Residents Face Travel Chaos, Storm Damage from Nor'easter

A nor'easter will finally move away from the East Coast Tuesday after bringing days of significant coastal flooding, heavy rain, and strong winds from the Carolinas to the Northeast Seaboard. Two areas of low pressure are swirling near the East Coast. The strongest of these are just off the coast of the Delmarva Peninsula and the Jersey Shore.

This October nor'easter has already flooded areas from the Carolinas to New Jersey during high tide over the weekend.

In general, this storm system will slowly drift farther offshore on Tuesday. Before the nor'easter, 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 on 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 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 North Carolina, coastal flooding brought inundation and erosion to the Outer Banks, trapping vehicles and shutting down NC-12 between Rodanthe and the Marc Basnight Bridge. Two to three feet of inundation was reported in downtown New Bern, and water was reported up to or under several homes in Cedar Point. Lumberton, North Carolina, saw 1.73 inches of rainfall on Sunday, which was a daily record. The previous record was 1.07 inches set in 2011.

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.

We recognize the severe impact that current conditions are having on our customers, and we are committed to restoring service levels as quickly as possible. As a result of these weather issues, the ALG Client Service Team will send daily updates as we monitor the progress and track job level.