Northeast Storm Leaves Tens of Thousands , Without Power Amid Dangerous Flooding.
On Dec. 18, heavy rain and wind gusts of up to
50 mph caused power outages for over 300,000 people from Virginia to New England, CNN reports. .
As of early that day, the most outages
were in Connecticut, New Jersey,
New York and Massachusetts.
Restoration efforts are expected to be
difficult, as wind gusts are anticipated
to continue throughout the day. .
Flood alerts have been issued
from Maryland to Maine.
Several states are under
flash flood warnings.
In southern New England, coast flooding is
a possibility and may cause some areas of
Rhode Island to experience waterway levels
not seen in over 30 years, CNN reports. .
In southern New England, coast flooding is
a possibility and may cause some areas of
Rhode Island to experience waterway levels
not seen in over 30 years, CNN reports. .
The storm also took its toll in the Southeast
and Mid-Atlantic over the weekend, resulting
in extreme flooding and a tornado watch. .
The storm will begin to move away from the
Northeast later on Dec. 18, but the National
Weather Service said its effects will linger.
Even though the big storm will begin
to depart the Northeast Monday evening,
the huge circulation of the storm will
overspread the entire eastern U.S. with
very blustery conditions, National Weather Service, via statement