East Coast Storm Disruption
Powerful Nor'easter brings severe flooding, widespread power outages, and travel disruptions across the East Coast.
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A powerful nor’easter swept along the U.S. East Coast from the Mid-Atlantic to New England, bringing dangerous winds, heavy rain, rough surf and coastal flooding, with further impacts forecast through Monday. More than 100,000 homes and businesses lost power at the storm’s peak, and tens of thousands remained without electricity as crews worked to restore service. Hundreds of flights were canceled and many more delayed. New York and New Jersey declared states of emergency, Connecticut activated its Emergency Operations Center, and flooding prompted voluntary evacuations in some New Jersey shore communities. The storm disrupted events, including postponing an AC/DC concert at MetLife Stadium and canceling a coastal music festival.
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About 40 million Americans were in the storm’s path, according to the Daily Mail report.
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The report documented flooding in specific coastal locations: seawater overtopped the seawall near Narragansett Pier in Rhode Island, while roads in Long Beach Island, New Jersey, and Ocean City, Maryland, were covered by floodwater.
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Central Hudson Gas & Electric said it was working to restore power to more than 19,000 customers in New York, with some of the hardest-hit areas in Ulster County and restoration expected to continue into Sunday.
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PSEG Long Island reported that the storm brought down trees, branches and wires, and said it had restored power to more than 34,600 customers affected since Friday morning.
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