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Strengthening Nor'easter Threatens East Coast With Floods, Outages
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- Sep 25, 2026, 5:21 PM UTC
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Forecast models have waffled back and forth for days but have been consistent on putting New England and Long Island, New York, in the bull's-eye of the storm's most significant rain and wind this weekend. Those impacts could also extend as far south as the New Jersey coast if the storm wobbles farther west.
A powerful nor'easter is moving up the East Coast, bringing heavy rain, coastal flooding and potential power outages. Air travel may also be affected.
A strengthening nor'easter is threatening millions as it begins its charge up the East Coast, lashing North Carolina's Outer Banks and the Mid-Atlantic coast with more intense wind, severe beach erosion and high tide flooding.