Severe Nor’easter Hits New Jersey with Flooding and 74-Mile-Per-Hour Gusts

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A strong nor’easter has impacted New Jersey, New York, and the broader Northeast region, causing coastal flooding, substantial rainfall, and destructive winds before slowly diminishing. Over 200,000 customers in seven states experienced power outages on Sunday afternoon, with Surf City, New Jersey, registering a maximum wind gust of 74 mph. Rainfall amounts ranging from 4 to 8 inches are anticipated along certain areas of the Northeast coastline, with AccuWeather’s Local StormMax indicating up to 13 inches. Significant improvements in weather conditions are expected by Monday, although lingering coastal flooding and rain showers may persist.  Disclosure: This video contains stock footage and content created or enhanced using Al-assisted tools. ai-generated

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00:00a powerful nor'easter-battered parts of the northeast, with flooding, heavy rain, and damaging

00:05winds. The storm moved onshore near Barnegat Light, New Jersey, on Sunday morning. Coastal

00:10flooding was especially severe across parts of New Jersey and New York. Several roads and homes

00:15were inundated, prompting water rescues in some areas. More than 200,000 customers across seven

00:22states were without power Sunday afternoon. The strongest wind gust reached 74 miles per hour

00:27in Surf City, New Jersey. Winds of up to 40 miles per hour were still expected along the coast.

00:34Another round of heavy rain was forecast from Long Island to Maine. Rainfall totals of 48 inches were

00:40expected along parts of the northeast coast. AccuWeather's local Stormax rainfall forecast

00:45reached 13 inches. Conditions are expected to improve significantly by midday Monday. However,

00:51lingering coastal flooding and showers could continue as the storm pulls away. Disclosure.

00:56This video contains stock footage and content created or enhanced, using AI-assisted tools.

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