Event Brief
Nor’easter knocks out power across East Coast
By The BriefBrief · Sources (3)
Filed: Sep 24, 2026 at 10:00 AM ET
UPDATED Sep 28, 2026 at 9:00 AM ET
Summary: A powerful nor’easter brought torrential downpours, dangerous flooding and violent winds along the East Coast. Thousands of people lost power, long-planned festivities were canceled, air traffic was snarled, and parts of a 19th-century shipwreck were unearthed on Nantucket.
WHO: Residents and local authorities along the East Coast
WHAT: Thousands lost power after a nor’easter brought flooding and violent winds.
WHEN: Sep 28, 2026 at 7:10 AM ET
WHERE: East Coast (including Nantucket)
WHY: The power outages were caused by the nor’easter’s torrential downpours, dangerous flooding and violent winds.
How this story developed (showing 10 of 10 earlier reports)
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Nor'easter winds down after heavy rain and flooding
· Sep 28, 2026 at 2:00 AM ET
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Nor'easter flooding prompts NY and NJ emergency declarations
· Sep 27, 2026 at 4:45 AM ET
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Nor'easter causes heavy flooding and power outages
· Sep 26, 2026 at 10:00 PM ET
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Nor'easter brings powerful winds and severe flooding
· Sep 26, 2026 at 2:02 PM ET
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Nor'easter brings 74 mph gusts and coastal flooding
· Sep 26, 2026 at 8:02 AM ET
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States of emergency as nor’easter brings flooding
· Sep 26, 2026 at 12:02 AM ET
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State of emergency declared for NYC ahead of nor'easter
· Sep 25, 2026 at 7:00 PM ET
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Nor'easter forecast brings pounding rain, strong winds
· Sep 25, 2026 at 11:00 AM ET
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Millions under flood alerts as nor’easter forms off Carolina
· Sep 24, 2026 at 8:29 PM ET
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Millions brace for nor'easter forecast in Northeast
· Sep 24, 2026 at 10:00 AM ET
How this brief is built: The BriefBrief uses multi-source information fusion to correlate reporting across sources, identify related developments, and continuously update a structured WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE and WHY event picture. Pattern arcs, source analysis, and velocity indicators provide deeper analysis in our MI Console.
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