First Nor'easter Of The Season (Recap)

A powerful nor'easter develeoped off the Southeast coast on Ocrtober 11 and moved north, brinigng heavy rainfall, gusty winds and large waves to the East Coast through October 14.

Before the storm on October 10, onshore winds produced high surf, rip currents and coastal flooding at high tide, particularly from the Carolinas to eastern Florida.

Charleston reached a recent crest of 8.46 feet on Friday, which was a top 20 highest crest for the river gauge. Water levels in Charleston again reached 8 feet Saturday, as they gained over an inch of rain. Over 20 road closures were reported across the city on Saturday, increasing to 30 on Sunday.

Heavy rain caused the Georgetown Marketplace in Georgetown, South Carolina, to flood early Sunday morning. Several motorists had to be rescued. Georgetown picked up nearly a foot of rainfall from this nor'easter. More widespread totals of 4-9 inches of rain have fallen along the South Carolina coastline. North. Myrtle Beach saw 3.29 inches of rainfall on Sunday, which was a daily record. This broke the previous record of 1.54 inches set in 1977.

In Virginia, coastal flooding was reported in several neighborhoods along Little Creek in Norfolk, near Norfolk International Airport.

Two feet of water covered roads in North Wildwood, New Jersey, as waves broke over a seawall, there.

Wind gusts over 50 mph have been reported across parts of Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, Virginia, New Jersey, and South Carolina, including a 62 mph gust at Island Beach State Park, New Jersey. Those gusts downed trees and limbs in a few areas and knocked out power to over 35,000 customers from North Carolina to New England.

Hayden Marshall is a meteorologist intern and First-Year Master's Student at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He has been following weather content over the past three years as a storm spotter and weather enthusiast. He can be found on Instagram and Linkedin.