Updated Oct 14, 2025 - Science

N.Y., N.J. streets flooded as nor'easter slams U.S. East Coast

Rebecca Falconer

A pink skeleton stands in a flooded street in front of a blue house with white awnings to the right and a beige house with white awnings and a white 2-car garage plus long grass to the left. — A flooded street caused by a nor'easter that hit Long Island, New York, on Oct. 13. Photo: Thomas Hengge/Anadolu via Getty Images

A days-long powerful, deadly storm was slamming the U.S. East Coast with heavy rains, coastal flooding and gusty winds into early Tuesday.

The big picture: The nor'easter that lashed the Carolinas over the weekend continued to hit communities across the Northeast and New England, with flooded streets in New Jersey, New York City and the surrounding region, which were under states of emergency Sunday into Monday evening.

The extreme weather led to thousands of flight delays and hundreds of cancelations at airports across the Northeast — with the New York City area's LaGuardia Airport and Newark Liberty International Airport and Massachusetts' Boston Logan International Airport among those affected.

Zoom in: At least one death was reported in New York City, where officials said a 76-year-old Brooklyn woman was killed by a solar panel during the storm on Sunday, when winds peaked at an estimated 42 mph.

In Dartmouth, Massachusetts, a small plane crashed on Monday onto the median of Interstate 195 and killed two people, injuring another, though it was not immediately clear if the crash was related to the storm.
The crash caused travel delays in the area.

Meanwhile, one person was confirmed dead after the remnants of Typhoon Halong slammed western Alaska with flooding rains and hurricane-force winds over the weekend, causing multiple injuries.

Alaska State Troopers said on X Monday that the woman was found dead in Kwigillngok after search and rescue teams went to the community and also Kipnuk and rescued a total of 51 people and two dogs.

State of play: "Coastal flooding is ongoing across portions of the East Coast as a low pressure system in the western Atlantic brings persistent and strong onshore winds to coastal regions," per a Monday National Weather Service Forecast discussion.

"This combined with high astronomical tides could lead to additional beach erosion," it said.

"Rip currents and high surf also continue, along with scattered to widespread showers in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast. High winds are lessening already as the low starts to pull away, with only Wind Advisories left for Cape Cod and Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket."
Coastal flood alerts continued into Monday evening, but the NWS noted many would expire as the potential for hazardous conditions decreased.

Between the lines: "Extreme precipitation events have increased in frequency and intensity in the U.S. and across many regions of the world since the 1950s," per environmental nonprofit the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions.

In photos: Nor'easter pummels East Coast

A man wearing a "I <3 NY" rain cover over his blue jeans grimaces as he walks past cars in front of a blue bridge and brownstone buildings (R). A person in a similar white rain cover stands next to umbrellas to the left. — People walk through Brooklyn, N.Y., in the rain as New York City experiences wind and rain associated with a nor'easter storm moving through the region on October 13. Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images

A person in a gray raincoat and white sneakers looks at their phone while sitting on a sidewalk in Wall Street as a small, white dog with a red raincoat with multicolored drop shapes passed during the rain in New York. — A person sits on a sidewalk on Wall Street during the rain in New York on Oct. 13, as a nor'easter brings coastal flooding and power outages to New York City and the Tri-State area. Photo: Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images

Tweet from Monmouth County Sheriff showing four images: rough ocean waves, wet street with red barricades, sandbags outside storefront, and flooded road with emergency vehicle, warning about storm flooding. — Screenshot: Monmouth County Sheriff's Office, N.J./X

Two red cars drive down a flooded street filled with brown and white apartments and surrounded by brown power lines in Avalon, New Jersey, on Oct. 12. — A powerful nor'easter brings coastal flooding to the Jersey Shore, with high tide sending water over docks and into streets in Avalon, New Jersey, on Oct. 12. Photo: Lokman Vural Elibol/Anadolu via Getty Images

Emergency shelter at Atlantic City Convention Center with rows of green cots and people resting, staffed by Department of Health and Human Service during nor'easter until Tuesday. — Screenshot: Atlantic City Government/X

Go deeper: Why flash floods like those in Texas and New York are becoming more common

Editor's note: This article has been updated with additional details throughout.

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N.Y., N.J. streets flooded as nor'easter slams U.S. East Coast

In photos: Nor'easter pummels East Coast

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