Nor’easter Flooding Triggers State Emergencies in New York and New Jersey
Nor'easter flooding swept through New Jersey's shore communities and parts of New York City on Saturday, forcing evacuation orders, downing trees and cutting power to tens of thousands of customers as a powerful coastal storm settled over the Northeast for a second consecutive day.
Governors in both states moved ahead of the storm's arrival. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency Friday covering Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester and New York City, warning of "dangerous coastal flooding, strong winds and potential power outages through the weekend." New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill placed eight counties, Atlantic, Burlington, Cape May, Cumberland, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean and Salem, under emergency status the same evening, telling residents to "take this storm seriously" and...