Overview

• New Jersey’s acting governor declared a statewide state of emergency effective 10 p.m. Saturday to mobilize response across all 21 counties.
• The National Weather Service has issued coastal flood alerts, high surf statements, rip current warnings and gale or high wind watches from the Southeast to New England, urging people to stay out of the water.
• Forecasters expect the peak impacts to coincide with high tides Sunday and Monday, with NOAA and NWS projecting major flooding in parts of New Jersey and Delaware, including water levels above 8 feet in Atlantic City.
• Coastal areas could see 4 to 5 inches of rain and wind gusts of 50 to 60 mph, raising the risk of power outages and travel disruptions, with some services already preemptively curtailed.
• Flooding has already been observed in the Southeast, including dozens of road closures in Charleston on Friday, and forecasters note the full-moon king tides will amplify surge; some outlooks say the system could acquire subtropical traits but that remains uncertain.