Nor’easter floods East Coast, cuts power and disrupts travel
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A powerful, slow-moving nor’easter battered the U.S. East Coast over the weekend, bringing coastal flooding, heavy rain, high winds and hazardous seas from the mid-Atlantic to New England.
Floodwaters inundated roads and neighborhoods in New Jersey, New York and Maryland, with people seen kayaking through some flooded streets on Long Island. New Jersey and New York declared states of emergency in affected areas, including New York City. Eight New Jersey counties remained under a state of emergency as officials warned that additional high tides could cause further flooding.
Power outages spread across the region as winds brought down trees and electrical lines. About 100,000 customers were without electricity on Saturday, according to the Associated Press and The Guardian, while a later Guardian report said hundreds of thousands had lost power during the storm. The Guardian also reported that at least one person was killed in New York City.
The storm disrupted transportation and public events. More than 1,000 flights were canceled Saturday and thousands more were delayed, according to FlightAware data cited by NPR. Amtrak canceled several trains because of weather and downed wires, while ferry services around Cape Cod and Rhode Island were disrupted. Concerts, a Maryland music festival and a Boston Red Sox game were also canceled or rescheduled.
The National Weather Service forecast coastal gusts of up to 60 mph in Massachusetts. A National Weather Service meteorologist told NPR the nor’easter came earlier than the typical October through May storm season and could produce strong winds for roughly 48 hours.
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