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Severe flash flooding across the tri-state area on Monday caused subway delays and road closures across the Big Apple and pushed New Jersey to declare a state of emergency. All five boroughs and Nassau County are under a flash flood warning through midnight.
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ABC7 New York on MSNCleanup continues after deadly storm, flash flooding batters NYC and Tri-State areaHeavy rain swept across New York City and the Tri-State area on Monday night, inundating the region with flash flooding that led to the deaths of two people in New Jersey. Across the region vehicles were left stranded in roadways,
Travelers were bracing Tuesday morning for bumpy commutes across the New York City area due to residual disruptions from Monday’s torrential downpours, though the National Weather Service said the storms had moved east by then.
Intense afternoon and evening storms brought flash flooding to the tri-state Monday, with the sudden and heavy downpours leading to impassable roads and dangerous conditions for drivers. Flash flood warnings were issued for different counties in and around New York City starting after 3 p.
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ABC7 New York on MSNSlow-moving thunderstorms dump heavy rain across the Tri-State, trigger dangerous floodingFlooding at the Rockland Plaza in Nanuet was just one of many locations across the Tri-State area slammed with heavy, soaking rain.
When Noah was trying to switch lanes a motorcycle was inching up so he had to double swerve to another lane and hit the back of another car,” a survivor’s sister said.
A freak deluge Monday night turned parts of the city into a waterlogged maze, flooding subway stations, shutting down major roadways and delivering the second-wettest hour ever recorded in New York City history. Between 7 and 8 pm, Central Park clocked 2.07 inches of rain, second only to the remnants of Hurricane Ida in 2021.
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ABC7 New York on MSNHigh flood waters force Saw Mill River Parkway closure during morning rushThe water from the Saw Mill River rose and overflowed its banks onto the surrounding land, which happens to be the parkway.
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