Roads flood in New Jersey, inundate some homes, as major signs of nor’easter take shape
Coastal communities face road flooding, home inundation and power outages as the storm brings 60 mph gusts and several high-tide flooding cycles, officials said.
- On Monday, meteorologists began tracking a developing storm off the East Coast that could become a significant nor'easter this week, bringing rain, wind, and coastal flooding to the region.
- A coastal low is forecast to strengthen Thursday and Friday as an upper-atmosphere disturbance interacts with the jet stream, potentially pushing the system closer to the Interstate 95 corridor.
- Wind gusts could reach 40 to 50 mph along the Atlantic Coast, while offshore waves may build to 15 to 18 feet, causing dangerous surf and potential beach erosion during multiple high-tide cycles.
- Starting Wednesday night, major flooding is expected across Hampton Roads, with inundation levels reaching 2 to 3 feet in vulnerable areas, according to the National Weather Service.
- Meteorologist Matt Lanza noted this rare September system may linger over the water and potentially transform into a hybrid or tropical system as it moves toward New England this weekend.
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The storm must travel to New Jersey and Long Island during the night of Saturday to Sunday and hit the area with "all its strength" Sunday morning, according to forecasters.
Floods on Randall Street flooded roads and blocked the movement of cars, near the Atlantic coast, in the coastal area of Point Pleasant, New Jersey, America. An emergency has been in this area since yesterday morning, Saturday, in several provinces of New Jersey and New York, threatening the country's most densely populated transport corridor with strong winds, heavy rains, and flooding on the east coast of the United States. ( Picture from The …
Nor'easter Slams East Coast, Causing Floods, Power Outages
Thousands were without power on the East Coast Friday night into Saturday morning as roads flooded in some coastal New Jersey communities, the first major signs of a powerful nor'easter expected to create dangerous conditions through the weekend. Tens of millions of people are in the path of the storm...
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