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Oceans Calling festival fully canceled as nor'easter floods Ocean City streets

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Oceans Calling festival fully canceled as nor'easter floods Ocean City streets

Sep 26, 2026

The CBS/WBOC segment reports on the full cancellation of the Oceans Calling music festival in Ocean City, Maryland, due to a rare September nor'easter. It features interviews with disappointed international and domestic fans who traveled far for acts including Twenty One Pilots, local business owners facing lost revenue, and visuals of flooded streets and rough surf. The reporter notes the event was canceled for the second time in its history. Sourcing relies on direct on-the-ground footage, attendee interviews, and the festival's official statement referencing National Weather Service advisories and local officials. No anonymous sources are used; the throughline emphasizes safety, economic impact, and resilience as some visitors choose to explore the town anyway.

Source: CBS News

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Nor'easter drives repeated coastal flooding in Virginia

Sep 26, 2026

The short AP video captures on-the-ground reactions in a Virginia coastal community experiencing tidal flooding from a nor'easter moving up the U.S. Atlantic coast. Residents describe water reaching sidewalks and roads, cars stalling, missed workdays, and note that similar flooding occurs 4-5 times per year in their area. The segment relies entirely on anonymous local interviews with no named officials, meteorologists, or graphics showing flood stages or warnings. It focuses on personal impacts and the routine nature of the event rather than meteorological details or forecasts.

Source: Associated Press