Nor’easter will create record storm surge Friday night. Some homes ‘may be destroyed.’

For the second time this year, a powerful nor’easter is tearing up the Atlantic coast with a brutal storm surge and lashing the Northeast with destructive winds. Heavy snow is creating whiteout conditions on the roads, some of which are blocked by fallen trees and downed power lines.

The coastal flooding Friday night could be worse than what New England experienced during the “bomb cyclone” in early January. Storm surge in eastern Massachusetts seems likely to match or exceed the levels of the early January storm, as well as the Blizzard of 1978. With a massive, damaging wind field, the storm is mimicking the impact of Hurricane Sandy in 2012.

Source:  washingtonpost