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Nor'easter brings flooding, power outages across US Northeast, over 400 flights canceled

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Ammon News - A strong nor'easter hitting the US East Coast ​from Washington, D.C., to Maine this weekend forced airlines ‌to cancel over 400 flights and knocked out power to more than 100,000 homes and businesses at one point on Saturday.

More than 73,000 homes ​and businesses remained without power in Connecticut, New York, Massachusetts, ​New Jersey, Rhode Island and Pennsylvania as of 9:37 ⁠p.m. ET (0137 GMT) on Saturday, according to power outage tracker ​PowerOutage.com.

New York and Connecticut each had more than 20,000 without power.

Four ​states — Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey — had more than 100,000 combined outages earlier in the day.

NJ.com reported floods in areas of New Jersey ​from Bergen County in the north down to Cape May ​County at the state's southern tip, with voluntary evacuations in some Jersey Shore ‌communities. ⁠MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford announced that rock band AC/DC's Friday concert was postponed until October 2.

Flight tracker FlightAware said 445 flights on Saturday involving US airports had been canceled and 3,016 ​flights delayed as ​of 9:50 p.m. ⁠ET (0150 GMT).

The US National Weather Service said the strong nor'easter will bring coastal flooding, rip currents, ​strong wind gusts and heavy rain to the ​Mid-Atlantic and ⁠New England regions through Monday.

The governors of New York and New Jersey on Friday declared states of emergency in counties expected to ⁠see ​the worst of the storm, including New ​York City. Connecticut's governor activated the state's Emergency Operations Center.

Reuters




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