Powerful nor'easter hits northeastern US, threatens flooding and outages

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Powerful nor'easter hits northeastern US, threatens flooding and outages
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Authorities warned of severe flooding, road closures and the risk of power outages on Saturday, while reports emerged that at least 75,000 homes were without power in the states of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Massachusetts.

The rain is here. Listen carefully to what I say: much more is coming, says New York Governor Kathy Hochul, after both New York City and Long Island were hit.

Nor'easter is the American name for an extratropical cyclone with low pressure that forms in the western North Atlantic and sweeps in from the northeast over the American continent - hence the name.

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