Nor’easters

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A Nor'easter off the coast of Virginia in December of 1994

Extratropical storms affecting the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic coasts of the United States, with winds that commonly blow from the northeast, occur during the winter, and can generate large waves and elevated beach tides, resulting in considerable beach and dune erosion.