Up to 40 million residents across several US states are facing disruption as a ‘significant’ nor’easter moved onto the East Coast on Friday. Forecasters identify this as the first major fall storm of the season, with high winds and heavy rain already impacting New England and threatening to dampen weekend plans for millions.
Simultaneously, severe weather conditions are unfolding in the Pacific Ocean, where three distinct hurricanes are currently churning. One of these systems is posing a threat of catastrophic flooding, including life-threatening flash floods, particularly in Hawaii.
These concurrent extreme weather events highlight the amplifying effects of a record-setting El Niño, which continues to drive severe weather patterns on a global scale.
Can we just get a normal weekend? Forty million people stuck indoors is brutal.
Record El Niño explains so much. It’s scary how interconnected these weather patterns are.
I thought nor’easters were strictly a winter phenomenon. This early storm is wild.
Hope everyone in Hawaii stays safe. Flash floods are no joke right now.