A major East Coast storm will rapidly organize Sunday and then explosively intensify Sunday night, unleashing heavy rain and strong winds in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast. Rainfall totals from Northern Virginia to Maine should reach one to five inches, with the highest totals in the interior Northeast, where pockets of flooding are possible. Wind advisories blanket the northern Mid-Atlantic states, including the Washington and Baltimore regions, for wind gusts up to 40-50 mph Sunday night. They won’t be particularly noticeable through the late afternoon but should crank up by 5 or 6 p.m., when the possibility of 30 mph gusts begins. Storm details for New EnglandThe storm will be most significant in coastal southern New England, though the entire Northeast will feel some impact.

Source: Washington Post October 29, 2017 16:00 UTC