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Power outages increased in northeastern areas on Monday morning A severe storm Flooding lashed the region with rain and strong winds.
Heavy rain and wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph combined to knock out power to more than 300,000 customers from Virginia to New England. power cut. us. Connecticut, New Jersey, New York and Massachusetts were experiencing major outages early Monday.
As strong winds continue, power outages are expected throughout the morning, and restoration will be difficult as strong winds continue throughout Monday.
A dangerous morning commute unfolds across the Northeast. Flood warnings now extend from Maryland to Maine, with parts of several states under warnings for dangerous flash flooding.
Get up to speed:
- What’s happening now: Heavy rains trigger flash flooding problems from Pennsylvania and New Jersey to New York and southern New England. Widespread winds of 40 to 50 mph are expected from New York City to Maine.
- Air: Winds will continue to be strong near the coast from New York through southern New England into Monday afternoon. Breezy conditions will persist in these areas Monday afternoon, but gusty winds will change in Maine Monday afternoon and continue into Monday night.
- Heavy rain: Heavy rain will develop across New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New York by Monday afternoon, but will continue throughout New England throughout the day.
- Coastal Flooding: Coastal flood warnings extend from the Mid-Atlantic to the Northeast. Strong winds are driving water ashore and significant coastal flooding is possible in some areas.
New Yorkers may find themselves ankle-deep in floodwaters in some low-lying areas, with about 1 foot of flooding expected.
The National Weather Service in New York City said minor to moderate urban flooding could occur in areas of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, particularly in areas with poor drainage. Low-rise buildings such as first floors, basements and basements are particularly at risk, it said.
Significant coastal flooding is also possible in southern New England, where waterways could rise to unseen levels in parts of Rhode Island. For more than 30 years.
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Cars get stuck in flood waters on the River St in Paterson, NJ on Monday, December 18, 2023.
More than 15 million people from the Carolinas to Maine were under a high wind warning Monday morning. The National Weather Service warned that hurricane-force winds could make travel difficult, particularly in southern Connecticut, southeastern New York and parts of Boston.
Officials warned that these strong winds could bring down trees and power lines, as well as damage or blow away outdoor holiday decorations in some parts of the region.
The storm wreaked havoc across the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic over the weekend, triggering dangerous flooding in eastern South Carolina and prompting a hurricane watch covering more than 1 million people in North Carolina. At its peak.
The storm system will begin to move away from the northeast Monday evening, but its effects will linger, the weather service said.
“Although the major storm will begin moving out of the northeast Monday evening, the storm’s larger circulation will sweep across the entire eastern United States with very hazy conditions,” the weather service said.
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Lance Kreitzer, 21, waits in his kayak as fire and rescue workers work to help residents of a flooded road on December 17 in St. Petersburg, Florida.
The storm began moving up the coast on Saturday, passing much of Florida and crossing the southeast coast on Sunday, pummeling coastal communities with powerful winds and sometimes record rainfall.
A flash flood emergency was issued by the National Weather Service on Sunday for water rescues in eastern Georgetown County, South Carolina, south of Myrtle Beach. The regional weather service said It has also received Reports indicate that power poles have fallen, trees have fallen on houses and buildings have been damaged in the area.
About 40 miles south of Myrtle Beach, Georgetown received nearly a foot of rain, the weather service said.
The state has seen several record rainfalls, including 3.86 inches in downtown Charleston, the last time 1.18 inches was recorded in 1923.
CNN’s Sarah Tonks and Nooran Salahi contributed to this report.
