On Thursday morning, a powerful Nor'easter made its way to New England and resulted in the flooding of their coastline, heavy rains, and strong winds. Thousands of residents were left powerless as many trees tumbled over cars, roads, and streets. Wind gusts reached as high as 60 mph. In addtion to this, it was reported that around 10,000 people in Massachusetts were left powerless due to the storm. This was the highest amount of people that the state has experienced without power. It was also reported that New York's Long Island was left without power for more than 10,000 on Wednesday night. Experts believe that the nor'easter will remain off the coast of New England, bringing heavy rain to the northeast side instead. The coasts of Maine, New Hampshire and northeastern Massachusetts could also see some flooding and possibly beach erosion. About 4,000 of Maine's resident shave also been left without power. Schools in Massachusetts have already closed due to the weather which is probably the safest thing to do since water rescue missions were necessary in the Boston area on Wednesday night because drivers could not handle the flooded roadways. On the bright side, no injuries have been reported and we can only hope that it remains this while until the storm passes.
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Link: http://www.wunderground.com/news/noreaster-new-england-mid-atlantic-20141023
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