Nor’easter brings flooding to US east coast as storm sweeps away homes in Alaska | US weather
Parts of New Jersey and New York City were under a state of emergency on Monday; As a slow-moving Nor’Easter moved up the US east coast, the remnants of Typhoon Halong in western Alaska hit coastal villages, ripping homes from their foundations.
In Alaska, rescue planes were sent to the villages of Kipnuk and Kwigillingok, where up to 20 people were reported possibly missing.
“We’ve had reports of people’s homes being blown away and potentially people in those homes,” Zidek, a spokesman for the state department of homeland security and emergency management, told The Associated Press.
The area is one of the most isolated in the U.S., with some communities having few roads and residents using boardwalks, boats and snowmobiles to get around, Zidek said.
Alaska governor Mike Dunleavy issued a disaster declaration to communities in the Yupitt, Pribilof Island and Lower Kuskokwim training areas.
“Every effort will be made to assist those affected by the storm. Help is on the way.” Dunleavy said the following in his statement about X.
Separately, the storm moving toward the east coast caused flooding and high winds in coastal areas from the Carolinas to New England.
In Delaware, emergency management officials activated the state’s national guard in response to rising floodwaters and high winds. Seawater flowed over Highway 12 at a motel near Buxton in North Carolina’s Outer Banks.
Flooding was reported to be widespread in Georgetown County, South Carolina; Here many motorists had to be rescued as water rose; In Charleston, many downtown streets were closed due to rising waters; In Myrtle Beach, heavy rain overwhelmed the city’s stormwater system.
“Please be safe and stay home if possible,” Myrtle Beach officials said on Facebook.
As the storm moved toward the coast, all of New Jersey was placed under a state of emergency. New York governor Kathy Hochul issued a similar statement for eight southern counties, urging people to monitor the forecast and avoid travel.
The National Weather Service has placed New York City, Long Island and the southern Westchester area under a coastal flood warning and wind advisory until at least Monday afternoon.
The emergency declaration covering the five boroughs of New York City and Westchester County forced the cancellation of the annual Columbus Day parade in Manhattan. news sources reported.
Among the hardest-hit areas were coastal areas of suburban Long Island, where up to 3 inches of rain and winds peaked at 45 to 50 mph inland and 55 to 60 mph offshore.
“These are starting to drop,” said National Weather Service meteorologist Dave Stark. he told Newsday early Monday.
Police in Nassau and Suffolk counties said they received calls about fallen tree limbs but no reports of injuries or major road closures. Freeport Mayor Robert Kennedy said the village was subject to distressing flooding and extremely high tides.
