Numerous videos posted to social media Sunday afternoon showed rough surf, mild to moderate street flooding and water nearly touching the Ocean City boardwalk, which sits over 100 yards away from the shoreline.

Ocean City Mayor Rick Meehan said in a video message posted online that the nor’easter — though it has not been named — has the potential to bring flooding to Ocean City similar to what was seen during Hurricane Sandy in 2012.

“This is a very serious storm and something we are taking very seriously at the [Emergency Operation Center] in Ocean City,” Meehan said.

Meehan warned residents to prepare for localized power outages and to avoid driving through standing water. With the storm’s severity and potential impact on the city, Meehan said all emergency personnel are “fully st

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