Photo: APWashington/New York: A powerful Atlantic storm strengthened on Saturday after passing over North Carolina’s Outer Banks en route to the US Middle Atlantic coast, where it was expected to spoil the Labour Day holiday weekend with high winds, soaking rains and surging seas. In Virginia Beach, Seth Broudy, 45, owner of the Seth Broudy School of Surf, said high winds and tides flooded parking lots by his home on Saturday morning. Virginia had 55,000 homes or businesses without power, Chesapeake and Virginia Beach reported downed trees and power outages across the cities and Norfolk was hit with up to 4 inches of rain, officials said. A Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band concert set for Virginia Beach also was postponed to Monday because of the storm. At least 250,000 households were without power from Florida through Virginia, utility companies reported on Saturday.

Source: Mint September 04, 2016 10:52 UTC