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'Bomb Cyclone' Brings Wind, Flooding And Snow To Northeast, Killing Several

While the storm had moved offshore Saturday, flood threats remained, especially along coastal Massachusetts, where crews have rescued scores of people. The governor has declared a state of emergency.

Updated at 3:08 a.m. ET Sunday

The storm system that pummeled much of the East Coast on Friday had moved hundreds of miles offshore by Saturday, but residual wind gusts and coastal flood threats, exacerbated by high tide, continued to plague the region from Maryland through Maine.

Scientists say the storm has met the definition

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