Daily Briefing

Nor'easter floods the Northeast; NWS flood warnings still up in Iowa, Massachusetts and Illinois

By The FirstResponders Desk

Good morning. The nor'easter is the day. CBS News reports the storm was winding down after hitting parts of the East Coast hard with heavy rain, flooding and destructive winds. The Guardian reports the storm caused power outages, flooding, high winds and hazardous ocean conditions, and that hundreds of thousands were left without electricity across the region. NPR reports Northeast coastal communities are assessing damage from the storm, which brought high winds and lashing rain coinciding with high tides from Virginia to southern Maine. For the shift, that means water rescue, downed lines and coastal flooding as the priorities, with tide timing the variable to watch.

The warnings are still live. The National Weather Service has Flood Warnings up for Clinton and Scott counties, Iowa (NWS Quad Cities); Bristol and Plymouth counties, Massachusetts (NWS Boston/Norton); and Lake County, Illinois (NWS Chicago). These are agency-issued and current. Two flooded-street reports from the storm are worth a line for crews working water: NJ.com reports a shark was seen swimming through a flooded neighborhood in Surf City, and The Washington Post reports the storm uncovered a shipwreck remnant on Nantucket, a wooden piece believed to be from a schooner that wrecked in 1884.

Off Puerto Rico, The Oregonian reports a boat capsized, with the search continuing into Monday night.

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