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Nor’easter Brought Flooding, Wind and One Death From the Outer Banks to Cape Cod

By Plainly Now News Desk Published September 26, 2026 Updated October 8, 2026

Night satellite image of the U.S. East Coast with city lights, showing the nor'easter's cloud mass swirling off Virginia and the Delmarva Peninsula and cloud bands streaming north over New Jersey, New York and New England.

A nor’easter that brought coastal flooding and high wind from the Outer Banks to Cape Cod through the weekend killed one person in Brooklyn and closed part of N.C. Highway 12; most warnings had expired or were expiring Sunday.

High Wind Watch for Massachusetts, Rhode Island Coast; Coastal Flood Watch for Massachusetts Only

By Plainly Now News Desk Published September 23, 2026 Updated October 4, 2026

A calm, empty stretch of Nantasket Beach in Hull, Massachusetts, at low tide, with rocks in the foreground.

The National Weather Service posted a high wind watch for coastal Massachusetts and Rhode Island and a coastal flood watch for Massachusetts alone, covering Friday into Saturday, as forecasters track what they call an anomalous early season strong coastal storm approaching the region.

Cape Cod’s Great White Sharks Have Become a Tourist Draw, and the Region’s Overall Tourism Economy Has Hit a Record $2.78 Billion

By Plainly Now News Desk Published September 7, 2026 Updated October 4, 2026

A great white shark's dorsal fin and tail breaking the ocean surface, seen from above

Charter boats out of Chatham now head offshore up to three times a day in season, loaded with visitors hoping to see a great white shark.