New York and New Jersey are bracing for a tumultuous nor’easter hitting the region with coastal floods, heavy rain and damaging winds starting Sunday and into Monday, according to the National Weather Service.

Rainfall is expected to begin Saturday but will grow increasingly intense Sunday night with as much as 2.5 inches possible through Monday evening. Wind speeds could go as high as 40 mph Sunday night and Monday according to the National Weather Service, which has issued a hazardous weather outlook, a high winds watch and a coastal flooding watch for the storm.

The wind and rain is expected to bring flooding of more than 2 feet above sea level and 8- to 10-foot waves in coastal areas like the Rockaways, Long Island’s Twin Forks and the Jersey Shore, according to meteorologists.

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