NEW YORK – A powerful area of low pressure is expected to develop along the East Coast this weekend and pack heavy rain and high winds.

The coastal storm will likely be of the nor’easter variety, meaning it will pack strong winds that blow from the northeast and heavy precipitation.

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There is tremendous uncertainty about the track the storm system will take and whether it will end up with tropical characteristics, but most forecast models agree that the low will form near the coast of the Carolinas before moving north through the weekend.

According to the FOX Forecast Center, anywhere from the Carolinas to southern New England is at risk of being impacted by the potentially strong coastal storm.

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