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title: "Early Season Nor'easter: What the Tempest Network Captured During the September 2026 Storm"
description: A powerful early-season nor'easter in September 2026 caused significant coastal flooding and damage, with Tempest stations capturing real-time storm data.
image: https://news.tempest.earth/hubfs/Noreaster_Sept_2026.png
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###### Posted by [Tempest](https://news.tempest.earth/author/tempest) ● October, 2026
# Early Season Nor'easter: What the Tempest Network Captured During the September 2026 Storm
Nor'easter season got an early start this year, as a powerful storm brought coastal flooding, erosion, power outages, and more than 6" of rain to parts of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast at the end of September.
The storm strengthened offshore before tracking into New Jersey. Its winds lasted for days, pushing water onshore and eroding beaches, while falling trees took down power lines. The heaviest rain fell across New Jersey, Long Island, and Southeast New England, and Tempest stations recorded each stage of the storm in real time.
Some locations picked up more than 6" of rain, with the highest totals across New Jersey, Long Island, and Southeast New England.
## How the Storm Developed
The nor'easter deepened off the coast before moving into New Jersey. Sea level pressure observations from the Tempest network show the low strengthening as it approached land.
Pressure trend data shows repeated waves of rising and falling pressure. These waves were tied to convection and to the storm's intensification.
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Strong winds lasted for days, pushing coastal flooding and erosion and bringing down trees and power lines.
The table below lists the 10 highest gusts recorded by Tempest stations across the region.
| ***Station*** | ***Max Gust (mph)*** | ***Time Recorded (EDT)*** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Barnegat Inlet Light 7 | 69.2 | Sep 26, 1:53 AM |
| Eaton's Neck | 66.7 | Sep 27, 6:34 AM |
| Block Island Jetty | 64.2 | Sep 26, 3:39 AM |
| Greens Ledge Light | 62.2 | Sep 27, 3:46 AM |
| Hull YC | 60.1 | Sep 26, 5:58 PM |
| Lewes Ferry Terminal Entrance | 60.1 | Sep 26, 5:48 AM |
| Lewes YC | 59.6 | Sep 26, 12:57 AM |
| Angelica Point Light | 59.6 | Sep 26, 4:40 AM |
| Kite Island | 59.3 | Sep 25, 10:42 PM |
| Deer Island | 57.2 | Sep 26, 8:12 PM |
## About the Data
All observations in this post come from the Tempest weather network, a dense network of over 95,000 stations reporting in real time.
Media outlets, researchers, and emergency managers are welcome to use the maps and data on this page with credit and a link back to Tempest.
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