Nor'easter brings strong winds, coastal flooding and high waves to East Coast
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. Late Friday night, a weather station in Surf City, New Jersey, reported a wind gust of 74 mph. Other stations along the Jersey Shore have reported wind gusts of 60 mph or more. Tidal flood waters peaked at…
A powerful nor'easter, expected to hit the East Coast over the weekend, is currently located approximately 200 miles east of the Delmarva Peninsula. The storm is gradually shifting northward as it moves on Saturday morning.
On Friday night, a weather station in Surf City, New Jersey, recorded wind gusts reaching 74 mph. Additional stations along the Jersey Shore have measured wind gusts of 60 mph or higher. Rising coastal waters have peaked at moderate levels of flooding, and are anticipated to increase once again ahead of the high tide expected to arrive around 8 a.m. on Saturday as waves of 16 feet or more have been reported by buoys situated offshore of the Jersey Shore and southern New England.
Coastal flood warnings are still active from eastern Virginia to southern Maine, encompassing locations such as Virginia Beach, Philadelphia, New York City, New London in Connecticut, Providence in Rhode Island, and Boston. It is possible that the area from southern Chesapeake Bay to the Jersey Shore and up to Raritan Bay will experience flooding ranging from minor to major levels during the high tide on Saturday morning.
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