Storm system could cause heavy rain, damaging winds from N.J. to Florida this weekend
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More than 60 million people along the East Coast will face the risk of flooding this weekend due to a major rain and wind storm.
The storm system has not formed yet, but is expected to develop in the Gulf of Mexico, according to CBS News partner The Weather Channel. The storm will be formed by "multiple disturbances" that create a low-pressure system in the gulf that is expected to move north. The National Weather Service said that storm system will join forces with a smaller disturbance that developed along the West Coast on Friday.
Stephanie Abrams, a meteorologist at The Weather Channel, said on "CBS Mornings" that strong winds, rip currents and large waves are already present in the area.
An American Airlines jet with 60 passengers and four crew members aboard collided with an Army helicopter Wednesday night while coming in for a landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington. The Black Hawk helicopter was carrying a crew of three. Officials said early Thursday that everyone on board both aircraft is believed dead, which would make it the deadliest U.S. air crash in nearly a quarter century.