Power outages and coastal flooding hit Rye on Saturday and Sunday as a nor'easter battered the shoreline community.

The City of Rye posted an official storm update at 12:45 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 27, reporting that Con Edison outages were affecting customers in Rye. The utility estimated power would be restored by about 3 p.m. Sunday, though the city cautioned that timeline could shift as crews assessed damage. Con Edison had staged utility crews at Rye Playland's parking lot ahead of the storm, Patch reported.

A Coastal Flood Warning from the National Weather Service (NWS) remained in effect for southern Westchester through 6 p.m. Sunday. The NWS forecast called for moderate coastal flooding in vulnerable shoreline areas, with two to three feet of inundation above ground level possible, according to the Rye Record.

The city warned residents not to drive through standing or moving water and not to move or bypass barricades. Rain and strong winds continued Sunday. The city urged people to watch for downed trees and wires.

As we reported Friday, Rye had been bracing for the storm with wind gusts forecast up to 55 mph. The first flooding appeared late Friday night in the Tide Mill Basin, the Rye Record reported.

By Saturday morning, Milton Road was closed near the marina. About 1.1 inches of rain fell Saturday, followed by another 1.25 inches Sunday morning.

City Manager Brian Shea said Friday, Sept. 25, before the storm arrived, that the forecast had "changed considerably over the last 24 hours, including the upgrade to a coastal flood warning."

Even as conditions were expected to improve Sunday evening, the city's update warned that coastal flooding could persist through future high-tide cycles.

Areas near Blind Brook, Beaver Swamp and the Long Island Sound shore are among Rye's most flood-prone, according to City Planner Christian Miller, who presented proposed flood-law amendments to the City Council on Thursday, Sept. 24, as the Rye Record reported. The proposed changes would require new residential construction in flood zones to elevate living spaces above expected flood levels.

"You're learning to live with water … Not fight it," Miller said at that Sept. 24 meeting.

Residents can monitor ryeny.gov and weather.gov for further updates on conditions and any additional high-tide flooding.