Nor'easter's second day: 45,000+ still without power in New England as rain and coastal flooding linger
A rare September nor'easter continued to batter New England into Sunday morning with gusty winds, on-and-off heavy rain, and coastal flooding. More than 45,000 customers remained without power across New England early Sunday, with Connecticut hardest hit among New England states, as forecasters said winds would ease by afternoon.
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What happened
A rare September nor'easter churned into its second day Sunday, Sep 27, still pounding New England with powerful winds, sheets of rain, and pockets of flooding after a deadly Saturday that left a New York City Housing Authority employee dead and about 100,000 customers without power at peak across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast.
As of early Sunday morning, more than 45,000 customers remained without electricity in New England, according to PowerOutage.us tallies reported by the Boston Globe. The majority were in Connecticut; more than 9,500 were without power in Massachusetts. Utility crews continued restoration work as saturated ground and still-leafy trees kept branches falling onto lines.
Rainfall was heavy overnight Saturday into Sunday across southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island, where the Globe said totals reached about 4 to 5 inches, with Cape Cod pushing above 5 inches and Martha's Vineyard near 5 inches. Greater Boston saw a little more than an inch. Flash flood warnings remained possible through Sunday morning in Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island, Globe meteorologist Ken Mahan said.
Why it matters
Nor'easters typically strike from November through March. A slow-moving, leaf-on September system prolongs beach erosion and tree-related outages while complicating restoration when flooded roads block crews. The Saturday fatality and multi-state outages underscore how quickly a forecast threat became a public-safety event.
What’s next
Watch Sunday afternoon wind relief versus lingering coastal flood products from NWS offices covering New Jersey through New England; utility restoration dashboards; and whether inland flash flooding develops on already saturated ground.
More context
Wind gusts, which topped 71 mph on Saturday afternoon, were expected to reach 30 to 50 mph into midday Sunday before slackening in the afternoon, Mahan said. Spotty flooding and steady rain were expected across Northern New England. A high wind warning that covered the Massachusetts and Rhode Island coasts into Sunday morning was among the products still in effect as the storm meandered offshore.
Coastal and travel impacts continued. Hundreds of flights were canceled Saturday at Boston Logan, and more than 100 were scrubbed at Cape and Islands airports, according to FlightAware figures carried earlier by AP and the Globe. Coastal flooding had already inundated streets and businesses from Virginia through New Jersey and Long Island on Saturday; weather.com said some coastal flooding could linger with high tides Sunday in a few spots.
Uncertainty: Outage counts change hourly. Exact Sunday rainfall bands and which barrier-island segments see the worst erosion depend on the storm's meander and how long northeast winds hold.
3 listed sources
- The Boston Globe (Camilo Fonseca; meteorologist Ken Mahan), Sep 27, 2026 — fall nor'easter continues to batter New England; >45,000 without power; rainfall totals
- weather.com, Sep 27, 2026 — nor'easter forecast: coastal flooding, rain and wind through Sunday
- Associated Press (via prior US Brief / CNBC), Sep 26, 2026 — Saturday fatality and regional outage peak
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Editorial sourcing notes
Sunday morning facts synthesize The Boston Globe (Camilo Fonseca / Ken Mahan) and weather.com regional forecast updates for Sep 27, 2026. PowerOutage.us tally of more than 45,000 New England customers without power is a point-in-time early-Sunday count that shifts as crews restore service. Saturday fatality (NYCHA worker in Brooklyn) and peak ~100,000 regional outages remain as previously reported by AP. Rainfall totals are as stated by the Globe.
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