Raw, Miserable Weather Ahead For The Northeast Thanks To Ian

A general 2-4 inches of rain with locally higher amounts will fall from part of upstate South Carolina and northern and western North Carolina to much of Virginia, northeastern Tennessee, southeastern West Virginia and portions of Maryland and Delaware this weekend. Heavier rain, 4-8 inches with local amounts between 8 and 12 inches, will fall near the Carolina coast to the Virginia capes.

Long after Ian crashes ashore as a hurricane in South Carolina, Ian will continue to unleash impacts as a tropical rainstorm hundreds of miles farther inland up the spine of the Appalachians and into parts of the Northeast.

AccuWeather forecasters say that Ian will also play a role in the development of a new coastal storm that can prolong the effects and cause strong winds, above-normal tides, beach erosion and disruptive downpours, which will be accompanied by a notable chill in the air.