Post-Sandy Nor'easter Expected Wednesday to Hit New York, New Jersey with 50 mph Winds, Rain; Storm Could Lead to More Power Outages

One week removed from Hurricane Sandy, another big storm, a Nor'easter, is expected to hit New York and New Jersey Wednesday.

The National Weather Service has confirmed that a "significant coastal storm" is expected to impact the tri-state region Wednesday and Thursday. The agency is expecting that this storm will be accompanied by strong gusty winds, rain and snow, which will likely increase the chance for more coastal flooding and additional beach erosion in some areas.

According to the Weather Channel's Chris Dolce, energy from the Midwest is heading eastward across the South and is expected to create the storm off the Southeast coast by Tuesday, which will gain strength as it heads up the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast coast.

"Though this storm will not have near the magnitude of the impact Sandy had, the combination of rain and wind will add insult to injury for the recovery process along the East Coast," Dolce writes.

NBC's chief meteorologist Al Roker said on the TODAY show that the storm is expected to move into New Jersey by Wednesday morning with strong onshore wind gusts reaching as high as 50 miles per hour and waves as high as 10 to 20 feet, bringing two to four inches of rainfall in the area, NBC News reported Monday.

With at least 1.3 million still without power on the East Coast, according to the U.S. Department of Energy, meteorologist Joe Picca told the New York Daily News Monday that the storm could bring about more power outages and possible slowdowns to the recovery efforts in New York and New Jersey.

"The hope is in New York Harbor the surge in the harbor is going to be much lower," Picca said. "But even with minor coastal flooding, it could still impact Staten Island, with the heightened sensitivity they have there."