Up and down the East Coast, forecasters warned that major coastal flooding was likely Monday in the mid-Atlantic, particularly from Virginia to New Jersey, with strong onshore winds, high surf and high tides. Coastal flooding was expected to peak Monday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service.
The nor’easter churned its way up the East Coast over the weekend, washing out roads and prompting air travel delays. There were 384 cancelations and 2,787 delays within, into, or out of the United States by midday Monday, with many of those disruptions affecting Boston Logan International and LaGuardia Airport in New York, according to FlightAware, a website that tracks flight disruptions.
The Columbus Day Parade in New York City was also canceled.
Dangerous surf conditions were expected to continue Monday, bringing strong rip currents and beach erosion along many East Coast beaches, the weather service said. Forecasters said more than 2 inches of rain could fall in some spots. The greatest threat for major flooding was expected to be in Long Island and southern New Jersey.
The wind was felt in full force throughout the day on Monday, with gusts strong enough to bring down tree limbs and even knock down a solar panel that killed a 76-year-old woman on a Brooklyn sidewalk.
Check out some of the highest wind speeds from gusts from New York, New Jersey and Connecticut:
- Island Beach State Park, NJ – 62 mph
- Robert Moses State Park, Long Island – 60 mph
- Surf City, NJ – 60 mph
- Harvey Cedars, NJ – 59 mph
- Holgate, NJ – 59 mph
- Eatons Neck, Long Island – 57 mph
- Robbins Reef, NJ – 55 mph
- Seaside Park, NJ – 55 mph
- Stony Brook, Long Island – 55 mph
- Sea Bright, NJ – 54 mph
- Tuckerton, NJ – 54 mph
- Seaside Heights, NJ – 53 mph
- Bayville, Long Island – 52 mph
- Napeague, Long Island – 52 mph
- Norwalk, CT – 52 mph
- Beach Haven, NJ – 51 mph
- Great Gull Island, Long Island – 51 mph
- Jersey City, NJ – 51 mph
- Montauk Airport, Long Island – 51 mph
- Orient, Long Island – 51 mph
- Barnegat Light, NJ – 50 mph
- Blue Point, Long Island – 50 mph
- Seaside Park, NJ – 50 mph
