Nor’easter slams East Coast with heavy rain, snow

High surf, rain and flooding are taking place in Scituate, Mass., and the surrounding coastal areas of Massachusetts as a storm known as a “bomb cyclone” makes its way past the East Coast.

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March 2, 2018 10:23 AM PT

People stand at the entrance to a pizza shop as water floods a street in Scituate, Mass.

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Waves crash over a house on Lighthouse Road as it starts to flood during a large coastal storm in Scituate, Mass.

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A pedestrian walks away after being told by police that a flooded roadway toward Plum Island is closed in Newburyport, Mass.

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A man walks through snow and rain as a storm hits New York.

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A woman struggles with her umbrella while walking her dog past a foggy view of the Manhattan skyline during a large storm in the Brooklyn borough in New York City.

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Nor’easter slams East Coast with heavy rain, snow

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