Nor'easter storm brings coastal flooding, as New York and New Jersey declare emergency

Nor'easter storm brings coastal flooding, as New York and New Jersey declare emergency

Tens of millions of people from Maine to Virginia are in the path of the powerful storm.

Sep 26, 2026

New York, New Jersey declare states of emergency ahead of nor’easter

The governors of New York, Kathy Hochul (D), and New Jersey, Mikie Sherrill (D), both announced Friday they would declare states of emergency ahead of this weekend’s nor’easter. “I’m declaring a State of Emergency for Nassau, Suffolk, New York City and Westchester as this powerful coastal storm bears down on the region,” Hochul wrote on…

Sep 26, 2026