Nor'easter brings high winds and coastal flooding to Maryland and Delaware beaches
A slow-moving early-season nor'easter has triggered wind warnings, coastal flood alerts and surf advisories across the Maryland and Delaware shoreline, prompting event cancellations and beach erosion.
A nor'easter affecting the Mid-Atlantic coast has prompted high wind warnings, coastal flood alerts and high surf and rip current advisories that remain in effect through Sunday. The National Weather Service predicts two to three feet of inundation in low-lying areas near shorelines and tidal waterways, and breaking waves up to 11 feet in the surf zone. Wind gusts reached 58 mph near Bethany Beach, Delaware, with gusts over 40 mph reported across much of the Delmarva Peninsula. The storm caused the cancellation of the Oceans Calling music festival in Ocean City, Maryland, and has driven water up to and sometimes over the dunes, leading to notable erosion. Because the system is moving slowly, prolonged ocean pounding could cause further damage, though conditions are expected to improve on Monday. Photographs and videos from the region show high surf at Bethany Beach and coastal flooding in Long Neck, Delaware.