Skies will rumble and winds will roar as a powerful fall storm with the potential to unleash tornadoes sweeps across the Northeast, threatening to turn the start of the workweek into a wild weather ride.

The National Weather Service is warning of a fast-moving cold front set to blast into the region late Sunday night, Oct. 19 into Monday morning, Oct. 20.

Forecasters say wind gusts could reach 30 to 40 miles per hour overnight, with some isolated spots possibly hitting 50 miles per hour.

"A line of gusty showers and isolated thunderstorms will be capable of producing damaging wind gusts, and perhaps a brief tornado, this evening into tonight," the National Weather Service said in a Hazardous Weather Statement issued early Sunday morning.

Expect moderate to heavy rain, which may lower v

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