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Nor'easter brings coastal flooding, high winds and outages across East Coast

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A powerful nor'easter moved along the Atlantic coast Saturday, bringing strong winds, heavy rain and coastal flooding from Virginia to Maine. A wind gust of 74 mph was recorded in Surf City, New Jersey, and waves of 16 feet or more were reported off the Jersey Shore. Thousands lost power, flights were canceled, and New York and New Jersey declared states of emergency across more than a dozen counties.

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