The rain has come and gone in the Southeast from the same storm that poundedthe Midwest Tuesday and continues to lash the mid-Atlantic today. However, somefacets of the storm will still impact the region.Brisk winds will usher chilly air southward across the eastern half of thenation today. Gusts will howl past 35 mph at times from the Carolinas tonorthern Florida.
Meanwhile, large waves generated by the blizzard in the Northeast will causerough surf along the north-facing islands in the Bahamas and Caribbean as theweek comes to a close.
Story By AccuWeather.com Meteorologist Katie Storbeck.
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