A **nor'easter**, a powerful and often destructive storm system common along the eastern coast of the United States, swept through the region over the weekend, bringing heavy rain, strong winds, coastal flooding, and hazardous ocean conditions. The storm caused widespread damage, including fallen trees and power lines, leading to power outages across the area. At least one person was killed, and hundreds of thousands of households were left without electricity. Officials warned that conditions could get worse, with coastal flooding and dangerous rip currents affecting areas from North Carolina to New England. By Sunday morning, power outages were widespread, with approximately 150,000 homes losing electricity, according to the website Poweroutage.US. The number had slightly decreased to fewer than 138,000 households by Sunday afternoon. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) urged travelers to contact their airlines for the latest flight updates. FlightAware reported over 3,000 flight delays and nearly 430 cancellations across the United States due to the storm. New York’s governor, Kathy Hochul, declared a state of emergency covering several counties, including the Bronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, Queens, Richmond, Suffolk, and Westchester. A 56-year-old employee of the New York City housing authority was killed in Brooklyn when a tree fell on him in a parking lot. Police confirmed he was pronounced dead at Brookdale University hospital. Authorities had not immediately determined whether the wind caused the tree to fall. In Queens, high winds caused disruption after a tree fell in the Glendale area, knocking down power lines and forcing the closure of the roadway. The New York City fire department evacuated a nearby building as a precaution, though no injuries were reported. Residents along the Jersey Shore spent Saturday cleaning up debris and dealing with floodwater that had entered streets and homes near the New Jersey coast. Eight counties in New Jersey remained under a state of emergency issued before the storm arrived. The nor'easter had already impacted the mid-Atlantic and New England regions over the weekend and was expected to continue into the early part of the week. The National Weather Service (NWS) warned that coastal flooding could bring significant water levels from the Jersey Shore down to the northern Outer Banks of North Carolina, with more moderate flooding forecast for the Massachusetts coast. As the week progresses, officials expect the flooding to rise and then recede with the tides.