Powerful nor’easter floods roads, disrupts travel across Northeast
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A powerful early-season nor’easter battered the U.S. Northeast on Saturday, bringing coastal flooding, damaging winds and widespread travel and power disruptions from the Mid-Atlantic to New England.
Nearly 100,000 people in New Jersey, New York, Connecticut and Massachusetts were without electricity by late Saturday morning, according to NPR. Hundreds of flights were canceled and thousands more delayed, while ferry service and Amtrak trains were also disrupted.
Floodwaters covered roads in coastal New Jersey communities including Manasquan, Ship Bottom, Surf City and Ocean City. Manasquan issued a voluntary evacuation for some low-lying areas, while Sea Bright prepared to open a recreation center for evacuees. New York and New Jersey declared states of emergency in several counties, including New York City.
The National Weather Service warned of heavy rain, high winds and dangerous coastal flooding through the weekend. Gusts could reach about 60 mph along parts of the New England coast, with eastern Massachusetts forecast to receive as much as 5 inches of rain. Forecasters said full foliage on trees could increase the risk of fallen limbs and further outages.
The storm also forced the cancellation of concerts and other events, including the Oceans Calling festival in Maryland and an Ed Sheeran show in Massachusetts. The Boston Red Sox rescheduled games against the Chicago Cubs.
Forecasters expected the slow-moving system to track northeast across Cape Cod early in the week and gradually ease by Wednesday night.
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