Powerful Nor'easter Slowly Pulls Away From Northeast After Deadly Flooding

A powerful nor'easter continues to batter the Northeast into Monday, bringing coastal flooding, strong winds and heavy rain that have already knocked out power to more than 130,000 customers and left one person dead in Brooklyn, though conditions are expected to improve as the storm gradually pulls away.

Coastal Flooding and Power Outages Hit the Jersey Shore Hardest

The storm moved onshore near Barnegat Light, New Jersey, Sunday morning, following a weekend of destructive coastal flooding along the Jersey Shore. Sunday morning's high tide brought the worst flooding for much of New Jersey and New York, with strong onshore winds inundating low-lying coastal areas with several feet of water and prompting water rescues in Sea Bright, New Jersey, where multiple vehicles stalled.

More than 130,000 customers lost power as the storm battered the region, and a falling tree killed one person in Brooklyn. Travel delays topped four hours at some airports as the storm parked itself over the Northeast.

Back bay flooding remains a concern from the central New Jersey coast south through coastal Maryland heading into Monday, with a couple more high tide cycles still ahead. "The good news is that each successive high tide will have lower water levels than the previous," AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Brett Anderson said.

Another Round of Rain Moves Through Before Skies Clear

Rain diminished across much of the mid-Atlantic late Sunday morning, but another round is expected to move onshore through Monday morning from Long Island to Maine, raising the risk of renewed flooding in areas that already received heavy rainfall.

Storm total rainfall of 1 to 2 inches is expected from the Delmarva Peninsula to central Maine, with 2 to 4 inches from southern Delaware through New York City and much of Connecticut into far southern Maine. A corridor of 4 to 8 inches is expected along the coast from Atlantic City to Boston, where heavier bands are moving onshore, with an isolated maximum of 13 inches possible.

What's Next

Conditions are expected to improve significantly by late Monday, with most wind and coastal flooding impacts ending as offshore winds weaken and limit further coastal flooding. Residual flooding will still be possible right along the coast where water drains slowly. Lingering showers are expected from New Jersey north through much of New England, though widespread flooding isn't anticipated. Skies are expected to clear from south to north, with Philadelphia and New York City turning dry by around sunset Monday, while only a few showers linger across Maine into Tuesday.

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