Waning storm brushes area; damage slight
The remnants of Hurricane Noel brushed parts of the Northeast with strong winds and heavy rain, causing some coastal flooding and knocking out power to tens of thousands of people, but sparing the New England region widespread damage.
Sustained winds of up to 50 mph along the New England coast were expected to die down by midnight; some areas had 70 mph gusts. Up to three inches of rain was reported in southern New Hampshire and Maine.
High-wind warnings were in effect for coastal Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, New Jersey and the eastern tip of New York’s Long Island.
Several roads were closed because of downed tree limbs and flooding.
Noel has been blamed for at least 142 deaths in Haiti, the Dominican Republic, the Bahamas and Jamaica, making it the deadliest storm of the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season. Thousands were homeless because of flooding. Extensive damage was also reported in Cuba.
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