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Nor'easter batters Nassau County's South Shore with high winds, rain

Street flooding reported in Freeport, Long Beach

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A nor'easter that roared up the East Coast Monday into Tuesday slammed Long Island's South Shore overnight, flooding low-lying streets, downing trees and causing scattered power outages.

Heavy rain combined with a higher-than-usual tide forced a foot to two feet of water onto streets in communities such as Freeport and Long Beach. Streets were reportedly blocked in sections of Long Beach, with emergency vehicles on hand.

Winds reached 30 to 40 miles per hour throughout the night, though by morning they had largely calmed. The rain, however, persisted.

The National Weather Service issued a flood watch for the South Shore through 11 a.m. Tuesday.

The surf reportedly reached the boardwalk in Long Beach, and the storm caused beach erosion across the South Shore.

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