A powerful east coast storm cut off power to over 100,000 Americans early Monday morning.
According to the New York Post, 55,000 people were without power in New York, 51,000 people lost power in New Jersey, and 82,000 suffered from outages in Connecticut.
Winds up to 55 mph accompanied the storm and a flood watch was issued to remain in effect throughout Monday until 6 p.m. in New York.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul posted on X, formerly Twitter, about the storm early Monday, stating, “Heavy rain [and] high winds are continuing to impact the Hudson Valley, New York City, [and] Long Island.”
Heavy rain & high winds are continuing to impact the Hudson Valley, New York City, & Long Island.
— Governor Kathy Hochul (@GovKathyHochul) December 18, 2023
State crews & utility workers are working to clear roads & restore power as quickly as possible.
Please avoid travel if you can, & remember to never drive on flooded roads.
“State crews & utility workers are working to clear roads & restore power as quickly as possible. Please avoid travel if you can, & remember to never drive on flooded roads,” she added.
Some streets were flooding in Brooklyn, NY, Monday morning as a powerful storm made its way up the East Coast. #nywx pic.twitter.com/F4YiRy45Xa
— FOX Weather (@foxweather) December 18, 2023
Fox Weather posted footage of flooding in Brooklyn and “Today” posted that 59 million people were impacted by the storm, which worked its way up the East coast.
A massive storm system is impacting 59 million people across the East Coast with heavy rain and strong winds. TODAY’s @alroker tracks the latest forecast and where snow is expected. pic.twitter.com/ztEkHPicck
— TODAY (@TODAYshow) December 18, 2023
“CBS Mornings” posted video footage of the massive rainfall and flooding.
A dangerous storm caused extensive flooding along the East Coast from Florida to South Carolina, bringing a tornado, torrential rain and damaging winds.
— CBS Mornings (@CBSMornings) December 18, 2023
The storm system is now battering the Northeast. https://t.co/TgrMJ5taBb pic.twitter.com/skkXuUtKR3
This was captioned, “A dangerous storm caused extensive flooding along the East Coast from Florida to South Carolina, bringing a tornado, torrential rain and damaging winds.”
The Herald Diary also shared video footage of flooding in South Carolina. The outlet reported, “Perilous flooding struck the Charleston, South Carolina, area on Sunday as a formidable storm system advanced northward along the East Coast.”
Perilous flooding struck the Charleston, South Carolina area on Sunday as a formidable storm system advanced northward along the East Coast.pic.twitter.com/VyRKq0RVIa
— 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐝 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐫𝐲 (@TheHeraldDiary) December 18, 2023
The NYS Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Services posted a warning in response to a New York State Thruway Authority message regarding flooding in the lower Hudson Valley.
There are several road closures due to flooding throughout the state today. Please avoid travel if you can and remember to never drive on flooded roads.
— NYS Div. of Homeland Security & Emergency Services (@NYSDHSES) December 18, 2023
For the latest travel conditions and road closures in your area visit https://t.co/3S0JtINbFT. https://t.co/E5VrXB3EPH
It said, “There are several road closures due to flooding throughout the state today. Please avoid travel if you can and remember to never drive on flooded roads.”
