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Nor'easter floods Northeast, causing damage and outages.

A nor'easter killed a New York City Housing Authority worker in Brooklyn on Saturday when a tree fell on him. The storm continued battering the Northeast on Sunday with heavy rain, high winds, and coastal flooding.

130,000-plus customers lost power across the Northeast and mid-Atlantic by Sunday morning.
40,000 outages hit New York; 31,000 Connecticut; 21,000 New Jersey; 11,000 Massachusetts.
Superstorm Sandy caused over $60 billion in damage across the eastern U.S. in 2012.
Waves as high as 20 feet were expected along the coast, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said.

Why it matters: Bob Oravec, lead forecaster with the National Weather Service, said high winds and tidal flooding were the storm's most dangerous elements. Two high-tide cycles on Sunday — morning and evening — kept flooding risk elevated even as the storm gradually weakened.

FEMA said regional response coordination centers were operating at an enhanced posture, with teams on standby in New England.
The storm could be the first of several this fall, tied to an El Niño climate pattern, forecasters said.

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Center coverage, 11 sources: The center presents the storm's scope and damage data straightforwardly, noting the Sandy comparison while reporting forecaster and government responses.

PBS NewsHour1w+Powerful nor’easter floods Northeast again, causing problems from New Jersey to New England The National Desk1w+Nor’easter weakens, but coastal flooding lingers from New Jersey to New England PennLive1w+Nor’easter causes flooding, at least 1 death; more rain coming in multiple states USA Today1w+Nor'easter causes chaos. Updates on damage, flooding and power outages abc27 (WHTM)1w+Nor'easter weakens and slowly moves away Associated Press1w+Powerful nor’easter floods Northeast, leaves over 100,000 without power as high tides threaten coast CTV News1w+Powerful nor’easter floods Northeast again, causing problems from New Jersey to New England News4Jax1w+Powerful nor’easter floods Northeast, leaves over 100,000 without power as high tides threaten coast NOTUS1w+130,000 Out of Power as Nor’easter Floods the Northeast - The Washington Sun WFLA News Channel 81w+Powerful nor’easter floods Northeast again, causing problems from New Jersey to New England WPXI Pittsburgh1w+A persistent nor’easter batters US Northeast, causing coastal flooding, outages and at least 1 death

Left coverage, 12 sources: The left emphasizes community disruption and human cost — stranded residents, rescues, and canceled events — alongside official warnings about coastal vulnerability.

Los Angeles Times1w+Strong nor’easter floods Northeast, leaves over 130,000 without power The Independent1w+Worker killed as slow-moving nor’easter batters East Coast for third day The Boston Globe1w+Weather experts: Luck saved New England from nor'easter flooding The New York Times1w+Nor’easter Weakens but Remains a Threat ABC News1w+Nor'easter weakens after deadly battering of Northeast Al Jazeera1w+Powerful storm floods US Northeast, causes power outages CBS News1w+Nor'easter continues to drench parts of East Coast, bringing deadly winds and flooding to New York, New Jersey Cleveland.com1w+Nor’easter causes flooding, at least 1 death; more rain coming in multiple states NBC News1w+Deadly storm hits the Northeast, and five arrested on terror charge near a U.S. air base: Weekend Rundown The Guardian1w+Nor’easter storm batters US east coast with heavy winds and power outages The Philadelphia Inquirer1w+The Jersey Shore surveys the damage as the region emerges from a furious nor’easter Truthout1w+Climate Crisis Made Rare East Coast Nor’easter Up to 50 Times More Likely

Right coverage, 10 sources: The right leads with the confirmed death and power outage scale, framing the storm primarily as a public safety and infrastructure emergency.

Just the News1w+At least one dead in powerful nor’easter causing widespread power outages, flooding NTD1w+Powerful Nor’easter Floods Northeast, Leaves Over 130,000 Without Power as High Tides Threaten Coast The Epoch Times1w+Orange County Experiences Effects of Early Nor'easter Daily Mail1w+Deadly nor'easter sparks NFL chaos as ferocious 50mph winds and heavy rain batter East Coast games New York Post1w+Round 2 of NYC's nor'easter hits after tree falls on two young kids and leaves surreal scenes: 'Worst it's been since Sandy'The Washington Times1w+Nor'easter floods Northeast, causing problems from New Jersey to New England Breitbart News1w+Nor' Easter Floods Northeast Again, Pummels New Jersey to New England Citizen Free Press1w+Watch Live | Nor’Easter slams into eastern cities, flooding everywhere.RedState1w+Nor'easter Packs a Punch As It Pummels East Coast From the NC Outer Banks to New England The Daily Wire1w+Powerful Northeast Storm Kills At Least One, Knocks Out Power For 100,000

What’s next: Oravec said the storm was expected to loop near Long Island and northern New Jersey for roughly another 24 hours before clearing.

Highway access to North Carolina's Hatteras Island remained cut off, stranding residents and visitors.
How much additional tidal flooding will the Sunday evening high-tide cycle produce along vulnerable shorelines?
Will the El Niño pattern bring additional major nor'easters to the East Coast this fall?