( CNN ) -- Authorities have linked seven deaths to the nor'easter affecting the Eastern Seaboard , and more than 300,000 customers remained without power Monday in the Northeast after rain and fierce winds . Hurricane-force winds over the weekend toppled trees , taking power lines with them . Five of the weekend 's deaths were caused by falling trees , authorities said . Two people died in New Jersey ; authorities from Rhode Island , New Hampshire , Connecticut , West Virginia and New York each said they had one storm-related death . Heavy rain also caused flooding across the region . Flood warnings were in effect from northern Virginia to southern New Hampshire , the National Weather Service said . The city of Alexandria , along the Potomac River across from Washington , distributed nearly 800 sandbags to those in low-lying areas that typically are first to see high water . A coffee shop there experienced minor flooding , said Alexandria official Rich Baier . Some coastal areas have received more than 6 inches of rain since Saturday , according to the National Weather Service . Are you there ? Share pictures and video . Con Edison said that more than 86,000 customers were without power Monday in New York City and Westchester County , New York , while the Long Island Power Authority said that 64,437 customers were in the dark . In New Jersey , about 100,000 were without power . Flooding caused 2,000 customers in New Jersey to lose their gas service , PSEG said . Connecticut Light and Power said that about 56,000 customers also had no power Monday . And in Pennsylvania , utility companies had restored power to a majority of residents , but the outage still affected more than 5,000 . `` The ground is so wet from all the snow we 've had this winter , it 's helping the trees to topple over as well as our utility poles , '' said Long Island Power Authority President and CEO Kevin Law . `` The conditions are still too terrible to get crews out there . '' Some customers probably will go without power for a few days , Law said . The outages were due mostly to power lines downed by Saturday 's winds , which knocked over trees and utility polls . Wind speeds reached 75 mph at New York 's John F. Kennedy International Airport -- as strong as a Category 1 hurricane -- and 72 mph in Atlantic City , New Jersey . In Connecticut , the lingering effects of wind and rain from the weekend were apparent just by looking at the streets , according to J.P. McNamara , an iReporter in Fairfield , along the coast . `` The beach area of Fairfield experienced high tides that flooded streets with ... water and sand on Saturday night , '' McNamara said Monday . `` Many roads are still blocked off because of fallen trees and limbs , and it seems that this occurrence is widespread . '' James Durosier , an iReporter from Rahway , New Jersey , said the storm 's aftermath reminded him of a scene from an action movie . `` The way the whole scene looked was just incredible , '' Durosier said Sunday of the damage in the area . `` Power lines were hanging , street signs knocked down , and it was very quiet . '' Brian DeNicola of Sayreville , New Jersey , said he has opened his home to three friends who do n't have any power or hot water to shower . He said he lost electricity for about an hour Saturday evening and had to use a vacuum to relieve his basement of flooding . DeNicola said he 's eager for spring 's arrival Saturday . `` Oh , thank God , it 's almost here , '' he said . `` We 're ready . We 've had it with this stuff . '' CNN 's Paul Courson , Edmund DeMarche , Henry Hanks and Khadijah Rentas contributed to this report .
NEW : Five deaths blamed on falling trees . 86,000 without power in New York City and Westchester County , Con Ed says . Some customers will be without power for days , Long Island utility says .