Strong Winds and Heavy Rain with Autumn Nor’Easter

27 Oct 2021, 6:00 am

The Northeast continues to be battered by an autumn Nor’easter, producing very heavy rain and strong wind gusts. Winds have been clocked higher than 80 mph already, along with rainfall totals in excess of 3 inches in some areas. Massive power outages have been reported throughout New England (above).

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Nor’easter Set-Up

We are continuing to track heavy rain across the Northeast with the Nor’easter that formed off the Atlantic coast. The deepening low has been slow to move away from the coast, producing very strong east to northeast winds on top of the risk of heavy rain.

Forecast

The wind will remain strong throughout the day, but rainfall will gradually diminish this afternoon (Wednesday) as the Nor’easter slowly pushes eastward away from the coast.

Flood Threat

The heavy rain leads to a risk for flooding in Rhode Island and Massachusetts, where an additional inch of rainfall will be possible. If you are in a low lying area, you will want to have a plan in place to head to higher ground.

Flooding is possible for coastal areas. The combination of heavy rain, high tides and the onshore flow are leading to the flooding of low lying areas and some roadways along the coast.

Wind Risk

The flooding rain is a big risk with this set-up, but we don’t want to ignore the damaging wind threat. Wind alerts remain in effect for gusts over 50 mph today (Wednesday).

Keep it on WeatherNation for the very latest information on this evolving storm system for the Northeast.

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Kara has always been passionate about weather and knew from an early age that she wanted to become a meteorologist. Living in different regions of the country and experiencing weather events ranging from ice storms to tornadoes drove her to pursue a bachelor's degree in meteorology from the University of Oklahoma. Throughout college, storm chasing became a regular event for Kara, where she saw fir... Load Morest-hand the power of the atmosphere. Kara graduated cum laude from OU and decided to further her meteorology education with a Master's degree from Mississippi State University. The deadly April 27, 2011 tornado outbreak struck while Kara was studying at MSU; her first “Dixie Alley” tornado event and an up close glimpse into the destruction of the storms she so closely studied. Her broadcast career began in Elvis’ birthplace, Tupelo, Mississippi, where she earned her Certified Broadcast Meteorologist seal from the American Meteorological Society. Kara's career has included coverage of all types of severe weather including tornado events, flooding and tropical systems across multiple southern states. Recently she helped cover the 2020 Easter Sunday deadly tornado outbreak in southeast Mississippi. In her free time, you can find Kara outdoors exploring new areas with her mini poodle,Truffles. Kara is also an avid runner and frequently races in 5Ks, 10Ks and half marathons. Say hi to Kara on Twitter and Facebook!