{"id":219739,"date":"2025-10-12T18:25:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-12T18:25:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/219739\/"},"modified":"2025-10-12T18:25:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-12T18:25:07","slug":"approaching-noreaster-prompts-state-of-emergency-in-new-jersey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/219739\/","title":{"rendered":"Approaching nor’easter prompts state of emergency in New Jersey"},"content":{"rendered":"

A nor\u2019easter<\/a> churned its way up the East Coast on Sunday, washing out roads and prompting air travel delays as heavily populated areas of the Northeast braced for excessive rain, lashing winds and coastal flooding.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe greatest effects are going to be the coastal flooding potential, especially for areas from northeastern North Carolina northward to much of the New Jersey coast,\u201d said meteorologist Bob Oravec with the National Weather Service in College Park, Maryland. <\/p>\n

Heavy rain also was forecast for southeast New England, the New York City area, and some has fallen in coastal sections farther down the coast, Oravec said. <\/p>\n

In North Carolina\u2019s Outer Banks, an area that\u2019s seen significant storm damage this season, ocean overwash was starting to come across Highway 12 at a motel near Buxton, the Dare County Sheriff\u2019s Office posted online Sunday. The office urged travelers to be cautious and put property owners on alert as high tide approached.<\/p>\n

There were several road closures in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, as heavy rain overwhelmed the city\u2019s stormwater system.<\/p>\n

\u201cPlease be safe and stay home, if possible,\u201d Myrtle Beach officials posted on Facebook.<\/a><\/p>\n

All of New Jersey has been under a state of emergency since Saturday night. It\u2019s expected to last into Monday, authorizing the state\u2019s emergency services personnel to be activated as necessary. On Long Island, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman declared a state of emergency Sunday because of the chance high ocean waves may push water into bays and waterways.<\/p>\n

Parts of the state are forecast to experience moderate to major coastal flooding, inland flash flooding, winds up to 60 mph (97 kph), up to 5 inches (about 13 centimeters) of rain and high surf, potentially causing beach erosion. Some volunteers were putting sandbags at beaches. <\/p>\n

The National Weather Service placed New York City, Long Island and southern Westchester County under a coastal flood warning and wind advisory through at least Monday afternoon. Coastal areas of suburban Long Island could see flooding, with up to 3 inches (about 8 centimeters) of rain and lashing winds expected, the weather service said.<\/p>\n

Wind gusts of more than 30 mph (48 kph) were already being recorded in the region on Sunday morning.<\/p>\n

Utilities in the area have added more than 1,600 workers to respond to the storm. <\/p>\n

\u201cWith high wind warnings and flood risks, staying alert, vigilant and taking steps to prepare is crucial for everyone\u2019s safety,\u201d New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said in a statement. <\/p>\n

Some flight delays and cancellations were announced in airports from Washington, D.C. to Boston. <\/p>\n

The storm was expected to move out by Monday night. <\/p>\n

Also Sunday, high wind warnings remained in effect in parts of Alaska as the remnants of Typhoon Halong continued to move up the state\u2019s west coast. The storm was tracking farther east than previously forecast, pushing the strongest winds inland and reducing the risk of record-high water levels in the Norton Sound, according to the National Weather Service.<\/p>\n

\u2014-<\/p>\n

Associated Press reporters Julie Walker and Michael Hill contributed to this story. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A nor\u2019easter churned its way up the East Coast on Sunday, washing out roads and prompting air travel…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":219740,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[23,1927,123889,8731,123890,2000,3505,1679,793,28861,2001,3508,1997,2005,1999,3,2256,34470,795,21,19,22,20,25,24,2986],"class_list":["post-219739","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-united-states","tag-america","tag-ap-top-news","tag-bob-oravec","tag-boston","tag-bruce-blakeman","tag-connecticut","tag-district-of-columbia","tag-floods","tag-general-news","tag-kathy-hochul","tag-massachusetts","tag-nc-state-wire","tag-new-jersey","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-news","tag-north-carolina","tag-storms","tag-u-s-news","tag-united-states","tag-united-states-of-america","tag-unitedstates","tag-unitedstatesofamerica","tag-us","tag-usa","tag-weather"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/219739","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=219739"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/219739\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/219740"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=219739"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=219739"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=219739"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}