With a blustering nor’easter bearing down on the tristate area , New York City residents are being warned to stay inside if they can, keep clear of flood-prone areas, and get ready to evacuate basement apartments while a state of emergency has already been declared in New Jersey.

The National Weather Service has issued a coastal flood warning and a wind advisory for New York and New Jersey, warning of heavy rains from noon Sunday to 6 p.m. Monday. The storm could bring between one to two inches of rain and 50-mph winds.

New Jersey is expected to get hit hard, with Gov. Murphy calling for a state of emergency as the Garden State braces for power outages, coastal flooding and beach erosion.

New York City officials are warning people living in basement apartments in flood-prone are

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