Downing Street

A nor'easter is battering the US East Coast, bringing heavy rain, strong winds and coastal flooding to communities from the mid-Atlantic to New England. Residents are reporting power outages, travel disruptions and flooded streets as the storm intensifies. People are sharing updates on conditions in their areas and swapping warnings about coastal flooding and downed trees.

Residents at the Jersey Shore have resorted to kayaking down a flooded street after water submerged the road. Footage shared by FOX 8 News shows people paddling through the inundated neighborhood instead of walking or driving. Flooding of this kind is a recurring problem for coastal New Jersey communities during storms and high tides, and the images are drawing wide attention.