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Nor'easter strengthens off East Coast, bringing heavy rain and coastal flooding

newsSep 25, 202617461

A powerful nor'easter intensified off the East Coast Friday, producing storm-force winds, heavy rain and massive waves that forecasters warned could create dangerous conditions from North Carolina through New England into the weekend. Millions of people were under warnings as governors in New Jersey and New York declared states of emergency and a voluntary evacuation was issued for low-lying areas of Manasquan, New Jersey. The National Weather Service flagged the heaviest rain from coastal New Jersey, Long Island, up to Rhode Island and eastern Massachusetts and warned of dangerous flooding along the Mid-Atlantic coast, particularly near New Jersey and Delaware beginning Friday into Saturday. Peak wind gusts were forecast to reach 60 to 65 mph on Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket, about 50 to 55 mph around Boston, and 35 to 40 mph farther inland. Officials warned that leaves still on trees this early in the season increase wind resistance, raising the risk of downed limbs, power outages and debris-blocked roads. The storm already forced widespread ferry cancellations to Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard and Block Island, prompted the Red Sox to rearrange their weekend schedule and led to cancellation of Ed Sheeran's Gillette Stadium shows; forecasters expected the nor'easter to weaken later Saturday.

Erin Biba
@erinbiba.bsky.social

Nor’Easter is heading towards the east coast so reminder that if you have any other option DO NOT put your body in flood water. It has raw sewage, gasoline, chemicals, medical waste, radiological waste and more — anything the water touches. People die from infections after contact with it.

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