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Storm That Roared Through the South Sweeps Into the Northeast Storm That Roared Through the South Sweeps Into the Northeast
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The storm that devastated parts of the South over the weekend swept into the Northeast on Monday with heavy wind and rain, causing flooding and disrupting transit in some areas. The storm that devastated parts of the South over the weekend swept into the Northeast with heavy wind and rain, causing flooding and disrupting transit.
“It has all the aspects of what a strong nor’easter would have — a lot of wind with it, some heavier rain,” Bruce Sullivan, a meteorologist with National Weather Service, said early Monday evening. Wind speeds of more than 60 miles per hour in New Jersey and nearly 50 miles per hour in parts of New York had city officials urging caution on Monday, but the wind tapered down significantly by Tuesday morning.
By Monday night, winds had reached peak speeds of more than 60 miles per hour in New Jersey and nearly 50 miles per hour in parts of New York. “It has all the aspects of what a strong nor’easter would have — a lot of wind with it, some heavier rain,” Bruce Sullivan, a meteorologist with National Weather Service, said Monday evening.
“Take it seriously,” Mayor Bill de Blasio of New York said on NY1. “With that kind of wind alone, you could have trees falling down.” On the Jersey Shore, flooding had closed some roadways. In Asbury Park, N.J., limbs from trees littered the streets on Tuesday morning.
Residents of Staten Island, in particular, should be careful, he added. Sam Patel, owner of a Welsh Farms convenience store, said the electricity went out a few times Monday night but came back on within five minutes. The wind also ripped off the downspout from his gutter, which he fastened back on with duct tape.
One to two inches of rainfall are also expected for the region, with up to three inches possible in some areas. New York City and its surrounding areas are under a flood watch, and much of the greater area is facing coastal flood warnings. “All day the gusts were just like the classic hurricane type; you could hear the rattling of the gutters, the hissing,” he said.
Central Pennsylvania and southern New York may see six or more inches of snow, but the Interstate 95 corridor will most likely be spared from snowfall, Mr. Sullivan said. What spared the area, he said, was that the rain was not particularly heavy.
Passengers at the region’s three major airports faced long delays. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey warned that some flights may be canceled. Some New Jersey school districts were closed or had delayed opening on Tuesday.
The weather forced the suspension of AirTrain service at Newark Liberty International Airport at 1 p.m.; buses ran in its place. As the sun rose in Lindenhurst on Long Island, so did the water on Pecan Street. The canal residents use for fishing and crabbing in the summer quickly turned into a river. Curbs disappeared.
New Jersey Transit and Amtrak temporarily suspended service along some lines earlier in the day because of downed power lines. Both had resumed service by 6 p.m. New Jersey Transit buses were delayed up to 60 minutes in some areas because of flooding and road closures. At 7:20 Tuesday morning, the flooding on Pecan Street was about six inches deep.
Two low-pressure systems were contributing to the storm, Mr. Sullivan said. One, from the south, was weakening as another, moving in from off the coast of the Delmarva Peninsula, was gaining strength. And the water was frigid — the kind of cold that burns your feet as it fills your rain boots.
Rain was expected to move into southern New England overnight Monday, the National Weather Service reported. The region was expected to get up to three inches of rain by the time the storm pulls away. A flood watch was lifted early Tuesday.
Photos and videos shared on social media showed some flooding on Monday at the Hoboken Terminal, one of the New York area’s busiest transportation hubs.
Passengers at the region’s three major airports faced long delays and some cancellations on Monday.
The weather forced the suspension of AirTrain service at Newark Liberty International Airport at 1 p.m. on Monday; buses ran in its place.
New Jersey Transit and Amtrak temporarily suspended service along some lines on Monday because of downed power lines. Both had resumed service by 6 p.m. New Jersey Transit buses were delayed up to 60 minutes in some areas because of flooding and road closures.
Two low-pressure systems contributed to the storm, Mr. Sullivan said. One, from the south, was weakening as another, moved in from off the coast of the Delmarva Peninsula.
Tornadoes and thunderstorms over the weekend were blamed for at least 20 deaths in the Deep South, including at least 15 in Georgia, according to The Associated Press. Dozens of people were injured.Tornadoes and thunderstorms over the weekend were blamed for at least 20 deaths in the Deep South, including at least 15 in Georgia, according to The Associated Press. Dozens of people were injured.