Severe Weather Rocks Alaska and East Coast

A nor’easter is affecting the East Coast, causing road washouts, air travel delays, and coastal flooding, particularly impacting the Northeast.

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00:00A nor'easter is impacting the east coast, causing road washouts, air travel delays, and coastal flooding,

00:07particularly impacting the northeast with excessive rain and lashing winds.

00:11Meanwhile, in western Alaska, the remnants of Typhoon Halong brought hurricane-force winds and catastrophic flooding,

00:19displacing entire homes and leaving up to 20 people possibly unaccounted.

00:24In response, rescue operations were launched, and over 170 people sought shelter as water levels rose significantly.

00:32In the east, storms are causing widespread flooding from the Carolinas to New Jersey,

00:37with significant damage reported in areas like North Carolina's Outer Banks and South Carolina's Georgetown County.

00:44New Jersey declared a state of emergency, with forecasts predicting moderate to major coastal flooding.