Severe coastal flooding has forced residents in parts of Queens to kayak to train stations as an early season storm batters the Atlantic coast. A powerful nor'easter has knocked out power to thousands of homes and businesses and grounded hundreds of flights throughout the US Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. Storm surges in Surf City, New Jersey, and Howard Beach, New York, have left many coastal roads impassable as intense waves surge onto city streets.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency as the system dumped up to 6 inches of rain in some areas with wind gusts reaching 60 mph. The National Weather Service warns that dangerous flooding and strong winds will persist through Sunday. The storm continues to move north, impacting millions of people across the Eastern Seaboard with risks of further power outages.