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The September 2026 nor'easter that flooded the Northeast coast

Overview · reviewed October 21, 2026

A slow-moving nor'easter battered the Northeast coast in late September 2026, flooding coastal areas from New Jersey to New England.[1] It prompted states of emergency in New York and New Jersey[2] and killed a New York City Housing Authority worker who was struck by a falling tree.[3]

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It prompted states of emergency in New York and New Jersey[2] and killed a New York City Housing Authority worker who was struck by a falling tree.[3]

Coverage over time

Share of tracked outlets · weekly (UTC)

Week of 2026-09-14 (UTC): under 1%, 1 of 480 tracked outlets (0 left, 0 center, 1 right)Week of 2026-09-21 (UTC): 17%, 80 of 479 tracked outlets (26 left, 41 center, 13 right)Week of 2026-09-28 (UTC): 9%, 42 of 476 tracked outlets (13 left, 22 center, 7 right)Week of 2026-10-05 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-10-12 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-10-19 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-10-26 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-11-02 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-11-09 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outlets, so far

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Each bar is the share of the outlets on our Left / Center / Right rating scale that we tracked publishing that week which carried reporting on this story, split by the outlets' ratings.We track more outlets now than in the archive, so a share keeps earlier and later weeks comparable. An outlet counts once a week however much it published, and outlets in one ownership or syndication group count as one on each side they appear on. A rating describes the outlet, not the report. A gap means no such reports were collected that week, not that nothing was reported anywhere. Weeks run Monday to Sunday in UTC, so a report published on a Sunday evening in US Eastern time counts in the next week. 6 more outlets off the scale (not rated, or outside the left-right graphs) also reported; they are not in this chart. See them.

Weekly counts, outlets and reports (3 weeks with coverage)
Outlets on the rating scale that carried this story each week, of the outlets tracked that week, newest first
Week of (UTC)LeftCenterRightOf trackedShareReceipts
Sep 28, 20261322742 of 4769%
Sep 21, 202626411380 of 47917%
Sep 14, 20260011 of 480under 1%

Latest coverage

The newest reporting in this story's record.

  1. Oct 1, 2026 · first reported · Headline from ABC 7 San Francisco

    Red Bank, N.J., wedding moves to gym after nor'easter

Background

Forecasters warned in the week of September 21, 2026 that a strengthening nor'easter could bring flooding and damaging winds to the East Coast.[4][5] On September 25, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill announced states of emergency, Hochul's covering Nassau and Suffolk counties, New York City and Westchester.[2] Events were canceled across the region, including the Oceans Calling festival in Ocean City, Maryland,[6] and the Global Citizen Festival in Central Park, its first cancellation in 14 years.[7]

The storm stalled over the weekend of September 26 and 27. New Jersey's state climatologist said no storm in more than 30 years had produced as many flooding cycles above three feet there, and waves swamped cars as far north as Kennebunk, Maine.[1] In Brooklyn, Leighton Brown, a 56-year-old maintenance supervisor for the city's housing authority, was killed by a falling tree,[8] and more than 100,000 homes lost power.[3]

On Nantucket, waves uncovered what appeared to be part of a schooner that ran aground in 1884,[9] and in Highlands, New Jersey, a couple whose home flooded moved their wedding to a gym.[10][11]

Supporting stories (11)
  1. Nor’easter storm floods coastal areas from New Jersey to New England
  2. New York, New Jersey declare states of emergency ahead of nor'easter
  3. Persistent nor'easter batters US Northeast, causing at least 1 death
  4. Nor'easter brewing along East Coast: What to know about this type of storm
  5. High winds and tidal flooding threaten Northeast coast as nor’easter lingers
  6. Oceans Calling 2026 festival canceled as nor’easter threatens Ocean City
  7. Global Citizen Festival canceled due to nor'easter
  8. New York worker Leighton Brown picking up extra shift killed by falling tree amid powerful nor'easter
  9. See it: Powerful nor'easter may have uncovered shipwreck from 1884
  10. Red Bank, N.J., wedding moves to gym after nor'easter
  11. New Jersey couple ties the knot at gym after nor'easter nixes outdoor wedding plans

The full record

Each date is when an update was first reported.

All 40 recorded updates

October 2026

  1. Red Bank, N.J., wedding moves to gym after nor'easterHeadline from ABC 7 San Francisco · 1 outlet

September 2026

  1. New Jersey couple ties the knot at gym after nor'easter nixes outdoor wedding plansHeadline from NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth · 4 outlets
  2. Why the nor'easter’s storm surge was so high, and what it says about the El Niño winter aheadHeadline from The Conversation US · 2 outlets
  3. Powerful nor’easter batters parts of East CoastHeadline from Crosscut · 2 outlets
  4. Urgent call for blood donations following Nor’easterHeadline from Pix11 · 1 outlet
  5. New York worker Leighton Brown picking up extra shift killed by falling tree amid powerful nor'easterHeadline from ABC 7 Los Angeles · 1 outlet
  6. Shark seen swimming through flooded NJ streets as violent nor’easter batters coastHeadline from New York Post · 4 outlets
  7. South Shore slammed with weekend nor’easter, cleanup continuesHeadline from WHDH Boston · 1 outlet
  8. For East Coast Surfers, the Nor’easter Is a Warm Weather GiftHeadline from New York Times · 2 outlets
  9. Nor’easter soaks parts of N.J. with 8+ inches of rain. See town-by-town totals.Headline from NJ.com / Star-Ledger · 1 outlet
  10. NJ state offices to have delayed opening Monday due to nor'easter: GovernorHeadline from NBC10 Philadelphia · 2 outlets
  11. Long Island swimmer vanishes in ocean off Fire Island during deadly nor’easter as officials launch searchHeadline from New York Post · 1 outlet
  12. See it: Powerful nor'easter may have uncovered shipwreck from 1884Headline from Phl17 · 26 outlets
  13. Dare County declares state of emergency for Hatteras Island as nor'easter storm impacts areaHeadline from WAVY Norfolk · 1 outlet
  14. Persistent nor'easter batters US Northeast, causing at least 1 deathHeadline from News Nation Now · 4 outlets
  15. State, city officials in Milford assess damage after nor'easter hits ConnecticutHeadline from WTNH New Haven · 1 outlet
  16. NYC man killed from falling tree as nor’easter bears down tri-state with extreme wind gustsHeadline from New York Post · 2 outlets
  17. Rare September nor’easter batters Jersey Shore and Philly region SaturdayHeadline from Philadelphia Inquirer · 1 outlet
  18. LIVE: Hochul holds briefing as nor’easter rolls into NYSHeadline from NEWS10 ABC · 2 outlets
  19. 'When you are in love a storm does not matter': Couple gets married on beach during Nor'easterHeadline from CBS 17 Raleigh · 1 outlet
  20. Atlantic City flooding: Nor’easter submerges cars, families evacuateHeadline from FOX 29 Philadelphia · 1 outlet
  21. Connecticut Emergency Operations Center partially activated as officials monitor nor'easterHeadline from WTNH New Haven · 1 outlet
  22. Nor’easter whipping winds, driving rain to lingerHeadline from WHDH Boston · 1 outlet
  23. All Things Go festival canceled at Forest Hills Stadium with nor’easter set to hit NYCHeadline from Gay City News · 3 outlets
  24. Breezy through the weekend as Nor'easter takes center stage, rainy Sunday on tapHeadline from ABC 27 Harrisburg · 2 outlets

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