Flood Warnings Posted From Maryland to Maine as Nor'easter Batters East

NEW YORK — A fierce nor'easter drenched the Northeast, with record rainfall causing severe flooding that canceled schools, cut electricity, forced people to evacuate and slowed the morning commute Monday.

Rain began falling early Sunday along the East Coast from Florida to New England and continued Monday morning in the New York area and New England. The storm was especially harsh in the suburbs north of New York City, where flooding led two communities to declare states of emergency and the National Guard was sent to help with rescue and evacuation efforts.

Firefighters plucked Kathleen Reale and her twin boys from their window in suburban Mamaroneck using a front-end-loader.

Water reached up to her knees in her garage and basement and her family was evacuated to a shelter.

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