A nor’easter moves up the East Coast, prompting flood alerts for millions of people along the Eastern Seaboard. NBC reports that the storm is already producing gusty winds and early coastal flooding as it forms off the Carolina coast and continues northward.

NBC says the scale of the impact is significant, with about 18 million people under flood alerts. The system is expected to bring hazardous conditions across multiple days, leading residents to prepare for possible further flooding and wind-related disruptions as the storm tracks along the coast.

While both reports focus on preparedness and the storm’s early effects, they differ mainly in wording and emphasis: one article frames the situation as “millions on alert” and highlights the storm’s multi-day nature, while the other specifies the updated figure for people affected and describes the storm’s location more directly as it forms off the Carolina coast.