OCEAN CITY, N.J. (WPVI) -- An impactful nor'easter is unleashing damaging wind gusts, heavy rain and coastal flooding as it tracks up the mid-Atlantic coast.

The storm is packing a serious punch as it slowly moves north and disrupts air travel at major Northeast airports and threatens to push the ocean into homes and onto roads along the mid-Atlantic coast multiple times through Monday.

This coastal storm is called a nor'easter due to the prevailing wind direction from the northeast ahead of its center. These northeast winds push water toward the coast, causing it to erode beaches and pile up and cause flooding.

People across the Philadelphia area are dealing with wet and windy conditions from the coastal storm. However, impact from the storm is mostly being felt along the coastline,

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