And we are still watching a potential coastal storm for this weekend, in the Saturday night to Sunday time frame. An illustration of three storm track scenarios that could play out for this weekend's coastal storm. (Dan Zarrow, Townsquare Media) An illustration of three storm track scenarios that could play out for this weekend's coastal storm. Call it a winter storm, a coastal storm, a nor'easter, whatever. The magnitude of potential surge and flooding will depend on wind direction, wind speed, storm track, and storm speed.