Key developments
• More wind and rain: A strong, early-season nor’easter delivered a weekend of wind, soaking rain and massive waves to the Northeast. Rain showers, which could be heavy at times, will continue off and on into Monday morning. Conditions are improving as the storm weakens.
• Major impacts: One person was killed and four people, including children, were injured yesterday as wind toppled trees. Tens of thousands of customers across the Northeast are still without power on Sunday, and the storm continues to disrupt air travel. In North Carolina, officials set up emergency ferry service for an Outer Banks island where residents were cut off from the mainland due to highway damage.
• Coastal flooding: Water levels in Atlantic City, New Jersey, surged to the highest point since Superstorm Sandy yesterday. Flooding prompted evacuations and rescues in neighborhoods along the Jersey Shore.
We’ve wrapped up our live coverage. Read through the posts below for a recap of how the weekend unfolded.
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A strong early nor’easter has left coastal cities in the Northeast inundated with conditions expected to worsen Saturday evening.
A powerful Nor'easter is pummeling the Northeast with massive waves. Derek Van Dam was in Scituate, Massachusetts, when he lost his hat.
A stubborn nor'easter is bringing gusty winds, periods of heavy rain and moderate to major coastal flooding — enough to inundate roads and vulnerable homes — from Virginia to New England.
CNN's Derek Van Dam reports from Scituate, Massachusetts, where waves are intensifying as a strong nor'easter bears down on the Northeast coast.
A strong, early season nor'easter has arrived in the Northeast and flooded some coastal towns. This is what it looks like in affected areas.
Meteorologist Derek Van Dam reports as the nor’easter’s wave action sweeps against seawalls in Scituate, Massachusetts.
Video shows waves surging across cracked North Carolina Highway 12 after ocean water spilled over protective sand dunes in the Outer Banks as a nor'easter starts to batter the Mid-Atlantic coast. The storm has brought coastal flooding from North Carolina to New Jersey since Wednesday, with conditions expected to worsen through the weekend as wind gusts reach up to 60 mph and some areas see up to 5 inches of rain.
The storm is weakening after battering the Northeast. Here's what to know
A powerful, early-season nor’easter brought wind, soaking rain and massive waves to the Northeast this weekend.
Rain showers, which could be heavy at times, are expected to continue off and on into Monday morning, but conditions are expected to improve throughout the evening as the storm weakens.
If you’re just joining us, here’s the latest on the storm’s impact:
- One person was killed and four people, including children, were injured by falling trees in the gusty winds yesterday. A swimmer who reportedly disappeared off the south shore of Long Island has been found safe, New York State Police announced today.
- Tens of thousands of customers across several Northeastern states lost power for parts of both days, with repairs underway for many who remain without service.
- The storm caused major air travel disruptions, with hundreds of flights canceled and thousands delayed each day. More than 3,000 flight delays and over 400 cancellations were recorded nationwide today.
The powerful early-season nor’easter continued inundating coastal communities along the Northeast on Sunday, bringing strong winds, heavy rain and flooding throughout the region.
- North Carolina activated an emergency ferry service connecting the mainland to Hatteras Island, on the state’s Outer Banks, where residents were stuck after the storm left a crucial highway closed.
- The storm caused significant flooding for neighborhoods along the Jersey Shore. Water levels in Atlantic City, New Jersey, surged to the highest point since Superstorm Sandy on Saturday. More flooding could still hit the state between now and tomorrow morning, the governor cautioned.
- Parts of eastern Massachusetts experienced coastal flooding. Powerful northeast winds whipped up sea foam and waves at Nantasket Beach in Hull today as high tide pushed water toward the shoreline.
CNN’s Tyler Ory, Lauren Mascarenhas, Maria Aguilar Prieto, Nayeli Jaramillo-Plata, Isa Mudannayake and Alaa Elassar contributed to this report.
"Goodbye and good riddance," CNN meteorologist says as nor'easter loses strength
As the early season nor’easter begins to slowly lose its strength along the East Coast, “its presence is still known,” CNN meteorologist Derek Van Dam told CNN Newsroom Anchor Fredricka Whitfield on Sunday afternoon.
The nor’easter hit the state hard over the weekend with blinding rain coming in and out, flash flooding and wind gusts reaching up to 70 miles per hour, Van Dam said as the photojournalist accompanying him wiped large raindrops from the camera lens.
“We’re going to say goodbye and good riddance to the storm as it slowly turns off the East Coast in the coming days,” Van Dam said.
Even though parts of southern New England will see more wind and rain, Van Dam said, “The worst is behind us and that’s the good news.”
Yankees-Orioles game canceled amid projected rain and wind from weekend storm
Sunday’s New York Yankees game against the Baltimore Orioles in the Bronx was canceled due to lingering rain and wind on the forecast from a weekend nor’easter, the Yankees announced.
Because the Major League Baseball season ended Sunday and the outcome of the game would not have an effect on the postseason, it will not be rescheduled.
The Yankees are allowing ticket holders to exchange their tickets for a future regular season game at Yankee Stadium.
Thousands of flight disruptions as nor’easter continues to lash Northeast
The nor’easter continues to disrupt air travel across the US, with more than 4,000 flight delays and over 500 cancellations recorded nationwide today, as powerful winds and heavy rain hammer the region.
Boston Logan International Airport is bearing the brunt of the flight disruptions, with more than 300 delays and cancellations reported as of Sunday afternoon, according to FlightAware. The airport is also experiencing delays averaging about 3.5 hours due to wind, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
Other flight hubs are experiencing similar delays. At New York’s LaGuardia Airport, travelers can expect to be delayed by about 2.5 hours, while John F. Kennedy International Airport and Philadelphia International Airport are reporting slowdowns under an hour, according to the FAA.
Nantucket Memorial and Martha’s Vineyard airports in Massachusetts are also experiencing some flight disruptions.
American, United, Delta, Southwest and JetBlue are waiving change fees to various Northeast airports based on the forecast weather conditions for the region over the weekend.
Major airports included in the waiver are Boston Logan International Airport and New York’s LaGuardia Airport, among others.
This post has been updated with additional delays and cancellations.
Powerful nor’easter knocks out power in the Northeast
More than 80,000 customers were without power across the Northeastern US by Sunday afternoon, many of whom live in states beaten by harsh winds, sheets of rain and flash flooding.
More than 2,500 customers in New York City alone were without power as of Sunday morning, New York City Emergency Management said.
Poweroutage.us listed more than 27,100 customers in the dark in New York, about 23,200 in New Jersey, 21,200 in Connecticut, 6,100 in Maine, and over 4,600 in Pennsylvania.
More than 14,100 people were also without power in Hawaii as residents grapple with persistent winds and heavy rainfall this weekend from Hurricane Nolo.
This post has been updated with additional information.
Waters flood New Jersey family business for first time since Hurricane Sandy
As waters breached the blue-walled shop at the Surf City Marina in New Jersey on Saturday, Kenny Formica’s mind went straight to Hurricane Sandy. It was the only other time the boat dealership – run by his family since the 1980s – had ever flooded.
“We rarely get water in here, but this has just been something else,” Formica said of the intense nor’easter storm battering the Northeast this weekend. “Hurricane Sandy taught us that if the flooding is gonna happen, it’s gonna happen. You can’t stop it.”
The Surf City Marina sits on the western edge of Long Beach Island, overlooking Manahawkin Bay. Formica told CNN he was watching surveillance footage from his home on the mainland Saturday morning when he noticed water glistening where the shop’s rug should have been.
He called his dad, his business partner at the marina, and told him the damage to the shop and its docks was bound to be worse than they were anticipating.
“I don’t have the energy for the cleanup, let alone my dad. Here’s a guy who built the docks once originally from scratch, and rebuilt them again after Sandy,” Formica said. “He just can’t go through rebuilding them a third time.”
Formica had woken up Saturday to texts from worried customers and neighbors saying flooding in their area was worse than expected, and that he should check in on his marina.
“Given the time of year, our cash flow drops drastically as a seasonal marina, and now I’m gonna have to lay out tens of thousands of dollars to rip up carpet, replace inventory, rip up sheet rock,” he said.
But all he can do now is hope that Sunday’s forecast doesn’t bring compounding devastation, he said.
“I mean it’ll never be easy, but we keep going,” he said.
Formica added: “It’s the Shore. It’s resilient, it’s strong, it’ll always bounce back.”
CNN’s Nic Anderson contributed to this reporting.
Missing Long Island swimmer found safe
A swimmer who reportedly disappeared off the South shore of Long Island has been found safe, New York State Police announced Sunday.
Officials had earlier asked for the public’s help in identifying the person who was seen entering the ocean at Robert Moses State Park on Fire Island Saturday but was not seen returning.
A powerful nor’easter has hit coastal regions in New York and other Northeastern states this weekend, leading to dangerous conditions, injuries and one death.
After the plea for help identifying the Long Island swimmer gained widespread media attention, the swimmer got in touch with the agency, officials said in a news release Sunday afternoon, adding no further assistance from the public is needed.
Officials in several Northeast states urged people to stay out of the water during the storm, as heavy rain, strong winds and high tides made conditions unsafe.
North Carolina sends emergency ferries for residents stuck on Hatteras Island
North Carolina’s Department of Transportation has activated an emergency ferry service connecting the mainland to Hatteras Island, on the state’s Outer Banks, where residents were stuck after the storm left a crucial highway closed.
The storm brought intense winds and flooding to the Outer Banks, with some North Carolina residents experiencing power outages.
Officials declared a state of emergency on the island Saturday after access to Highway 12 was lost, leaving no access to or from the island.
Access to the island is now limited to residents and essential visitors.
A one-way trip off the island takes about two hours, according to Dare County. With limited ferry space, officials have warned travelers to expect long lines and significant delays.
High tide and powerful winds send sea spray over Nantasket Beach
Powerful northeast winds are whipping up sea foam and waves at Nantasket Beach in Hull, Massachusetts, as high tide pushes water toward the shoreline and sprays onlookers gathered along the beach.
New Jersey flooding prompted dozens of evacuations and rescues, governor says
New Jersey is “not out of the woods just yet,” after a powerful nor’easter brought heavy wind, rain and flooding to the state, New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill said Sunday.
More flooding could hit the state Sunday into Monday, the governor cautioned in a morning news conference.
The flooding forced dozens of people to evacuate their homes, Sherril said. Dozens more were rescued from cars and flooded roads, the governor said, urging residents to stay off the roads while flooding persists. There are 15 active road closures in place, she added.
Some coastal towns saw up to three inches of rain, with severe dune loss in Brigantine and Atlantic City.
While some residents remain without power, the governor said officials have restored service for nearly 180,000 people.
After declaring a state of emergency Friday in eight counties most likely to be affected by the severe weather, Sherrill said her team contacted 136 towns across the state’s 21 counties to ensure they have the resources to meet their needs.
Nor’easter washes up remains of likely 1884 shipwreck on Nantucket
A piece of Nantucket’s maritime history has resurfaced as a nor’easter batters the island with strong winds and rain.
Wooden wreckage believed to be from the Warren Sawyer, a schooner that wrecked off Nantucket in 1884, was spotted yesterday along the island’s south shore near Miacomet Beach, according to the Nantucket Current.
The large section of wreckage was found in the same area where pieces of the Warren Sawyer were uncovered in December 2022. The storm has caused significant erosion near Point of Breakers, also known as the sewer beds, according to the Current.
The Warren Sawyer was carrying cotton and scrap iron from New Orleans to Boston when it was blown off course by gale-force winds and ran aground on Dec. 22, 1884.
The crew was rescued by lifesavers from the Surfside Lifesaving Station, according to an account of the incident published in Nantucket’s Inquirer and Mirror newspaper in 1945.
Hundreds of flight disruptions as nor’easter lashes Northeast
The nor’easter continues to disrupt air travel across the US, with more than 2,000 flight delays and 330 cancellations recorded nationwide today, as powerful winds and heavy rain hammer the region.
Boston Logan International Airport is bearing the brunt of the flight disruptions, with at least 127 cancellations and 65 delays reported as of Sunday morning, according to FlightAware.
Nantucket Memorial and Martha’s Vineyard airports in Massachusetts are also experiencing some flight disruptions.
American, United, Delta, Southwest and JetBlue are waiving change fees to various Northeast airports based on the forecast weather conditions for the region over the weekend.
Major airports included in the waiver are Boston Logan International Airport and New York’s LaGuardia Airport, among others.
Where the storm is now
The nor’easter sits about 50 miles south of Long Island’s southern shore, and is bringing bands of moderate rain from Massachusetts to southern New Jersey and into the Mid-Atlantic.
The storm has already brought 2 to 4 inches of rain to parts of Massachusetts and 1 to 3 inches of rain to portions of eastern Long Island and New Jersey. Rain showers — which could be heavy at times — will continue on and off through Monday morning for New Jersey and the Mid-Atlantic, and until Tuesday morning for Massachusetts and southern New England.
Winds have been gusting between 40 to 50 mph across southern New England and New Jersey. Those are expected to continue through Sunday, weakening into the afternoon.
Coastal flooding is ongoing with this morning’s high tide but, in most areas, won’t be as significant as yesterday’s rounds of flooding. Minor to moderate flooding is likely from Virginia to eastern Massachusetts.
Where conditions stand this morning
Weather conditions will continue to improve throughout the day as the early season nor’easter weakens.
Rainy, breezy conditions will stick around until Monday morning for the mid-Atlantic, lasting until Tuesday morning for southern New England.
High tide is peaking this morning for the New Jersey coast. The worst remaining coastal flooding impacts are ongoing now and should begin improving over the next couple hours.
Tides are not equally timed between locations, so some areas — including the Long Island Sound side of New York City and eastern Massachusetts — will see coastal flooding resume closer to noon ET.
Minor flood threats will persist through Monday or even Tuesday as the storm weakens further and eventually exits the Northeast.
Swimmer disappeared off the south shore of Long Island
A swimmer disappeared after entering the ocean off the south shore of Long Island Saturday afternoon and police are asking for the public’s help in identifying him.
The swimmer, a white male wearing dark shorts, was seen entering the ocean water at Robert Moses State Park, the most western part of Fire Island, around 2:30 p.m. Saturday, New York State Police said. He was not seen exiting the water.
The storm’s center of rotation was about 100 miles south of Long Island late Saturday, with some parts of the region seeing 1 to 3 inches of rain.
Authorities are urging anyone who has a family member, friend, or acquaintance who may have been in the area at Robert Moses State Park to contact New York State Police at 631-756-3300 or the New York State Park Police at 631-321-3700.
A deadly nor'easter is still pounding the Northeast. Here's what to know
A strong nor’easter battering the East Coast with rain and wind has killed at least one person, left others injured and knocked out power to tens of thousands.
The storm’s center of rotation was about 50 miles south of Long Island early Sunday. The rain will come and go into Monday, and coastal flooding could return with the overnight high tides.
Here’s what to know:
- A death in Brooklyn: A New York City Housing Authority employee, 56-year-old Leighton Brown, was killed when a tree fell during the storm at the Cypress Hills Houses in Brooklyn, according to police and Mayor Zohran Mamdani. The housing authority called it a “tragic loss.”
- Rescues and flooding: In a separate incident, four people – including children ages 1 and 7, and two women – were hurt when a tree fell on a Brooklyn playground, police said. All four were taken to a hospital in stable condition. At the Jersey Shore, first responders pulled nine adults and a dog from flooded motel rooms, police said.
- Transportation chaos: More than 3,000 flights were delayed and nearly 450 canceled nationwide Saturday amid the storm, with Boston’s Logan International the hardest hit, according to FlightAware. As of early Sunday, there were already more than 200 delays and 200 cancellations tallied for the day.
- Tens of thousands without power: Wind gusts toppling trees and downing power lines left more than 82,000 customers across the Northeast in the dark as of early Sunday, according to PowerOutage.us.
- Battering rain and winds: The storm has dropped 2 to 4 inches of rain on southern Massachusetts and 1 to 3 inches on eastern Long Island and northeastern New Jersey, with more falling off and on into Monday. Gusts of 50 to 60 mph are still raking southern New England, and coastal flooding was expected with the overnight high tide, though most areas won’t top Saturday morning’s levels.
Nor'easter topples trees across Delaware County, cuts power
A massive tree crashed onto Michael Thompson’s home and vehicles in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, early Saturday morning as strong winds and rain lashed the region, WPVI reported. Thompson and his wife were asleep when it hit.
“We heard this big crash, a bang. Our house shook,” Thompson told WPVI. When his wife opened the bathroom door, they realized one wall was completely destroyed. “I said, ‘oh, there’s no wall. There’s no wall. The back wall, you can look right outside.’”
Crews spent the day cleaning and boarding up Thompson’s home.
“Sure, I’m upset… but everybody’s safe, thank God. We could always replace the house,” Thompson said.
In Nether Providence, a tree landed on two houses. Elsewhere in Delaware County, a broken utility pole in Chester shattered a car window, and an uprooted tree downed power lines in Drexel Hill, WPVI reported.
Jersey shore residents clean up between tides as Nor'easter floods home
Residents along the Jersey Shore spent Saturday cleaning up and hauling away debris between high tides as the nor’easter pushed floodwaters into homes and streets in Ocean City, New Jersey.
Nancy Pietras said she had about a foot of water on the first floor of her Ocean City home, CNN affiliate WPVI reported.
“My husband filled all these flood tubes up to keep it out of the garage,” she told WPVI. “They just floated away. So that was a waste of time. We just got to clean up all this muck.”
The floodwaters damaged cars and swept away trash cans, trailers and flower boxes, residents said. Several vehicles were left stuck in inundated streets.
“Since like 8 o’clock last night, it’s been really bad. We couldn’t get down our street,” Henry McBride of South Philadelphia told WPVI.
9 adults, 1 dog rescued from flooded motels in New Jersey, police say
Nine adults and one dog were rescued by first responders from flooded motels in New Jersey on Saturday morning as the early season nor’easter ravaged the US East Coast, according to the Egg Harbor Township Police Department.
Firefighters responded to the West Atlantic City neighborhood in Egg Harbor Township just after 9 a.m. to “check on the well-being of motel guests,” and found guests staying on the first floors of two motels were flooded by two to three feet of water, police said.
No injuries were reported, the agency said. Photos from the scene showed vehicles submerged and a high-water rescue vehicle driving through rising floodwaters.
Volunteer firefighters in nearby Bargaintown “subsequently responded with their high-water rescue vehicle, equipment, and firefighters to rescue nine adults and one canine from rooms; one adult was in a wheelchair,” the release said.
Those who were rescued were transported to a warming center in Egg Harbor Township, where they were provided relief by first responders, police said. They were then all “safely returned” to second-floor rooms, the agency said.
“When Bargaintown Volunteer Fire Company returned to double-check first floor rooms of the motels, a small fire was discovered in a room at the Travel Inn. The fire was extinguished,” Egg Harbor Township police said.
