Nor’easter leaves more than 130,000 without power across US Northeast
A slow-moving nor’easter continued to bring heavy rain, strong winds, dangerous surf and coastal flooding to the US Northeast on Sunday. More than 130,000 customers lacked electricity, with major outages along the New Jersey shore, Long Island and coastal Connecticut. Forecasters warned that high tides could cause further flooding.
A powerful nor’easter continued to affect the US Northeast on Sunday, leaving more than 130,000 customers without power and threatening additional coastal flooding during high-tide cycles. The storm remained south of Long Island and east of northern New Jersey on Sunday morning. Bob Oravec, a lead forecaster with the National Weather Service, said it was expected to linger for about another 24 hours while gradually weakening.
The heaviest remaining rainfall was forecast from northern New Jersey through New York City and Long Island into southern New England. Oravec said the most significant continuing threats were high winds and tidal flooding. Power outages were most widespread along the New Jersey shore, Long Island and coastal counties in Connecticut, according to PowerOutage.us.
Fallen trees on Long Island damaged homes and vehicles, blocked roads and brought down utility lines. The Federal Emergency Management Agency said response coordination centres in affected regions were operating at an enhanced posture. Teams were on standby in New England in case the storm caused widespread outages.
Flooding disrupted communities and transport. Emergency crews in Sea Bright, New Jersey, rescued a woman and her dog after their vehicle became trapped in floodwater, according to ABC7. Floodwater also entered a marina in Surf City, where equipment had been moved to higher ground.
In Norfolk, Virginia, water covered roads deeply enough for passing vehicles to create wakes. Hundreds of flights were cancelled at Boston Logan International Airport, while flooding cut access to North Carolina’s Hatteras Island. The disruption forced one couple to relocate a wedding after many guests could not reach the island.
The storm also caused one reported death: a New York City housing authority worker was killed on Saturday when a tree fell. The source compared the event with Superstorm Sandy but said its impact was far smaller.
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