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‘Significant’ nor’easter brings high winds and heavy rain to US east coast
The Guardian • • nation
Key Points:
- A significant early-season nor’easter is impacting New England with high winds, heavy rain, and coastal flooding, threatening to disrupt weekend plans for up to 40 million people across multiple US states.
- The storm is bringing winds of 40-60 mph along the coast from New Jersey to Maine, with gusts up to 80 mph near Montauk, New York, and is expected to cause beach erosion, power outages, and flight cancellations.
- Rainfall forecasts include up to 8 inches in southeastern Massachusetts and up to 2 inches in Boston and New York City, with warnings for residents to prepare as they would for a tropical storm.
- In the Pacific, three hurricanes—Nolo, Odalys, and Polo—are active, with Nolo threatening Hawaii with catastrophic flooding and mudslides despite not making landfall.
- Hurricane Polo, a rapidly intensified category 5 storm, remains offshore Mexico with life-threatening surf and flooding expected, while Odalys, a category 4 hurricane, is forecast to stay at sea with minimal land impact.
