New York, New Jersey, Boston, New England, Delaware, Long Island, Rhode island face flood, heavy rains, strong winds, flight cancellations, disrupted transport services, thousands without electricity in U.S. East Coast

U.S. Weather Update: Thousands were without power on the U.S. East Coast on Friday night as roads flooded in some coastal New Jersey communities, the first major signs of a powerful nor’easter expected to create dangerous conditions through the weekend.

Tens of millions of people are in the path of the storm already beginning to lash the region with strong winds and rain as the region braces for much more. Dangerous flooding is expected along the Mid-Atlantic coast, particularly near New Jersey and Delaware, according to the National Weather Service.