Stay with Chief Meteorologist Lee Goldberg and the Eyewitness News AccuWeather team for continuing updates on the nor'easter.
NEW YORK (WABC) -- A nor'easter hitting the Tri-State is bringing excessive rain, damaging winds and coastal flooding.
Coastal flooding is expected during multiple high tide cycles through Monday as a prolonged onshore flow from our nor'easter combines with already high astronomical tides. The greatest threat for major, damaging flooding will be along Great South Bay (L.I.) and Barnegat Bay (NJ).
High Wind Warnings were dropped on Monday morning, but Coastal Flood Warnings remain for New York and New Jersey.
Stay with Chief Meteorologist Lee Goldberg and the Eyewitness News AccuWeather Team for continuing updates as the storm developments. We'll provide live updates as we get them here.
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Because of the nor'easter and state of emergency, Monday's 81st Annual Columbus Day parade in New York City has been cancelled.
Eyewitness News will air a one-hour special at 1:00 pm, highlighting some of the Italian-Americans who were going to be honored at the parade.
Join Mike Marza and Sandra Bookman for that special, Monday at 1:00 p.m. on Channel 7 and wherever you stream ABC 7 New York.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul declared a State of Emergency for New York City, Westchester, and Long Island.
The emergency includes the Bronx, Kings, Nassau, Manhattan, Queens, Richmond, Suffolk and Westchester Counties as well as counties contiguous to those eight.
Utilities have added more than 1,600 workers throughout the Mid-Hudson, New York City and Long Island Regions to support storm response operations.
"As the Nor'easter continues making its way through New York, I'm declaring a State of Emergency across boroughs and counties most impacted by the storm," Governor Hochul said. "The safety of New Yorkers is my top priority, and I continue to urge extreme caution until the storm has passed through the state."
Strong winds are also expected to be a major hazard throughout the duration of the storm.
MTA Bridges and Tunnels imposed a ban on empty tractor-trailers and tandem (piggyback, dual, triple, etc.) trucks on its seven bridges on Sunday afternoon. Based on the current forecast and the overall timing of this weather event, it is anticipated this ban will be in place until 6:00 p.m. Monday.
