Nor'easter grounds flights in East; Hurricane Nolo moves away from Hawaii

The nor’easter will continue to meander back and forth just offshore of Jersey Shore through the overnight hours. 

Rain will linger over much of the Northeast, especially in southern New England, but most of the rain and wind will begin to ease. 

There is still a chance of coastal flooding this evening, especially during the high tide tonight. But it shouldn’t be as bad as previously, as winds are letting up. 

You can continue to track all the conditions through the night with the maps here.

A large piece of an old shipwreck washed ashore in Nantucket, thanks to the nor’easter’s storm surge.

The Nantucket Current reports that it likely belongs to a wooden schooner named Warren Swayer that wrecked in 1884.

These are the highest recorded wind gusts and rainfall total amounts since Saturday in the East.

Gusts: 

• 81 mph: Montauk Point, New York
• 74 mph: Surf City, New Jersey
• 71 mph: Block Island, Rhode Island
• 70 mph: Wellfleet, Massachusetts
• 56 mph: New York City (JFK Airport)

Rainfall totals: 

• 6.00 inches: Falmouth, Massachusetts
• 5.33 inches: Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey
• 4.36 inches: Greenville, Rhode Island
• 2.06 inches: New York City (JFK Airport)

After parts of North Carolina’s Highway 12 got washed out on Thursday, much of the highway remain closed.

NCDOT has now activated an emergency ferry service between Stumpy Point on the Dare County mainland and Rodanthe on Hatteras Island, accommodating both vehicles and walk-on passengers. 

However, access to Hatters Island is currently restricted to only essential personnel and permanent residents. 

You can find all the details and the ferry schedule here.

The New York Giants host the Tennessee Titans today at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

The nor’easter’s wind and rain is sure to have an impact on the game, as it’s already having an impact on the tailgating …

Playing conditions will worsen as the Giants game goes on. It should be particularly gusty and rainy by the end.

The nor’easter will also affect the Washington Commanders’ home opener today against the Seattle Seahawks.

Several Major League Baseball games have been affected by the nor’easter today, the last day of the regular season.

MLB announced yesterday that it was moving its game between the New York Mets and Washington Nationals from 3:05 p.m. up to 1:05 p.m.

Similarly, the Philadelphia Phillies' season-deciding finale at Citizens Bank Park has been moved up a half-hour to 2:30 p.m.

MLB made a more drastic change for a game originally scheduled for this weekend in Boston. The Chicago Cubs were supposed to take on the Boston Red Sox at Fenway yesterday, but the nor’easter forecast prompted officials to move the game down to Tampa, Florida. That game will begin at 3:05 p.m. today.

Coastal flooding will remain a concern for areas along the Northeast coast today, especially during high tide cycles. Coastal flood watches and warnings remain in effect. 

Here are the next high tide times for certain cities threatened by flooding on the East Coast:

• Boston, MA - 12:12 p.m.
• Atlantic City, NJ - 8:40 p.m.
• Sandy Hook, NJ - 8:58 p.m.
• Newport, RI - 8:59 p.m.
• The Battery, NYC - 9:17 p.m.
• Montauk, NY - 10:11 p.m.
• New London, CT - 10:37 p.m.

Hurricane Nolo is currently located about 330 miles south of Honolulu. While the storm is continuing to move westward, well south of the islands, impacts are still being felt.

The storm will continue to strengthen through the day, and is expected to become a major hurricane by tonight. 

Parts of Long Beach Island, New Jersey were inundated with multiple feet of coastal flooding on Saturday as strong winds brought ocean waters ashore. 

Videos showed people trudging through knee-deep (or higher) floodwaters in the streets of towns along the island. This flooding was enhanced at high tide, with the full moon last night making the tide even higher.

The region has also seen over 3.5 inches of rainfall so far from this powerful nor’easter. Wind gusts topped 46 mph yesterday in Surf City, New Jersey.

More coastal flooding is possible today, especially at high tide, as the system still sits off the Jersey Shore.

Even though Nolo is well south of the Hawaiian islands, the impacts are still being felt. Gusty winds and dangerous surf will continue for the Aloha State through the rest of the weekend and into the early part of the work week.

Rainfall is winding down, but flooding is ongoing across the Big Island and mudslides are still a concern.

Ground delays are hours long at both Boston’s Logan International Airport and New York’s LaGuardia Airport due to high crosswinds from the nor’easter. Wind gusts are topping 35 to 40 mph. 

Right now, Boston is seeing an average delay of 4 hours and 3 minutes long, while LaGuardia is seeing an average delay of 2 hours and 19 minutes long. 

If you have plans to fly out of these airports today, be prepared for very long delays and potential cancellations.

New York City officials confirmed Saturday that the man who was killed when a tree fell on him in Brooklyn was a city employee.

The 56-year-old man’s identity has not yet been released, but we do know that he worked for the NYC Housing Authority.

The man was walking near a NYCHA complex around 3:30 p.m. when the tree fell. He was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital.

By 11 p.m. Saturday, NYC’s Parks Department had received 400 reports of downed trees as the nor’easter brought strong winds and rain to the city, CBS News reported.

A drone captured incredible footage of powerful waves hammering away relentlessly on the Massachusetts coast.

Good thing that sea wall is there.

The nor’easter continues to hammer the East Coast with gusty winds, heavy rainfall and coastal flooding.

The low will meander just off the Jersey Shore, which means it will continue to bring rain well inland. Places like Syracuse and northern Vermont could even see rainfall from the storm. Because the storm is barely moving, flooding will continue to be a concern.

The storm will remain stalled until Monday, when it will be forced out of the region by a ridge, an area of high pressure.

Rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible today, which can easily lead to flash flooding, considering rain is falling on already saturated soil.