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Northeast lashed by nor'easter, with rain, wind and flooding

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Reiman, K. (2026, September 27). Northeast lashed by nor'easter, with rain, wind and flooding. ABC News (US). https://abcnews.com/US/northeast-lashed-noreaster-rain-wind-flooding/story?id=136794208

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ABC News (US) · collected 2026-09-27 · by Kyle Reiman

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A nor'easter brought heavy rain, wind gusts up to 50 mph, and flooding to the Northeast from Delaware to Massachusetts on Sunday. Coastal areas could see moderate tidal flooding, while inland parts face a "slight risk" of flash flooding with expected additional rainfall of 2 to 4 inches, possibly up to 7 inches in some southern New England spots. The storm is forecast to weaken by Monday evening and clear out of the region, leaving behind light rain and breezy conditions through Tuesday morning.
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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.

Written for “Nor'easter Hits East Coast” on 2026-10-31, grounded in this article and the 68 other(s) covering the same event.

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4 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 It's expected to become an even stronger hurricane and make a westward turn, with the center staying well south of the Hawaiian Islands.
🔮 Coastal areas from coastal Virginia up to Long Island, New York, could see moderate flooding later this morning, while southern New England will likely only crest up to minor coastal flooding.
🔮 The early-season nor’easter expected to arrive over the weekend is currently situated about 200 miles east of the Delmarva Peninsula and continues to slowly move north on Saturday morning.
🔮 The primary hazard from any severe thunderstorms that move through will be strong, potentially damaging wind gusts.
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Connecticut Delaware Long Island Massachusetts New York City

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Massachusetts GPE · 6× Delaware GPE · 3× Connecticut ORG · 2× Long Island GPE · 2× New Jersey GPE · 2× New York City GPE · 2× Dover GPE · 1× New York GPE · 1× Philadelphia ORG · 1× Virginia GPE · 1×

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Northeast lashed by nor'easter, with rain, wind and flooding Bands of heavy rain have been moving onshore from Delaware up to Massachusetts. Bands of heavy rain have been moving onshore from Delaware up to Massachusetts on Sunday morning amid a nor'easter.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-27
🔮 Coastal areas from coastal Virginia up to Long Island, New York, could see moderate flooding later this morning, while southern New England will likely only crest up to minor coastal flooding.
2026-09-27 · ABC News (US)
Northeast lashed by nor'easter, with rain, wind and flooding · assertive framing

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Northeast lashed by nor'easter, with rain, wind and flooding Bands of heavy rain have been moving onshore from Delaware up to Massachusetts. Bands of heavy rain have been moving onshore from Delaware up to Massachusetts on Sunday morning amid a nor'easter. asserted
Bands → lash → nor'easter
Parts of the Jersey Shore, as well as southeastern New England, have received up to 2 to 3 or more inches of rain over the last 24 hours. asserted
Parts → receive → hours
Another round of tidal flooding is also beginning as high tide rolls in on Sunday morning. asserted
tide → begin → morning
Coastal areas from coastal Virginia up to Long Island, New York, could see moderate flooding later this morning, while southern New England will likely only crest up to minor coastal flooding. uncertain
England → see → flooding
Coastal flood alerts remain up through Sunday evening for splash-over and minor to moderate coastal flooding during high tides on Sunday. asserted
alerts → remain → Sunday
Wind advisories remain up until later today from the Delmarva Peninsula up to central Massachusetts - including Dover, Delaware; Philadelphia; New York City; Hartford, Connecticut; and Worcester, Massachusetts -- for winds gusting up to 50 mph. asserted
advisories → remain → mph
High wind warnings remain up for the Jersey Shore, as well as parts of Connecticut until later today for winds gusting up to 50 mph or stronger. asserted
warnings → remain → winds
Winds that strong could knock down more trees and powerlines. uncertain
Winds → knock → trees
Inland flooding is also possible on Sunday from New Jersey up to eastern Massachusetts for rounds of heavy rain continuing today. asserted
flooding → continue → rain
Flood Watches have been issued for eastern Massachusetts and all of Rhode Island until Monday night for rounds of heavy rain. asserted
Watches → issue → rain
An additional 2 to 4 inches of rain can be expected for parts of coastal New Jersey up into New England through Monday. asserted
inches → expect → Monday
Rain and strong winds continue, with some areas seeing lingering coastal flooding as the nor'easter remains very close offshore to the Jersey Shore and Long Island. asserted
nor'easter → continue → Shore
By Sunday night, the nor'easter is expected to begin to weaken and break up, allowing the rain and winds to begin easing across much of the region. asserted
rain → expect → region
The nor'easter is forecast to begin on Monday to slowly track away from the coast and be out of the region by late Monday evening. asserted
nor'easter → forecast → evening
Parts of the region will still see lingering showers and breezy conditions through Monday evening, but not to the level we've seen this weekend. asserted
we → see → level
The rain begin to ease up for southern New England into the overnight. asserted
rain → begin → overnight
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