Nor'easter floods New Jersey roads, knocks out power and cancels flights
A powerful nor'easter has flooded streets in coastal New Jersey, left tens of thousands without electricity and forced numerous flight cancellations across the Northeast.
The nor'easter sweeping the U.S. Northeast has caused coastal flooding in New Jersey towns such as Surf City, where streets are submerged and homes are affected, and Manasquan, where roadways are also underwater. More than 70,000 electricity customers remain without power as gale-force winds topple trees and damage lines. Flight operations at Boston, Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard airports have been heavily disrupted, with airlines offering fee waivers for affected travelers.
Mayors Mike Mangan and Brian Kelly report rising water levels that could reach six feet and advise voluntary evacuations, while the National Weather Service predicts repeated high-tide flooding through the weekend. Wind gusts are expected to hit 60 mph along the Mid-Atlantic coast, raising concerns about additional tree damage and power outages.
Why it matters
The storm threatens widespread flooding, power loss and travel disruptions for millions in the densely populated Northeast.
How this story developed
- Sep 10 Atlantic hurricane season sets record with no storms reaching hurricane strength
- Sep 21 The system, now classified as a hurricane, is positioned about 270 miles south-southeast of Manzanillo and 190 miles south-southwest of Zihuatanejo, with sustained winds of 80 mph. Forecasts suggest it could reach major-hurricane strength by Tuesday and maintain a trajectory offshore while dumping 4-8 inches of rain across Guerrero and Michoacan through Thursday. Tourist hubs such as Acapulco, Puerto Vallarta and Guadalajara may experience rough seas and gusty conditions, and the moisture could trigger flash-flood threats in the U.S. Southwest later in the week.
- Sep 23 Polo intensified to Category 5 with maximum sustained winds of 175 mph.
- Sep 24 Authorities opened shelters and deployed thousands of military and Red Cross personnel to assist affected communities.
- Sep 26 A disturbance east of Bermuda now shows a measurable chance of developing into a tropical cyclone.
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