US-WEATHER-NOR'EASTER A person takes pictures along the coastline as waves pound the shore during a nor'easter in Scituate, Massachusetts, on September 26, 2026. (Photo by Joseph Prezioso / AFP via Getty Images)
A powerful nor’easter continued to batter the northeastern United States on Sunday, creating dangerous conditions for the millions of people in its path as floodwaters rose in some areas and strong winds toppled trees and damaged homes.
Big picture view:
The storm took a deadly turn Saturday after a 56-year-old housing authority worker in New York City was struck by a falling tree.
Elsewhere, the pounding storm has dumped several inches of rain on some parts of the area since Friday alone, raising significant concerns about flooding. In some portions of Long Island, for example, residents have been warned to brace for up to three feet of floodwaters.
Local perspective:
For many, the flooding problems extend beyond the buckets of rain that are still falling. Every high tide brings a new surge of flooding. As her garage in the New Jersey beach town of Sea Bright sat filled with about a foot of water, Caroline Verinius told the Associated Press, "It’s not like a one-time occurrence. It’s getting wet again and again."
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By the numbers:
The number of customers who were left without power Sunday during the storm was well over 100,000, the Associated Press reported, citing PowerOutage.us figures. At Logan International Airport in Boston, where wind gusts were reaching 40 mph, more than 250 flights were canceled, as were flights from smaller airports along the coast.
Dig deeper:
Further to the south, drone footage captured in Rodanthe, North Carolina, shows the effects of the high water, even in a place built to withstand flooding.
The video, captured by Jenni Koontz of Epic Shutter Photography, shows the high tide whipsawing the coastline. Houses sitting along the water's edge and exposed sandbags betrayed the erosion caused by the storm, she wrote in her post.
Earlier in the week, North Carolina Emergency Management had warned of 15-foot waves and ongoing beach erosion in the area, and predicted the conditions would last through the weekend.
What's next:
The stretch of coastline from northern New Jersey to southern New England was expected to experience the worst conditions on Sunday as the storm continued to weaken. A lead forecaster with the National Weather Service in College Park, Maryland, Bob Oravec predicted that tidal flooding would last through Sunday night’s high tide cycles.
The Source: Information for this article was taken from FOX Weather, FOX5 in New York, the National Weather Service, and the Associated Press. This story was reported from Orlando.