Nor’easter Knocks Out Power, Snarls Travel Across East Coast
People walk over the Brooklyn Bridge in the rain during a nor’easter storm moving through the East Coast region in New York on Oct. 13.
Photographer: Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesAn early-season nor’easter swept across the US East Coast, killing at least one person as it triggered power outages and travel delays, while across the continent a massive storm wreaked havoc on Alaska.
The eastern storm will reach its peak before winding down overnight, said Frank Pereira, a senior branch forecaster at the US Weather Prediction Center. A gust of 43 miles (69 kilometers) per hour was recorded in Midtown Manhattan, while 57 mph was clocked at Eatons Neck on the north shore of Long Island.