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Powerful storm pummels northeast US with rain and high winds

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France-Presse, A. (2026, September 26). Powerful storm pummels northeast US with rain and high winds. South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3368922/powerful-storm-pummels-northeast-us-rain-and-high-winds?utm_source=rss_feed

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South China Morning Post · collected 2026-09-26 · by Agence France-Presse

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An unusually powerful nor'easter storm hit the northeastern United States on Saturday, affecting cities like New York, Boston, and Philadelphia with heavy rain and strong winds. The storm caused hundreds of flight cancellations and left tens of thousands without power. Authorities warned of potential major flooding and road closures due to multiple high tide cycles expected through the weekend, urging residents in low-lying coastal areas to prepare for significant inundation and possible damage to homes and businesses.
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A powerful nor'easter is hitting the East Coast of the United States, affecting millions from North Carolina to Maine, and possibly disrupting flights along the Northeast coast. The storm started impacting North Carolina's Outer Banks on Thursday, causing water surges that washed out parts of the main highway connecting barrier islands. By Saturday through Monday, windy rain showers will intermittently affect areas from New Jersey to Maine, with wind gusts up to 40 to 50 mph recorded along the Mid-Atlantic coast and moving north by the weekend. Higher totals of 2-to-6 inches of rain are expected from New Jersey to Boston and Long Island, New York, leading to potential coastal flooding, large waves, and beach erosion in these regions.

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Powerful storm pummels northeast US with rain and high winds An unusually strong nor’easter is threatening to bring flooding and road closures to New York, Boston and Philadelphia Heavy rain and strong winds battered the northeastern US on Saturday as an unusually powerful autumn storm intensified, forcing the cancellation of hundreds of flights and leaving tens of thousands of people without power.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-26
🔮 “This storm is expected to bring major coastal flooding to the mid-Atlantic coast over multiple high tide cycles through the weekend,” the National Weather Service said in its latest forecast.
2026-09-26 · South China Morning Post
Powerful storm pummels northeast US with rain and high winds · assertive framing

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Powerful storm pummels northeast US with rain and high winds An unusually strong nor’easter is threatening to bring flooding and road closures to New York, Boston and Philadelphia Heavy rain and strong winds battered the northeastern US on Saturday as an unusually powerful autumn storm intensified, forcing the cancellation of hundreds of flights and leaving tens of thousands of people without power. asserted
storm → pummel → power
New York, Boston and Philadelphia were all in the firing line of the “nor'easter” – so labelled for its northeasterly winds – as authorities warned of potential major flooding and road closures. asserted
authorities → label → flooding
“This storm is expected to bring major coastal flooding to the mid-Atlantic coast over multiple high tide cycles through the weekend,” the National Weather Service said in its latest forecast. asserted
Service → expect → forecast
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