The December 1992 nor'easter produced record high tides and snowfall across the northeastern United States.

It developed as a low pressure area on December 10 over Virginia, and for two days it remained over the Mid-Atlantic states before moving offshore.

The combination of high tides and 25 ft (7.6 m) waves caused the most significant flooding in the state since the Ash Wednesday Storm of 1962.

Several highways and portions of the New York City Subway and Port Authority Trans-Hudson systems were closed due to the storm.

The nor'easter increased tides across the northeastern United States for several days due to its slow movement.

In New York City, tides reached 8.04 ft (2.45 m) at Battery Park, which flooded Franklin D. Roosevelt East River Drive.

In March of the following year, the Storm of the Century caused worse damage across a larger region of the eastern United States.

[2] On December 9, the National Weather Service (NWS) issued a coastal flood watch in anticipation of the developing storm.

[4] The cyclone moved quickly northward through the Chesapeake Bay until reaching a position just west of Chestertown, Maryland on December 11.

[5] By that time, the system had intensified to a pressure of 985 mbar (29.1 inHg),[2] while the parent trough extended from Maryland through the New York metropolitan area to around Cape Cod.

[4] The storm affected a large region of the northeastern United States from West Virginia to Massachusetts with heavy snowfall, sleet, rain, and high winds.

Along the Maryland coast, the storm dropped heavy rainfall, with a total of 2.90 in (74 mm) in Salisbury; the high rains flooded local streams.

The storm struck shortly after a full moon, and the combination of high tides and waves breached dunes in some locations.

Despite its longevity, the nor'easter was less severe than its predecessors along the Delaware Bay, mostly because the stronger northeast quadrant was over the coastline for one tidal cycle, and the predominant southeast winds were blocked by Cape Henlopen.

[5] In Lewes, the nor'easter produced a high tide of 6.33 ft (1.93 m), which at the time was the seventh highest on record.

Several days of high tides caused minor beach erosion and damaged dune systems.

[13] High winds in the city broke the steeple of a church, and the resulting debris briefly closed the Benjamin Franklin Bridge.

[14] In Hoboken, high tides flooded portions of the New York City Subway and Port Authority Trans-Hudson systems, leaving them closed for a few days.

[14] High winds in Jersey City destroyed the roof of an apartment; the debris struck and killed a woman walking along a nearby sidewalk.

The American Red Cross opened at least 30 shelters across the state, housing over 5,000 people affected by floods or lack of heat.

[15] Damage in the state was less than the nor'easter of 1962 due to 30 years of disaster mitigation, including beach replenishment, dune construction, and improved building codes.

[16] Before the storm's circulation passed the New York area, its associated trough produced sustained easterly winds of 50 mph (80 km/h) along Long Island.

The strong easterly winds produced high tides in the region that increased gradually after three consecutive tidal cycles; this was due to the nor'easter's slow movement.

The ensuing flooding submerged portions of Franklin D. Roosevelt East River Drive to about 4 ft (1.5 m) deep.

High waves washed away dunes and severely eroded beaches along the island, destroying over 100 summer homes.

[18] On nearby Westhampton Beach, 30 homes were destroyed, and about 100 houses were isolated due to two new inlets created during the storm.

Across the region, the Northeast Utilities power company reported that 230,684 customers lost electricity during the storm, although all outages were restored within three days.

[1] The high accumulations closed schools for a week in the Berkshires, and the cities required National Guard assistance to remove the snow.