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Nor'easter set to batter Northeast this weekend
A powerful nor'easter will bring heavy rain, dangerous winds and coastal flooding to the Northeast from Friday through Monday.
In brief
A powerful nor'easter will bring heavy rain, dangerous winds and coastal flooding to the Northeast from Friday through Monday. A nor'easter will bring rain, wind gusts up to 60 mph, waves up to 17 feet and potential power outages and flight disruptions to the Northeast this weekend. Originally reported by ABC News.
Millions on alert for powerful nor'easter
A powerful nor'easter is set to bring rain and wind to the Northeast this weekend, putting millions on alert for disruptions.
Rain begins Friday, heaviest Saturday to Monday
Intermittent rain starts Friday afternoon from North Carolina to Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Saturday through Monday, windy rain showers will be off and on from New Jersey to Maine.
Two to six inches of rain expected
By Monday, rain totals could reach two to four inches from New Jersey to Maine. Higher totals of four to six inches are forecast for Boston and Long Island, New York.
Dangerous winds with gusts up to 60 mph
Wind gusts up to forty to fifty mph have been recorded along the Mid-Atlantic coast. A high wind watch is in place Friday and Saturday along the Jersey Shore and from Rhode Island through coastal Massachusetts, where gusts could reach sixty mph.
Waves up to 17 feet and coastal flooding
Waves up to twelve feet are possible from North Carolina's Outer Banks to the New Jersey shore through Saturday. From Friday to Sunday, huge waves up to seventeen feet are possible from Massachusetts to Maine. Coastal flooding and beach erosion are also forecast.
Power outages and flight disruptions likely
The nor'easter could cause power outages and spark flight disruptions along the Northeast coast as the storm moves through the region this weekend.
The big picture
A nor'easter will bring rain, wind gusts up to 60 mph, waves up to 17 feet and potential power outages and flight disruptions to the Northeast this weekend.
