New Jersey declares state of emergency as nor'easter approaches

A nor'easter churned its mode up the East Coast connected Sunday, with New Jersey declaring a authorities of exigency and immoderate airports posting delays and cancellations successful beforehand of anticipated coastal flooding, and beardown winds, arsenic different tempest strategy struck farther southbound with dense rainfall and flooding.

“The top effects are going to beryllium the coastal flooding potential, particularly for areas from northeastern North Carolina northward to overmuch of the New Jersey coast,” said meteorologist Bob Oravec with the National Weather Service successful College Park, Maryland.

Heavy rainfall besides was forecast for southeast New England, the New York City area, and immoderate has fallen successful coastal sections of South Carolina, Oravec said.

In North Carolina’s Outer Banks, an country that’s seen important tempest harm this season, water overwash was starting to travel crossed Highway 12 astatine a motel adjacent Buxton, the Dare County Sheriff’s Office posted online Sunday. The bureau urged travelers to beryllium cautious and enactment spot owners connected alert arsenic precocious tide approached.

All of New Jersey has been nether a authorities of exigency since Saturday night. It's expected to past into Monday, authorizing the state's exigency services unit to beryllium activated arsenic necessary.

Parts of the authorities are forecast to acquisition mean to large coastal flooding, inland flash flooding, winds up to 60 mph (97 kph), up to 5 inches (about 13 centimeters) of rainfall and precocious surf, perchance causing formation erosion. Some volunteers were putting sandbags astatine beaches.

The National Weather Service placed New York City, Long Island and confederate Westchester County nether a coastal flood informing and upwind advisory done astatine slightest Monday afternoon. Coastal areas of suburban Long Island could spot flooding, with up to 3 inches (about 8 centimeters) of rainfall and lashing winds expected, the upwind work said.

Wind gusts of much than 30 mph (48 kph) were already being recorded successful the portion connected Sunday morning.

Utilities successful the country person added much than 1,600 workers to respond to the storm.

“With precocious upwind warnings and flood risks, staying alert, vigilant and taking steps to hole is important for everyone's safety,” New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said successful a statement.

Some formation delays and cancellations were announced successful airports from Washington, D.C. to Boston.

The tempest was expected to determination retired by Monday night.

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Associated Press reporters Julie Walker and Michael Hill contributed to this story.