Hurricanes and a Nor’easter – Weekend Weather Round Up

A Nor’easter, at least two major hurricanes, another close call for Hawaii, there’s a lot going on this weekend in regards to weather. Here’s a quick breakdown of each storm, the potential impacts, and the greater view of the Atlantic and Pacific basins as a whole.

Nor’easter – East Coast, ranging from North Carolina to Rhode Island

The most impactful storm based on population will be the Nor’easter effecting a majority of the east coast starting Friday night into Saturday morning. Areas like New York City could receive waves up to 10 feet, and at rain raging from 2-2.25 inches over the next 36-48 hours. Wind gusts exceeding 45 miles per hour are possible. Costal flooding throughout the regions can be expected, with costal flood advisories already issued up and down the east coast.

Hurricane Nolo – Another Hawaii Close Call

Hurricane Nolo is expected to make a brush with Hawaii, but not make direct landfall, as most likely a category 2 hurricane. Earlier this week, it was modeled that the Big Island would receive around 30 inches of rainfall. However as of the most recent NHC advisory, it was downgraded to ranging between 16-20 inches, with isolated pockets up to 25 inches possible. This brings a huge threat for landslides along the mountains, and also due to earlier rainfall on the island, Hawaii remains especially vulnerable to additional rainfall from Nolo, and is an area to watch over the weekend as the storm goes by early Saturday morning.

Hurricane Polo – Baja California Sur, Mexico, New Mexico, and Texas

Category 5 Hurricane Polo has broken records, in being the first Pacific Hurricane to gain or regain Category 5 strength (157+ mph), three times. The current track expects Polo to cut directly through Baja California Sur making landfall as a likely Category 2 storm, weakening as it moves on shore through Mexico, making the way up slowly towards New Mexico and Texas as a Tropical Depression.

The Faytuks Weather Network is going to be tracking all of these systems and more throughout the weekend.