暴雨和强风袭击了美国东北部。9月26日星期六，一场异常强劲的秋季风暴不断加剧，迫使数百个航班取消，并导致数万人停电。纽约、波士顿和费城均首当其冲受到这场“东北风暴”的影响——这一名称源于其刮起的东北方向强风。当局警告称，洪水可能严重泛滥，道路也可能封闭。
Heavy rain and strong winds battered the northeastern United States on Saturday, September 26, as an unusually powerful autumn storm intensified, forcing the cancellation of hundreds of flights and leaving tens of thousands of people without power. New York, Boston and Philadelphia were all in the firing line of the "Nor'easter" – so labeled for its northeasterly winds – as authorities warned of potential major flooding and road closures.
美国国家气象局在最新预报中表示：“预计这次风暴将在整个周末经历多个连续高潮位周期，给中大西洋沿岸带来严重沿海洪灾。请立即做好准备，防范海岸附近低洼地区发生严重淹没，包括道路被淹以及住宅和商户受影响。”据停电监测网站poweroutage.com的数据，截至星期六晚上9时30分，纽约、新泽西、康涅狄格、马萨诸塞、罗得岛和宾夕法尼亚州超过7万名用户停电。
"This storm is expected to bring major coastal flooding to the Mid-Atlantic Coast over multiple high tide cycles through the weekend," the National Weather Service said in its latest forecast. "Prepare immediately for significant inundation in low-lying areas near the shore, including roads underwater and impacts to homes and businesses." More than 70,000 customers in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Pennsylvania were without power as of 9:30 pm Saturday, according to the monitoring tool poweroutage.com.
纽约州州长凯西·霍赫尔表示，风暴正于星期六逼近纽约市和长岛沿海地区。霍赫尔在新闻发布会上说：“目前情况极其危险。本周末，任何进入水中或靠近水域的人，都是在拿自己的生命冒险。”
New York state Governor Kathy Hochul said the storm was bearing down Saturday on coastal areas of New York City and Long Island. "Conditions are extremely dangerous. Anyone who goes in or near the water this weekend is literally gambling with their life," Hochul said in a press briefing.
预计未来几天长岛降雨量最高可达6英寸（15厘米）。霍赫尔说：“预计部分地区浪高可达20英尺（6米）。”纽约市市长佐赫兰·马姆达尼警告这座全国人口最多的城市的居民提防强风阵风以及电线倒落，并表示：“非必要不出行。”据航班追踪网站Flight Aware的数据，这场风暴迫使数百个航班取消，仅波士顿洛根机场就有253个航班取消。捷蓝航空、联合航空和美国航空等主要航空公司均发布出行提示，允许乘客改签航班且无需承担费用。
Up to six inches (15 centimeters) of rain is expected on Long Island over the next few days. "We expect waves as tall as 20 feet (six meters) in some areas," Hochul said. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani warned residents of the country's most populated city about strong wind gusts and the possibility of downed power lines, saying "Don't travel if you don't have to." The storm forced the cancellation of hundreds of flights, with 253 at Boston's Logan airport alone, according to tracker Flight Aware. Major airlines including JetBlue, United and American issued travel alerts allowing passengers to change their flights without incurring fees.
世界领导人在联合国大会上齐聚一堂，联合国敦促报道此次大会的媒体机构因强风将广播设备撤出纽约总部外。“安全必须放在首位”纽约的“全球公民”（Global Citizen）和“万物皆可”（All Things Go）音乐节，以及马里兰州的“海洋召唤”（Oceans Calling）活动等重大文化活动也被取消。“安全必须放在首位。这是14年来我们第一次不得不取消活动。”在中央公园举行的“全球公民”活动组织者说。该活动原定有莱尼·克莱维茨、劳伦·希尔、艾利西亚·凯斯以及乡村音乐明星莱妮·威尔逊和沙布齐登台演出。
The United Nations, where world leaders are gathered for the organization's General Assembly, urged media outlets covering the event to clear broadcasting equipment from outside the New York headquarters due to strong winds. 'Safety has to come first' Major cultural events were also called off, including the Global Citizen and All Things Go festivals in New York, and Oceans Calling in Maryland. "Safety has to come first. This is the first time in 14 years we've had to cancel," said organizers of the Global Citizen event in Central Park, which was meant to feature Lenny Kravitz, Lauryn Hill, Alicia Keys and country stars Lainey Wilson and Shaboozey.
包括波士顿在内的马萨诸塞州部分地区预计降雨量约为5英寸，相当于一个多月的降雨量。在围绕其巡演的大量争议之后，英国流行歌手艾德·希兰原定在波士顿附近举行的周末演唱会因风暴取消。这场风暴在新英格兰沿岸掀起了时速70英里（113公里）的强风。本周，北卡罗来纳州、弗吉尼亚州、马里兰州、特拉华州和新泽西州的部分沿海地区已经出现洪灾。
About five inches of rain was forecast in areas of Massachusetts including Boston – the equivalent of more than a month's worth of rainfall. After much uproar surrounding his tour, British pop singer Ed Sheeran's weekend concerts near Boston were canceled due to the storm, which had whipped up wind gusts of 70 miles (113 kilometers) per hour along the New England coast. Some coastal areas of North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware and New Jersey have already seen flooding this week.
东北风暴可能全年发生，但从秋季到初春更为频繁。几乎每次都会伴随暴雨或降雪，以及强劲的阵风。
Nor'easters can occur throughout the year but are more frequent between fall and early spring. They are almost always accompanied by heavy rain or snowfall, as well as strong wind gusts.
今年早些时候，一场猛袭美国东北部的东北风暴导致数百架次航班延误，并使数千户家庭和商家停电。这场风暴发生在该地区从一场破坏性冬季天气系统中恢复数周之后；该天气系统造成100多人死亡。
Earlier this year, a Nor'easter that pummeled the northeast disrupted hundreds of flights and left thousands of homes and businesses without power. That storm came weeks after the region recovered from a devastating winter weather system that was linked to more than 100 deaths.