Nor’easter continues to drench parts of East Coast, bringing deadly winds and flooding to New York, New Jersey

Updated on: September 27, 2026 / 10:04 AM EDT / CBS News

A powerful nor'easter continued to lash parts of the U.S. East Coast on Sunday, after its arrival earlier in the weekend brought a fierce combination of heavy rain, strong winds and dangerous waves to multiple states in its path.

In coastal sections of New York and New Jersey, the storm triggered such intense flooding that residents were seen paddling through their neighborhoods on kayaks and canoes, past parked cars that had become partially or nearly submerged in water. Flood warnings remained in effect for large stretches of the coast, as meteorologists warned that the worst impacts of the storm may still be ahead for some communities.

So far, the nor'easter has caused at least one death in Brooklyn, New York, where officials said 56-year-old New York City Housing Department employee Leighton Brown was fatally hit by a falling tree. A swimmer who had been missing on Saturday afternoon was later found "alive and well," state police said. They believed the man disappeared after he was seen swimming at a Fire Island beach, but he contacted police himself after learning of their search for him through news coverage.

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