Nor'easter slamming mid-Atlantic, Northeast leading to coastal flooding, tropical-storm-force wind gusts
This comes after the nor'easter slammed areas of the Southeast and Carolinas on Saturday, dumping several inches of rain and producing tropical-storm-force wind gusts from an already-battered North Carolina coast up to the Jersey Shore.
Powerful nor'easter continues to move up the coast
FOX Weather Storm Specialist Mike Seidel reports from Delaware, where violent winds continue to lash the coast as a nor'easter brews, bringing unpleasant weather conditions.
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – A powerful nor’easter making its way up the Eastern Seaboard is gaining strength as tens of millions of people from the mid-Atlantic to the Northeast and New England brace for heavy rain, damaging wind gusts and massive waves that have put coastal communities on alert for major flooding and beach erosion.
![High tide flooding in Ocean City, NJ on Sunday, October 12, 2025.]()
Image 1 of 34High tide flooding in Ocean City, NJ on Sunday, October 12, 2025. ( )
![People are seen walking on the beach in Ocean City, Maryland, during a nor'easter on Oct. 12, 2025.]()
Image 2 of 34People are seen walking on the beach in Ocean City, Maryland, during a nor'easter on Oct. 12, 2025. (Robert Ray)
![Massive waves are seen crashing onto the beach in Ocean City, Maryland, during a nor'easter on Oct. 12, 2025.]()
Image 3 of 34Massive waves are seen crashing onto the beach in Ocean City, Maryland, during a nor'easter on Oct. 12, 2025. (Robert Ray)
![Water is seen rushing onto the beach in Ocean City, Maryland, during a nor'easter on Oct. 12, 2025.]()
Image 4 of 34Water is seen rushing onto the beach in Ocean City, Maryland, during a nor'easter on Oct. 12, 2025. (Robert Ray)
![This photo shows the beach in Ocean City, Maryland, during a nor'easter on Oct. 12, 2025.]()
Image 5 of 34This photo shows the beach in Ocean City, Maryland, during a nor'easter on Oct. 12, 2025. (Robert Ray)
![This photo shows Ocean City, Maryland, during a nor'easter on Oct. 12, 2025.]()
Image 6 of 34This photo shows Ocean City, Maryland, during a nor'easter on Oct. 12, 2025. (Robert Ray)
![A massive wave is seen crashing onshore in Ocean City, Maryland, on Oct. 12, 2025.]()
Image 7 of 34A massive wave is seen crashing onshore in Ocean City, Maryland, on Oct. 12, 2025. (Robert Ray)
![This photo shows people walking the boardwalk in Ocean City, Maryland, as a nor'easter batters the region on Oct. 12, 2025.]()
Image 8 of 34This photo shows people walking the boardwalk in Ocean City, Maryland, as a nor'easter batters the region on Oct. 12, 2025. (Robert Ray)
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Image 9 of 34Cameras set up by FOX Weather Storm Chaser Mark Sudduth show coastal flooding in Rodanthe, North Carolina on Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025. (Mark Sudduth)
![North Carolina Department of Transportation crews work to clear sand from Highway 12 on Hatteras Island, North Carolina on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2025.]()
Image 10 of 34North Carolina Department of Transportation crews work to clear sand from Highway 12 on Hatteras Island, North Carolina on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2025. ( )
![North Carolina Department of Transportation crews work to clear sand from Highway 12 on Hatteras Island, North Carolina on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2025.]()
Image 11 of 34North Carolina Department of Transportation crews work to clear sand from Highway 12 on Hatteras Island, North Carolina on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2025. (NC DOT)
![North Carolina Department of Transportation crews work to clear sand from Highway 12 on Hatteras Island, North Carolina on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2025.]()
Image 12 of 34North Carolina Department of Transportation crews work to clear sand from Highway 12 on Hatteras Island, North Carolina on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2025. (NC DOT)
![This image comes from live video from Buxton, North Carolina, showing a home on the verge of collapsing into the Atlantic as a powerful nor'easter lashes the coast on Oct. 12, 2025.]()
Image 13 of 34This image comes from live video from Buxton, North Carolina, showing a home on the verge of collapsing into the Atlantic as a powerful nor'easter lashes the coast on Oct. 12, 2025. (FOX Weather Exclusive Storm Tracker Mark Sudduth)
![Extra supports and board help keep beach houses on Buxton's beaches standing.]()
Image 14 of 34Extra supports and board help keep beach houses on Buxton's beaches standing. (FOX Weather Exclusive Storm Tracker Mark Sudduth)
![The sagging porch of one abandoned beach home on Buxton's shores.]()
Image 15 of 34The sagging porch of one abandoned beach home on Buxton's shores. (FOX Weather Exclusive Storm Tracker Mark Sudduth)
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![Extra supports and board help keep beach houses on Buxton's beaches standing.]()
Image 17 of 34Extra supports and board help keep beach houses on Buxton's beaches standing. (FOX Weather Exclusive Storm Tracker Mark Sudduth)
![A stationary camera shows one of the houses left standing after a home collapse on Oct. 2. Extra supports were added to help keep it upright.]()
Image 18 of 34A stationary camera shows one of the houses left standing after a home collapse on Oct. 2. Extra supports were added to help keep it upright. (FOX Weather Exclusive Storm Tracker Mark Sudduth)
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Image 19 of 34Ahead of the anticipated arrival of the nor'easter, the boardwalk in Rehoboth Beach, DE was still crowded on Friday afternoon. (Courtesy of Mike Seidel)
![Flooding in New Bern, North Carolina on Oct. 10, 2025.]()
Image 20 of 34Flooding in New Bern, North Carolina on Oct. 10, 2025. (Mark Sudduth)
![A sign warning people to stay out of the waters in Sullivan's Island, South Carolina.]()
Image 21 of 34A sign warning people to stay out of the waters in Sullivan's Island, South Carolina. (Bayne Froney)
![This image from FOX Weather Correspondent Robert Ray shows large waves crashing onshore in Buxton, North Carolina, where numerous homes have fallen into the Atlantic over the past few weeks.]()
Image 22 of 34This image from FOX Weather Correspondent Robert Ray shows large waves crashing onshore in Buxton, North Carolina, where numerous homes have fallen into the Atlantic over the past few weeks. (Robert Ray)
![This image from FOX Weather Correspondent Robert Ray shows large waves crashing onshore in Buxton, North Carolina, where numerous homes have fallen into the Atlantic over the past few weeks.]()
Image 23 of 34This image from FOX Weather Correspondent Robert Ray shows large waves crashing onshore in Buxton, North Carolina, where numerous homes have fallen into the Atlantic over the past few weeks. (Robert Ray)
![This image from FOX Weather Correspondent Robert Ray shows large waves crashing onshore in Buxton, North Carolina, where numerous homes have fallen into the Atlantic over the past few weeks.]()
Image 24 of 34This image from FOX Weather Correspondent Robert Ray shows large waves crashing onshore in Buxton, North Carolina, where numerous homes have fallen into the Atlantic over the past few weeks. (Robert Ray)
![This image from FOX Weather Correspondent Robert Ray shows large waves crashing onshore in Buxton, North Carolina, where numerous homes have fallen into the Atlantic over the past few weeks.]()
Image 25 of 34This image from FOX Weather Correspondent Robert Ray shows large waves crashing onshore in Buxton, North Carolina, where numerous homes have fallen into the Atlantic over the past few weeks. (Robert Ray)
![This image from FOX Weather Correspondent Robert Ray shows large waves crashing onshore in Buxton, North Carolina, where numerous homes have fallen into the Atlantic over the past few weeks.]()
Image 26 of 34This image from FOX Weather Correspondent Robert Ray shows large waves crashing onshore in Buxton, North Carolina, where numerous homes have fallen into the Atlantic over the past few weeks. (Robert Ray)
![This image from FOX Weather Correspondent Robert Ray shows large waves crashing onshore in Buxton, North Carolina, where numerous homes have fallen into the Atlantic over the past few weeks.]()
Image 27 of 34This image from FOX Weather Correspondent Robert Ray shows large waves crashing onshore in Buxton, North Carolina, where numerous homes have fallen into the Atlantic over the past few weeks. (Robert Ray)
![This image from FOX Weather Correspondent Robert Ray shows large waves crashing onshore in Buxton, North Carolina, where numerous homes have fallen into the Atlantic over the past few weeks.]()
Image 28 of 34This image from FOX Weather Correspondent Robert Ray shows large waves crashing onshore in Buxton, North Carolina, where numerous homes have fallen into the Atlantic over the past few weeks. (Robert Ray)
![This image from FOX Weather Correspondent Robert Ray shows large waves crashing onshore in Buxton, North Carolina, where numerous homes have fallen into the Atlantic over the past few weeks.]()
Image 29 of 34This image from FOX Weather Correspondent Robert Ray shows large waves crashing onshore in Buxton, North Carolina, where numerous homes have fallen into the Atlantic over the past few weeks. (Robert Ray)
![A truck overtaken by waves on Highway 12 on Hatteras Island in North Carolina on Sunday, October 12, 2025.]()
Image 30 of 34A truck overtaken by waves on Highway 12 on Hatteras Island in North Carolina on Sunday, October 12, 2025. (NC DOT)
![High tide flooding in Ocean City, NJ on Sunday, October 12, 2025.]()
Image 31 of 34High tide flooding in Ocean City, NJ on Sunday, October 12, 2025. ( )
![High tide flooding in Ocean City, NJ on Sunday, October 12, 2025.]()
Image 32 of 34High tide flooding in Ocean City, NJ on Sunday, October 12, 2025. ( )
![High tide flooding in Ocean City, NJ on Sunday, October 12, 2025.]()
Image 33 of 34High tide flooding in Ocean City, NJ on Sunday, October 12, 2025. ( )
![High tide flooding in Ocean City, NJ on Sunday, October 12, 2025.]()
Image 34 of 34High tide flooding in Ocean City, NJ on Sunday, October 12, 2025. ( )
This comes after the storm slammed areas of the Southeast and Carolinas on Saturday, dumping several inches of rain and producing tropical-storm-force wind gusts from an already-battered North Carolina coast up to the Jersey Shore.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul declared a State of Emergency due to the ongoing nor'easter's impacts.
Watch: Water rises along Jersey Shore as nasty nor’easter pounds East Coast
A powerful nor’easter has been slamming coastal communities up and down the East Coast, and a video recorded in Ocean City, New Jersey, shows water rising as the storm approached the region on Oct. 12, 2025.
The persistent onshore winds brought yet another round of heavy surf, triggering 2-4 feet of coastal flooding in areas along the Outer Banks still reeling from multiple high-surf events through the past few weeks, leading to the collapse of several homes.
According to the North Carolina Department of Transportation, a portion of Highway 12 in Dare County between Marc Basnight Bridge and Rodanthe has been closed due to unsafe driving conditions brought on by ocean overwash. Officials are warning residents and visitors to not drive around barricades.
A truck overtaken by waves on Highway 12 on Hatteras Island in North Carolina on Sunday, October 12, 2025.
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Despite barricades, drivers continued to drive around the signs and onto the flooded beachside highway.
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The FOX Forecast Center said that the core of the nor’easter is currently located in the mid-Atlantic, with heavy rain and strong winds continuing to batter communities in South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia.
Impacts will only continue to surge to the north, with communities in Delaware, Maryland and New Jersey set to see impacts Sunday morning before the storm impacts areas like Long Island and New England as the weekend comes to a close and a new workweek begins.
Watch: Ocean rages as high tide arrives in Seaside Heights
A video recorded in Seaside Heights, New Jersey, shows high tide on Oct. 12 as a powerful nor’easter lashes the East Coast.
Because of the expected major coastal flooding and flooding rain, Acting New Jersey Governor Tahesha Way said all 21 counties in New Jersey were in a statewide emergency that went into effect on Saturday due to the storm’s threat.
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Outer Banks home on verge of collapse as nor'easter batters North Carolina coast
Another home is at risk of collapsing into the Atlantic Ocean along North Carolina's Outer Banks as a powerful nor'easter batters the coast. FOX Weather Correspondent Katie Byrne has more from Buxton on Oct. 12, 2025.
"Starting on Sunday, a dangerous coastal storm will begin to move past our state with extreme weather conditions for several counties, especially those on the Shore," Way said. "I urge all New Jerseyans to exercise caution, monitor local weather forecasts and warnings, stay informed on evacuation protocols, and remain off the roads unless absolutely necessary."
Nearly 50 mph wind gusts blast Maryland coast
FOX Weather Correspondent Robert Ray is in Ocean City, Maryland, where coastal flooding from the ongoing nor'easter is a major concern. Nearly 50 mph wind gusts and rough surf are blasting the coastline.
The Delaware Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) said residents of Bowers, east of Whitwells Delight Road, are being advised to evacuate due to coastal flooding.
FOX Weather Exclusive Storm Chaser Mark Sudduth has a live camera on Bowers Beach. The camera was overtaken by high tide flooding around 1:30 a.m. Sunday.
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Flooding could bring Superstorm Sandy-type flooding to Maryland
Watch: Nor'easter slams Ocean City, Maryland
A video shared by FOX Weather Correspondent Robert Ray shows how a powerful nor'easter has been slamming Ocean City, Maryland, as millions up and down the East Coast brace for powerful winds, torrential rain and major coastal flooding.
In Maryland, officials had been urging residents to prepare for flooding that could mimic what was seen during Superstorm Sandy.
"As many of you know, a powerful storm, a nor’easter, is heading up the Atlantic coast and is going to have an impact on the Ocean City area," Ocean City Mayor Richard Meehan said during a weekend news conference.
Meehan urged residents to take precautions and prepare for heavy rain, damaging wind gusts and flooding.
"These conditions will lead to flooded highways, flooded roadways and localized power outages," he said. "We ask everybody to stay alert and avoid driving through standing water and keep safety as your top priority."
Meehan used Superstorm Sandy to describe what residents need to do to prepare for impacts of the nor’easter.
"For our local residents, what I can tell you is that this storm could mimic what we received during Superstorm Sandy," Meehan said. "I think we all remember the type of flooding we received. Just use this as a basis when you’re thinking about what to do to prepare you and your family for this storm."
Millions along East Coast, including New York City, under coastal flood alerts
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Tens of millions of people along a 500-mile stretch of the U.S. East Coast from the mid-Atlantic to New England remain under some type of coastal flood alert as the nor’easter inches up the coast toward the Northeast.
All five boroughs of New York City are among those in a Coastal Flood Warning.
The National Weather Service office in New York City is warning people of widespread moderate to major coastal flooding for the south shore bays of Nassau and southwestern Suffolk counties during times of high tide Sunday and into Monday.
In addition, damaging winds are expected across eastern portions of Long Island starting Sunday evening and lasting through early Monday.
Heavy rain is also expected, and the NWS said an average of 1-3 inches is expected, with the highest amounts being found closer to the coast.
Areas of minor urban flooding and poor-drainage flooding are also likely.
Winds are also a major concern for communities along the coast.
This graphic shows wind alerts in effect along the East Coast through Monday.
High Wind Warnings are in effect for wind gusts of up to 60 mph from the Outer Banks of North Carolina northward to the Delmarva Peninsula and along the Jersey Shore and Long Island.
In Massachusetts, Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket are also included in the High Wind Warnings. Other coastal locations along the East Coast are included in a Wind Advisory for wind gusts of up to 50 mph.