A monstrous nor'easter is barreling toward the East Coast, threatening chaos from South Carolina to New Jersey with floods and winds that could knock the progressive agenda right off its pedestal.
This fierce, unnamed storm has already forced New Jersey to declare a State of Emergency across all 21 counties, effective since Saturday at 10 p.m., while promising heavy rain, gusts up to 60 mph, and coastal flooding not seen in nearly a decade, with the worst expected by Monday over the Columbus Day weekend, as Daily Mail reports.
Down south, Charleston, South Carolina, got a soggy preview when seawater swamped the area, shutting down dozens of roads with floodwaters rising above ankle-deep before finally receding.
Charleston Harbor recorded a high tide of 8.46 feet on Friday morning, ranking it among the highest in over a century of data, proving Mother Nature doesn’t care about your eco-activist hashtags.
Georgia and Florida coasts weren’t spared either, with tidal flooding temporarily closing roads, while the North Carolina Outer Banks brace for more trouble due to persistent winds and unusually high tides boosted by the moon’s close proximity.
In Buxton, North Carolina, the ocean’s relentless assault has already claimed 10 homes in the past month, with pilings now sitting in the waves, and officials warn that highway NC 12 on Hatteras and Ocracoke islands will likely close again due to overwash.
Along North Carolina beaches, at least nine homes have tumbled into the sea under 12-foot waves, five of them collapsing within an hour on Tuesday afternoon, with a grim total of 21 homes lost since 2020.
Up north, gusts over 30 mph have been clocked near the North Carolina coast, and a high wind watch looms over New York City and Long Island, where winds could hit 60 mph by Sunday, potentially flooding areas up to 2 feet deep.
Travel hubs like Washington, D.C., New York City, and Boston are gearing up for disruptions, with strong winds expected to cause delays and cancellations by Monday morning, so don’t expect your climate conference flights to run on time.
New Jersey’s acting Governor Tahesha Way didn’t mince words, stating, “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 necessary.”
Good advice, Governor, but let’s hope folks listen better than they do to overreaching mandates—staying safe shouldn’t need a government nanny, yet here we are with a storm forcing common sense.
Meanwhile, AccuWeather’s senior meteorologist Bill Deger warned, “The storm won't be in a hurry to exit,” which sounds like a metaphor for bad policy lingering far too long on the public’s dime.
Adding to the mess, two other Atlantic storms are stirring the pot, including Tropical Storm Jerry, which dumped up to 8 inches of rain on the northern Leeward Islands, closing schools and offices in places like Guadeloupe, Antigua, and Barbuda.
Out in the Pacific, Tropical Storm Raymond churns near Mexico’s southwestern coast with 50 mph winds, while remnants of Tropical Storm Priscilla are set to drench coastal Mexico and the U.S. Southwest, prompting flood watches in Arizona, California, and Nevada, where vehicles have already been swept away by raging waters.
