH ABOUT 4:00 IN THE MORNING. YOU COULD SEE WIND GUSTS ALREADY REACHING OVER 50MPH AT THIS POINT. AS WE GET INTO THAT PEAK TIME OF WIND, THAT’S WHEN I EXPECT WIND GUSTS COULD APPROACH 65MPH. SO THAT MEANS UNFORTUNATELY, POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. IT’S STILL WINDY TOMORROW WITH GUSTS NEAR 30. SO WITH A HIGH TEMPERATURE FORECAST IN THE 40S, MAKE SURE YOU DRESS FOR THE 30S. IT’S GOING TO BE A PRETTY COOL AND BREEZY SAINT PATRICK’S DAY FORECAST, BUT HEY, AT LEAST IT IS DRY. WE’RE KICKING OFF SPRING ON FRIDAY, REBOUNDING TO NEAR 50. OUR WEEKEND LOOKS UNSETTLED AND THERE IS A CHANCE FOR A FEW SHOWERS. WE’