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**An energetic pattern setting up for late next week into early November...a cold air mass, tropical activity, and a “buckling” jet stream**

Paul Dorian

There have been some notable storms near the east coast during the late stages of October and early parts of November including Hurricane Sandy in 2012, the so-called “Perfect Storm” in 1991, and Hurricane Nicole in 2022 which made landfall in Florida. It is at this time of year where there can be a “last gasp” from the Atlantic Basin tropical season as water is still quite warm in places like the Caribbean Sea, and southwestern Atlantic Ocean. At the same time, there is often an increasing frequency of chilly air masses moving from Canada into the US warning us that winter is not too far away. It is this combination of a waning tropical season combined with increasingly winter-like chill that can cause volatile weather patterns in late October and early November and we could be setting up for something like that for late next week into the beginning of November.

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6:00 AM | *Warm weather pattern continues next few days across the Tennessee Valley*

Paul Dorian

The weather stays warm for the next few days with afternoon highs today and Friday in the lower 80’s and then the middle 80’s are likely to start the weekend. An approaching cold front with support of an upper-level trough will bring an increasing chance of showers and thunderstorms by later in the upcoming weekend and temperatures will trend down some for the early part of next week.  

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6:00 AM | *A warm stretch of weather coming to the Tennessee Valley for the next few days*

Paul Dorian

The weather will turn warmer for the next few days with afternoon highs today and Thursday in the lower 80’s and then the middle 80’s by the end of the week. An approaching cold front with support of an upper-level trough will bring an increasing chance of showers and thunderstorms by later in the upcoming weekend and temperatures will trend down some for the early part of next week.  

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***Significant coastal storm to impact the Carolinas, Mid-Atlantic, and Northeast US from later Saturday into late Monday...prolonged period of onshore flow leads to coastal flooding/beach erosion***

Paul Dorian

Low pressure is going to intensify significantly this weekend near the Southeast US coastline, induced by a frontal boundary zone that slides into the region and energized by an upper-level trough that drops southeast across the Great Lakes. It appears increasingly likely that this strong coastal storm will then push far enough to the north to have an impact on the Carolinas, Mid-Atlantic, and Northeast US all the way from later Saturday into late Monday. The worst impact will be along coastal sections where rain will be heaviest, winds will be strongest, and the threat of coastal flooding/beach erosion will be high due to a prolonged period of onshore flow.

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****Frontal boundary zone to act as a catalyst for a powerful weekend coastal storm...high impact expected in the coastal Carolinas and increasingly likely in the eastern Mid-Atlantic****

Paul Dorian

Low pressure is going to intensify significantly this weekend near the Southeast US coastline, induced by a frontal boundary zone that slides into the region. It appears quite certain that this strong storm will then push far enough to the north to pound away at the coastal Carolinas with heavy rainfall and strong winds...another highly impactful event for the Outer Banks of North Carolina. After that, odds continue to increase that this weekend storm system will then push to the northern Mid-Atlantic coastline - act as a classic Nor’easter - and bring impactful rain and wind to coastal sections for an extended period of time. By early next week, the northward progress of this storm system will likely come to an end as strong high pressure builds across southeastern Canada (“confluence”) acting as a barrier in the atmosphere. As a result, the storm should turn east or it may even loop back around for awhile early next week near the Mid-Atlantic coastline before ultimately pushing out to the open waters of the western Atlantic.

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***Low pressure to intensify significantly this weekend near the Southeast US coastline...heavy rain/strong winds on tap for the Carolinas and potentially northward to the Mid-Atlantic region***

Paul Dorian

Low pressure is going to intensify significantly this weekend near the Southeast US coastline, induced by a frontal boundary zone that slides into the region. It appears quite certain that this strong storm will then push far enough to the north to pound away at the coastal Carolinas with heavy rainfall and strong winds. It is a little less certain if this strong storm can then extend far enough to the north along the eastern seaboard to produce heavy rainfall and strong winds in the Mid-Atlantic region, but that scenario is certainly on the table. Whether this system becomes a named tropical storm by NOAA’s National Hurricane Center is still too early to say; however, the effects could be much the same along coastal sections of the Carolinas and potentially to the Mid-Atlantic region...namely with heavy rainfall and strong winds...a kind of classic autumnal Nor’easter. Some of the key players involved include strong high-pressure ridging which will set up over southeastern Canada and a cold front that will slide to the southwestern Atlantic Ocean by the end of the week and help to act as a catalyst for the significant intensification of surface low pressure.

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***Low pressure to intensify over the western Atlantic Ocean this weekend...a threat to the coastal Carolinas and potentially to the Mid-Atlantic/Northeast US***

Paul Dorian

Low pressure is likely to rapidly intensify this weekend over the southwestern Atlantic Ocean and it is a threat for heavy rainfall and strong winds along coastal sections of the Carolinas and potentially to the Mid-Atlantic/Northeast US. Whether this system becomes a named tropical storm is too early to say; however, the effects could be the same along parts of the eastern seaboard…namely with heavy rainfall and strong winds likely in the Saturday night to Monday time period. Some of the key players involved include strong high-pressure ridging which will set up over southeastern Canada and a cold front which will slide to the southwestern Atlantic Ocean later in the week and help to act as a catalyst for the intensification of low pressure.

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