A nor'easter churned its way up the East Coast on Sunday, washing out roads and prompting air travel delays as heavily populated areas of the Northeast experienced excessive rain, lashing winds and coastal flooding .

Heavy rain fell from the Carolinas all the way north into New England.

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“The greatest effects are going to be the coastal flooding potential,” said meteorologist Bob Oravec with the National Weather Service in College Park, Maryland.

The weather service said parts of the county received up to seven inches of rain, while wind gusts of more than 30 mph were already being recorded in the region on Sunday morning.

Some flight delays and cancellations were announced in airports from Washington, D.C.,

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