northeastward
IPA: nɔrθˈistwɝd
adjective
- In or toward the northeast.
adverb
- Toward the northeast.
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Examples of "northeastward" in Sentences
- To the south, a strong ridge of high pressure continues building northeastward from the Southern Plains.
- All the models are now forecasting a major snowstorm for parts of the Midwest from Missouri northeastward into Michigan.
- A major warming trend commences this weekend across south central U.S. that should build north and northeastward next week.
- This activity will continue racing northeastward, affecting Montgomery county and possibly western Fairfax county during the next 30 minutes.
- Around 7 p.m., one tornado headed northeastward along a 4.5-mile path in the Chantilly area of western Fairfax County, the National Weather Service said.
- The tornado tore a path nearly a mile wide and decimated neighborhoods as it raked cities from the central western border with Louisiana northeastward to Alabama.
- The combination of a western trough and southeastern ridge helps direct storms that form just east of the Rocky Mountains northeastward towards the Great Lakes or Ohio Valley regions.
- The most recent snow storm produced significant snowfall over a very large region, from West Virginia and western Virginia northeastward to Maine, with the heaviest and most damaging snow occurring in northeastern Pennsylvania, northern New Jersey, eastern New York, and a large portion of New England.
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