Hundreds of thousands of people have been left without power in Massachusetts with winds approaching 100 miles per hour and heavy rain continuing in New York and New Jersey, which had both declared a state of emergency yesterday.
Flash flood warnings are still in place in Pennsylvania, southern Connecticut, and northeast New Jersey as heavy rain and winds batter the mainland throughout the morning.
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The storm brought high winds, rough waves, ocean slash-over and coastal flooding in many areas along the north Atlantic coast.
New England power company Eversource is working to repair downed power lines across the region.
Local emergency response crews are clearing trees and branches that have fallen on power lines, cars and homes.
According to AccuWeather, some coastal towns experienced Catagory 1 hurricane-level winds.
There are 630,039 outages reported in the region. Massachusetts is approaching 500,000 outages.
Strong winds of 40 to 50 mph will continue into the night before calming down by Thursday afternoon.
The video shows a transformer in the town of Brockton - 25 miles south of Boston - blowing up and causing trees to catch fire earlier this morning.
The storm has now moved firmly into the middle of the state - and Connecticut - after ripping through the coast.
The edge of the storm is now approaching New York once again.
The highest recorded gust so far this morning is 94 miles per hour in Edgartown, Massachusetts, according to the National Weather Service.
It now seems likely the storm will make its way back to New York in the next hour, causing significant damage with winds of up to 80 miles per hour.
The highest recorded gust so far this morning is 88 miles per hour in Vineyard Haven, MA.
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