Coastal Storm Threatens Mid-Atlantic With High Winds and Flooding

A slow-moving storm off the East Coast of the United States could bring several days of strong winds, coastal flooding and beach erosion, forecasters said, with parts of the Mid-Atlantic facing the greatest risk through later in the week. The storm, which the Weather Prediction Center described as a nor’easter, developed off the coast of North Carolina early Sunday and is expected to linger offshore for much of the week. Forecasters said the greatest effects were expected from North Carolina to New Jersey. The storm is not expected to be as strong as the nor’easter last month, but its slow movement could bring repeated winds and rough seas to coastal areas, said Frank Pereira, a meteorologist at the Weather Prediction Center. “The expectation is it will continue to strengthen and not move much over the next few days. It just kind of sits there,” he said. “And it’s for that reason we’re expecting significant coastal impacts.” The storm’s path later in the week, as well as the extent and location of its impacts, remained uncertain, as is common when predicting the track of coastal storms. We are having trouble retrieving the article content. Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Thank you for your patience while we verify access. If you are in Reader mode please exit and log into your Times account, or subscribe for all of The Times. Thank you for your patience while we verify access. Already a subscriber? Log in . Want all of The Times? Subscribe .