This disruptive type of coastal storm is more typically seen during winter and rarely happens in May. It will bring heavy rain and wind to millions through Friday.

Cleanup is underway in Norwell after Thursday's nor'easter shut down roads and left some backyards looking like lakes.

We think of nor’easters as colossal snowmakers in the winter, but the name comes from the wind direction — winds coming from the northeast as the counter-clockwise spin of the storm lurks just offshore. The term “nor’easter” was actually first used in print in 1836 by folks in the marine industry, such as sailors or shipping merchants.

The nor'easter will weaken in the Gulf of Maine, but it'll keep the chances of numerous showers and across the Northeast. Those showers will linger across the interior Northeast on Saturday before everyone dries out.

Heavy storms are now reaching the East Coast as a nor'easter heads toward New England ahead of the holiday travel period for Memorial Day weekend.

While a nor'easter delivered windswept rains to southern New England, two famous mountains to the north saw snowfall from the late-season storm.

Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start of summer for many in the United States, but it won’t feel like that in the East leading up to the holiday thanks in part to a rare May nor’easter.

The MBTA announced that Orange Line service from North Station to Forest Hills would be replaced Thursday evening.

Nor'easter continues to bring wet weather across the Northeast on Friday, with snow at the top of some of Vermont and Northern New York's highest peaks. Light, drizzly rain will continue through the morning for most areas,

An unusual May nor’easter is set to wallop New England and provide a soaking before the Memorial Day holiday weekend with weather more commonly associated with fall and winter.

While a nor'easter delivered windswept rains to southern New England, two famous mountains to the north saw snowfall from the late-season storm.