Nasty Weekend Again: Snow, Rain, Wind on the Way for Eastern Half of US

Millions of people will feel the effects of heavy rainfall expected to spread from the Gulf Coast to the East Coast this weekend.

The storms could bring damaging winds, especially along the East Coast where gusts could top 50 miles per hour. Downed trees and power lines could lead to scattered power outages.

The rain will start on Saturday in the South with Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama getting severe storms that will move into Arkansas, Tennessee and Kentucky.

The storm will then bend to the east as it continues heading north.

Areas of Virginia through Maine could see 2 to 3 inches of rain. Minor coastal flooding is possible along the Mid-Atlanic to New England coasts Sunday night into Monday morning.

The heavy rain on Sunday afternoon through Monday also could lead to urban or small-stream flooding.

NFL games in New Jersey and Baltimore on Sunday are expected to face rain and strong winds, according to the Weather Channel.

Colder air arrives Sunday night. Rain is expected to change to heavy, wet snow in the interior Northeast, including western Pennsylvania, much of western and northern New York, Vermont and parts of northern New Hampshire and Maine.

Several inches of accumulation are likely in higher elevations. There is a potential for 7 inches or more in parts of the Adirondacks, according to the National Weather Service.