Nor’easter Brings Flooding, Outages and Festival Cancellation

A slow-moving, weakening nor’easter brought heavy rain, strong winds, dangerous surf and coastal flooding across the East Coast, with additional high-tide flooding possible through Monday. On North Carolina’s Outer Banks, overwash breached a dune at Pea Island and damaged or undermined about 500 feet of NC 12 near Rodanthe, closing the road with no reopening estimate; ferry services in Virginia and to Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard were disrupted. New Jersey communities reported road closures, downed trees and severe beach and dune erosion, while Delaware officials reported beach damage and water washing over dunes; flooding also affected low-lying New York City roads, and a downed power line closed the westbound Route 37 bridge over Barnegat Bay. More than 100,000 customers across the Northeast and mid-Atlantic were without power at one point, including customers in Maine and New Hampshire, and emergency declarations or measures were in effect in New York City, Long Island and eight New Jersey counties. The storm postponed an AC/DC concert at MetLife Stadium and led organizers to cancel the three-day Oceans Calling Festival in Ocean City, Maryland. Officials warned of further flooding, beach erosion and travel disruptions, urged people to heed local warnings and check road conditions, and said lingering rain and coastal flood concerns in New Jersey could continue into Monday before drier weather and a midweek warm-up.