An often overlooked concern from bomb cyclones is coastal flooding. High tides combined with onshore winds are the ingredients needed to create major coastal flooding and inundation of coastal communities. Communities from Nantucket to Long Island, New Jersey and Delaware will see rising waters by late Sunday. Here is the latest.
Winter Storm Hernando will not only bring blizzard conditions, but wind, coastal flooding and power outages. More than 50 million people will feel the impacts from this storm from the mid-Atlantic to New England. Winds could gust as high as 70 mph, as well as major coastal flooding from Sunday evening through Monday. Expect widespread power outages in areas where the strongest winds occur. Watch this video to see the impacts expected from Winter Storm Hernando.