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

By Reuters News

By Scott DiSavino and Lewis Krauskopf

NEW YORK, Sept 26 (Reuters) - 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 68,000 homes and businesses remained without power in New Jersey, Connecticut, New York and Pennsylvania as of 6:07 p.m. ET (2207 GMT) on Saturday, according to power outage tracker PowerOutage.com. That is down from more than 119,000 customers earlier in the day.

  • New York had more than 31,000 without power, while Connecticut and New Jersey each had more than 12,000.

  • PSEG Long Island said as of 5 p.m. ET (2100 GMT) the severe weather was affecting 13,212 electric customers across Long Island and the Rockaways, adding that the storm brought down trees, branches and wires. The company said it has already restored power to more than 45,100 customers affected by the storm since Friday morning.

  • Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation in New York state said as of 4 p.m. ET crews were working to restore power to more than 19,000 homes and businesses, with the hardest-hit areas in parts of Ulster County. The utility expects restoration efforts to continue into Sunday.

  • 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 439 flights involving US airports have been canceled and 2,459 flights delayed as of 6:13 p.m. ET (2213 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.

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