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Nor'easter set to pummel Northeast this weekend
A powerful nor'easter will bring damaging winds, heavy rain and coastal flooding to millions across the Northeast from Friday through Tuesday.
In brief
A powerful nor'easter will bring damaging winds, heavy rain and coastal flooding to millions across the Northeast from Friday through Tuesday. A nor'easter moving up the Northeast coast this weekend will bring waves up to nineteen feet, winds gusting to sixty miles per hour, and two to six inches of rain across…
Millions brace for powerful nor'easter
A powerful nor'easter is set to bring pounding rain and strong winds to the Northeast through the weekend, threatening millions with power outages and flight disruptions.
Major events canceled due to storm
Ed Sheeran's weekend concerts at Gillette Stadium in Massachusetts have been canceled. The Global Citizen Festival in New York City and Oceans Calling in Ocean City, Maryland, have also been canceled.
Governors declare states of emergency
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency for New York City, Long Island and Westchester. New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherill declared a state of emergency across eight counties: Atlantic, Burlington, Cape May, Cumberland, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean, and Salem.
Massive waves threaten coastal areas
Waves up to nineteen feet have already been recorded along North Carolina's Outer Banks. Waves up to twelve feet are possible from the Outer Banks to the New Jersey shore through Saturday, and along the New England coast through Sunday.
Dangerous winds expected across region
The Jersey Shore, Rhode Island and Massachusetts coasts are under a high wind warning from Friday night to Sunday, with dangerous gusts up to sixty miles per hour possible. New York City could see wind gusts of forty to fifty miles per hour.
Heavy rain expected Saturday through Sunday
Rain will move in Saturday morning from New Jersey to Massachusetts. The storm reaches peak strength Saturday, then weakens slightly Sunday as it stalls over New Jersey. Rain will become scattered Sunday but much of the day will remain wet from Washington, D.C., to Maine.
Significant rainfall expected across Northeast
Boston, Rhode Island, coastal New Jersey and Long Island, New York, could receive four to six inches of rain. A widespread two to four inches of rain is expected from Delaware to Maine. Isolated flash flooding is possible but widespread flooding is unlikely.
Storm weakens as it moves into New England
The nor'easter will weaken on Monday as it slowly moves into New England, then will die out on Tuesday. Coastal flood alerts remain in effect from the Outer Banks to Maine, with some areas seeing flood inundation up to three feet above normal levels.
The bottom line
A nor'easter moving up the Northeast coast this weekend will bring waves up to nineteen feet, winds gusting to sixty miles per hour, and two to six inches of rain across multiple states.
