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Powerful nor'easter bears down from Florida to New Jersey
Coastal flood and high surf alerts cover more than eight million people from the Jersey Shore to Florida, and Hatteras Island is under mandatory evacuation; the rain stays offshore.
On air: Chip Darnell and Gloria Vance on BBN OvernightPublished
At a glance
- First reported by CBS News: “Powerful nor'easter bears down from Florida to New Jersey”, with reporting from ABC News (via WDBO), Yahoo News (ABC News) and ABC News (via WHIO).
- Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, at 1:27 AM ET on BBN Overnight, by Chip Darnell and Gloria Vance.
- Topics: New Jersey, Florida.
- BBN covered this story before: Indie wrestling returns to a New Jersey town after over a decade (October 15).
The real story
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- CBS NewsPowerful nor'easter bears down from Florida to New Jersey
- ABC News (via WDBO)Mid-Atlantic coast bracing for October nor'easter October 19, 2026 · facts used on air
- Yahoo News (ABC News)Mid-Atlantic coast bracing for October nor'easter October 19, 2026 · facts used on air
- ABC News (via WHIO)Mid-Atlantic coast bracing for October nor'easter October 19, 2026 · facts used on air
What BBN said about it
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorA nor'easter is kicking up massive waves along the Atlantic coast, and more than eight million people from the Jersey Shore to Florida are under alerts for coastal flooding and high surf.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorWaves of nine to twelve feet are possible on the Outer Banks, and Dare County has ordered a mandatory evacuation of Hatteras Island.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorVisitors are barred until the storm passes.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorAnd the forecasters say it's mostly wind and waves, with the rain staying offshore. Even the weather is keeping its shoes dry.
The story so far
- Second ICE arrest video surfaces, this one in New Jersey · ABC News
- DOJ opens probe into New Jersey city's gun permit delays · The Daily Caller
- Indie wrestling returns to a New Jersey town after over a decade · Fox News
- Powerful nor'easter bears down from Florida to New Jersey (this story)
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