A nor'easter is affecting the East Coast, bringing strong winds, coastal flooding, and high waves. Wind gusts reaching 74 mph were recorded in New Jersey, while tidal flood waters are expected to peak during Saturday morning's high tide at around 8 a.m., leading to moderate to major coastal flooding from Virginia to southern New England. Widespread beach erosion and dangerous coastal conditions due to waves of up to 12 feet are also forecasted along the affected areas. Wind advisories and warnings extend from Delaware through Massachusetts, with potential for power outages and tree damage.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-26,
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Story summary
A powerful nor'easter is hitting the East Coast of the United States, affecting millions from North Carolina to Maine, and possibly disrupting flights along the Northeast coast. The storm started impacting North Carolina's Outer Banks on Thursday, causing water surges that washed out parts of the main highway connecting barrier islands. By Saturday through Monday, windy rain showers will intermittently affect areas from New Jersey to Maine, with wind gusts up to 40 to 50 mph recorded along the Mid-Atlantic coast and moving north by the weekend. Higher totals of 2-to-6 inches of rain are expected from New Jersey to Boston and Long Island, New York, leading to potential coastal flooding, large waves, and beach erosion in these regions.
Written for “Nor'easter Hits East Coast” on 2026-10-06,
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Nor'easter brings strong winds, coastal flooding and high waves to East Coast
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The early-season nor’easter expected to arrive over the weekend is currently situated about 200 miles east of the Delmarva Peninsula and continues to slowly move north on Saturday morning.
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Late Friday night, a weather station in Surf City, New Jersey, reported a wind gust of 74 mph.
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Other stations along the Jersey Shore have reported wind gusts of 60 mph or more.
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Tidal flood waters peaked at moderate flood stage late Friday and have begun to rise again ahead of high tide later Saturday morning around 8 a.m. as waves of 16 feet or more have been reported by buoys off the Jersey Shore and southern New England.
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Coastal flood alerts remain in effect from eastern Virginia through southern Maine, including Virginia Beach, Philadelphia, New York City, New London, Connecticut, Providence, Rhode Island, and Boston.
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Wind advisories remain in effect from the Delmarva Peninsula up to eastern Massachusetts, including Dover, Delaware; Philadelphia; New York City; Hartford, Connecticut; and Worcester, Massachusetts, for winds gusting up to 45 mph.
High wind warnings are in effect for the Jersey Shore, as well as parts of Rhode Island and Massachusetts, including Boston, Providence and Atlantic City, for winds gusting up to 60 mph.
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The winds can knock down trees and power lines.
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High waves of 6 to 12 feet or more will continue to pound the coastline from coastal Delmarva through the Jersey Shore, Long Island and southeastern coastal New England, producing widespread and potentially significant beach erosion and dangerous coastal conditions.
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Timing the nor'easter and impacts
Very strong winds from the Jersey Shore to southeastern New England, with gusts of 50 to 60 mph or more, are expected on Saturday morning, along with rounds of heavy rain from Maryland to New Jersey and southern New York.
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High tide around 8 a.m. could produce moderate to major coastal flooding from coastal Virginia to southern New England.
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On Saturday afternoon and evening, rounds of heavy rain and strong wind gusts will continue from Maryland to southern New York and begin stretching into southern New England.
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High tide around 9 p.m. could produce moderate coastal flooding, with some isolated major coastal flooding possible.
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Overnight into Sunday morning, rounds of heavy rain and strong wind gusts will continue from Maryland to southern New England as several rounds of heavy rain will move through before sunrise, with isolated instances of inland flash flooding possible.
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The nor’easter will continue to linger on Sunday but begin to break up and weaken.
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Winds and rain will begin to lighten, though gusty winds and some heavier pockets of rain will remain possible with potential lingering impacts into Monday.
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Rainfall totals will be widespread at 2 to 4 inches across the Northeast, with some of the highest totals reaching up to 6 inches from New Jersey to Boston.
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Some inland flash flooding will be possible, especially in areas with poor drainage, where blown leaves can clog storm drains, or where the heaviest bands of rain move through.
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However, because the rain is falling over such a long duration, inland flash flooding will not be the most widespread threat as wind-driven rain could instead lead to power outages.
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