How to Use northeastward in a Sentence

northeastward

1 of 2 adverb or adjective

• More outages were feared overnight as the storm moves northeastward across the Deep South.
  — CBS News, 29 Oct. 2020
• The system is forecast to turn northeastward and merge with a strong cold front by the middle part of this week.
  — Elainie Barraza, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2022
• The remnants of that system were expected to drift northeastward over the next few days.
  — Leigh Morgan, al.com, 5 June 2019
• Outages were mounting quickly as the storm moved northeastward across the Deep South.
  — Kevin McGill, The Salt Lake Tribune, 29 Oct. 2020
• The low is expected to move northward or northeastward through the end of the week, the hurricane center said.
  — Leigh Morgan, al.com, 23 July 2019
• The disturbance was over the south-central Gulf on Tuesday and was forecast to slowly track northeastward over the next few days.
  — Leigh Morgan, al, 7 Sep. 2021
• By day 3, Dorian is forecast to turn northeastward ahead of a trough of low pressure approaching from the west.
  — Leigh Morgan, al, 2 Sep. 2019
• The storm will then move northeastward and enter the Canadian maritime by Wednesday.
  — Adam Klotz, Fox News, 21 June 2021
• In spots, the line of late afternoon lightning storms that swept northeastward across the region came in the company of turbulent winds.
  — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 1 July 2023
• This should help to steer Eta northward and eventually northeastward towards the Gulf Coast.
  — Leigh Morgan, al, 6 Nov. 2020
• This system will continue to the north-northeast for the next day or two before turning more northeastward into the weekend.
  — Star Tribune, 18 June 2021
• The storm is moving quickly northeastward at 36 mph with maximum sustained gusts of 40 mph.
  — Fox News, 7 July 2020
• Thunderstorms and showers pop up Saturday through the day, easing up overnight as the front moves northeastward out of the area, leaving a nicer day behind for the Fourth -- just in time for fireworks.
  — Hannah Gard and Haley Brink, CNN, 3 July 2021
• The jet stream will remain in a southwest to northeast configuration and allow a storm from the south to ride northeastward as the cold air locks in, Accuweather said.
  — John Bacon, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2022
• Ida is expected to move northeastward across the area early today into Tuesday and bring the threat of flash flooding, tornadoes and gusty winds.
  — Leigh Morgan, al, 30 Aug. 2021
• The system, that brought heavy rains and coastal flooding to the Mid-Atlantic on Friday, is expected to continue moving northeastward.
  — Julia Musto, Fox News, 30 Oct. 2021
• But Eta is expected to head into the Caribbean Friday and move northeastward.
  — Jeff Berardelli, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2020
• Then the system will pull northeastward into the Bahamas Saturday.
  — Jeff Berardelli, CBS News, 15 May 2020
• The weather service says the difference in Monday’s forecast is that systems lining up along the coast won’t be jammed up in one location and should be able to move more freely northeastward during the day.
  — oregonlive, 27 Feb. 2023
• Dorian is tracking around the western outside edge of an area of high pressure and that is expected to steer the storm northward and northeastward over the next 12-36 hours, the hurricane center said.
  — Leigh Morgan, al, 4 Sep. 2019
• It was then expected to move northeastward along the coast and head into Louisiana sometime mid-week, with rainfall as its biggest threat.
  — Juan A. Lozano, USA TODAY, 21 Sep. 2020
• It was then expected to move northeastward along the coast and head into Louisiana sometime mid-week, with rainfall its biggest threat.
  — CBS News, 21 Sep. 2020
• However, upper-level winds are expected to move this system away from land, heading northeastward out over the ocean.
  — Adam Klotz, Fox News, 31 Aug. 2020
• The thunderstorms continued to organize and moved northeastward across the Rocky Mountains.
  — Russ Schumacher, The Conversation, 15 June 2020
• Even so, a huge amount of atmospheric moisture continued to move northeastward toward Texas.
  — Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 27 Oct. 2015
• The disturbance is forecast to move generally northeastward, merging with a frontal system over the western Atlantic by Tuesday night.
  — National Hurricane Center, NOLA.com, 16 Oct. 2017
• Meanwhile, the next incremental reach is underway and there's talk of service northeastward (very ambitious).
  — Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 28 July 2019
• By tonight, the low is expected to move northeastward over the Atlantic, where some further organization could occur before the system encounters cooler waters in a day or so.
  — Brett Clarkson, sun-sentinel.com, 18 Aug. 2019
• The violent storm swept northeastward Friday night across much of Mississippi and Alabama.
  — Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2023
• Paulette continues to quickly move northeastward across the Atlantic and is expected to become a major hurricane later today.
  — Paul Douglas, Star Tribune, 15 Sep. 2020

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northeastward

2 of 2 noun

• In the Tennessee Valley northeastward of the Great Lakes there will likely be one to over three inches of heavy rain.
  — Time, 11 Jan. 2020
• Portland will start the day with showers streaming northeastward just ahead of a new front pushing into the area.
  — oregonlive, 6 May 2022
• The best snow potential would likely be from lake effect snow on the Great Lakes and along the Appalachians, from the Carolinas northeastward.
  — Allison Chinchar, CNN, 18 Nov. 2021
• Its path is expected to curve northeastward through the evening, and then into the Tennessee Valley on Tuesday.
  — New York Times, 30 Aug. 2021
• The system is expected to continue to track northeastward and clear out of the area possibly by late Sunday.
  — Leigh Morgan, al, 17 Oct. 2019
• The storm is moving toward the north-northeast near 7 mph and is expected to pick up speed and move more north-northeastward later today and make a turn to the northwest on Sunday.
  — Roger Simmons, OrlandoSentinel.com, 26 May 2018
• Dennis made landfall in Monroe County on Aug. 17 and then moved north-northeastward.
  — Skyler Swisher, Sun-Sentinel.com, 1 Sep. 2017
• The remnants of post-tropical typhoon Merbok are tracking northeastward through the Bering Strait.
  — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2022
• Wetter across the north and heavier rainfall in the Mid-Mississippi Valley northeastward.
  — Jim Foerster, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2021
• Satellite imagery late Monday evening showed the center of a large storm system continuing northeastward across the upper Great Lakes.
  — Tom Skilling, chicagotribune.com, 1 May 2017
• The storm tracking northeastward from the Gulf of Mexico is projected to take a favorable track for snow in the area, passing to our south over eastern North Carolina, but close enough to spread precipitation.
  — Washington Post, 6 Feb. 2021
• Forecasters expanded the marginal risk northeastward into Alabama along the expected track of an area of low pressure.
  — Leigh Morgan, al, 14 Dec. 2020
• After churning northeastward into the Atlantic, the hurricane made another landfall in South Carolina before pushing into the mid-Atlantic states.
  — Stephen Smith, ajc, 5 Oct. 2022
• Snowfall rates of one-half inch to one inch per hour will be possible, especially under the heaviest precipitation from near Windsor northeastward to Briggsdale.
  — Kirk Mitchell, The Denver Post, 3 Jan. 2017
• Ida, which has since been downgraded to a tropical depression, was last reported over northern Mississippi, moving northeastward.
  — Julia Musto, Fox News, 31 Aug. 2021
• Tornadoes will also be possible on Tuesday from eastern Virginia northeastward into southern New England.
  — Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 3 Aug. 2020
• Alberto is expected to continue chugging in a north-northeastward direction Saturday, followed by a slower north-northwestward motion on Sunday and Monday.
  — Hanna Krueger, NOLA.com, 26 May 2018
• Amphan is likely to continue to move north-northeastward and weaken further into a depression on Thursday, according to the India Meteorological Department.
  — Pratik Parija, Bloomberg.com, 20 May 2020
• After progressing northeastward, snow is expected to impact Chicago early Thursday, according to AccuWeather.
  — Editors, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2022
• In the Tennessee Valley northeastward of the Great Lakes there will likely be one to over three inches of heavy rain.
  — Time, 11 Jan. 2020
• Portland will start the day with showers streaming northeastward just ahead of a new front pushing into the area.
  — oregonlive, 6 May 2022
• The best snow potential would likely be from lake effect snow on the Great Lakes and along the Appalachians, from the Carolinas northeastward.
  — Allison Chinchar, CNN, 18 Nov. 2021
• Its path is expected to curve northeastward through the evening, and then into the Tennessee Valley on Tuesday.
  — New York Times, 30 Aug. 2021
• The system is expected to continue to track northeastward and clear out of the area possibly by late Sunday.
  — Leigh Morgan, al, 17 Oct. 2019
• The storm is moving toward the north-northeast near 7 mph and is expected to pick up speed and move more north-northeastward later today and make a turn to the northwest on Sunday.
  — Roger Simmons, OrlandoSentinel.com, 26 May 2018
• Dennis made landfall in Monroe County on Aug. 17 and then moved north-northeastward.
  — Skyler Swisher, Sun-Sentinel.com, 1 Sep. 2017
• The remnants of post-tropical typhoon Merbok are tracking northeastward through the Bering Strait.
  — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2022
• Wetter across the north and heavier rainfall in the Mid-Mississippi Valley northeastward.
  — Jim Foerster, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2021
• Satellite imagery late Monday evening showed the center of a large storm system continuing northeastward across the upper Great Lakes.
  — Tom Skilling, chicagotribune.com, 1 May 2017
• The storm tracking northeastward from the Gulf of Mexico is projected to take a favorable track for snow in the area, passing to our south over eastern North Carolina, but close enough to spread precipitation.
  — Washington Post, 6 Feb. 2021

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