A rare May nor’easter storm struck New England on Thursday, leaving thousands of people without power in Massachusetts and disrupting flights at Boston Logan International Airport ahead of Memorial Day weekend.
The storm brought dark skies to the region during a time of the year that typically sees more sunshine, while temperatures plummeted to below 50 degrees Fahrenheit in Portland, Maine; Providence, Rhode Island; and Montpelier, Vermont.
Winds of up to 40 mph had been expected to hit the region, the National Weather Service (NWS) said earlier on Thursday, while some areas were anticipating 2 inches of rain.
There was also a risk of minor coastal flooding during the evening high tide, NWS said. Coastal flood advisories and gale warnings were issued for multiple coastal areas of New England and New York, including Brooklyn, Southwest Suffolk, Southeast Suffolk, Southern Queens, and Southern Nassau Counties….