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New York braces for 6 inches of rain from nor'easter
Livemint··15h ago
A nor'easter may bring up to 6 inches of rain to New York City from late Friday and 50 mile-an-hour gusts in Manhattan, the National Weather Service said. Governor Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency in eight counties. Forecasters warned up to 2 feet of surge Saturday on a full-moon tide. FlightAware logged 226 US cancellations by 4:20 p.m.
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What It Means For You
- Travellers through New York area airports face cancellations; Boston's Logan saw many of the 226 US scrubbed flights.
- Coastal residents in the eight counties under Hochul's emergency order face flooding and power outage risks through Sunday.
- Ferry service near Boston was canceled ahead of high winds and large waves.
What's Happening
- Mayor Zohran Mamdani said city workers prepared for downed trees and clogged catch basins.
- Ed Sheeran's two Gillette Stadium concerts outside Boston were canceled.
- The Global Citizens Festival in Central Park and All Things Go NYC were also called off.
Storm timing along the US east coast
- The storm was already raising swells from the Mid-Atlantic to Maine before landfall.
- Meteorologist Jay Engle said the latest track increased risk to New York compared with earlier forecasts.
- Saturday morning high tide plus up to 2 feet of storm surge drove the coastal flood warning.
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