Nor’easter storm batters US east coast with heavy winds and power outages

Cars drive through a flooded road during a nor'easter storm where a voluntary evacuation has been issued in the community on 26 September 2026 in Point Pleasant, New Jersey. Cars drive through a flooded road during a nor'easter storm where a voluntary evacuation has been issued in the community on 26 September 2026 in Point Pleasant, New Jersey. US weather Nor’easter storm batters US east coast with heavy winds and power outages At least one person killed and nearly 150,000 households lost electricity from North Carolina to New England

Prefer the Guardian on Google A strong, deadly storm known as a nor’easter battered the US’s east coast over the weekend, bringing power outages, flooding, damaging winds and hazardous ocean conditions.