Strong nor’easter unleashing damaging winds as it moves up the East Coast and threatens major coastal flooding

An impactful nor’easter is strengthening as it tracks up the mid-Atlantic coast and unleashes damaging wind gusts and heavy rain.

The storm is packing a serious punch as it slowly moves north and threatens to disrupt air travel at major Northeast airports and push the ocean into homes and onto roads along the mid-Atlantic coast.

This coastal storm is called a nor’easter due to the prevailing wind direction from the northeast ahead of its center. These northeast winds push water toward the coast, causing it to erode beaches and pile up and cause flooding.

Wind gusts over 50 mph have been observed in North Carolina, with a gust of 61 mph measured at Cape Lookout. Strong winds gusts…