Major Flooding Produced by the Remnants of Hurricane Ida Tonight in the Northeast...

The remnants of Hurricane Ida has produced very heavy rain, severe thunderstorms and tornadoes today and tonight in the New York City Tri-state area. Heavy Flooding is occurring in Manhattan along the FDR Drive and in Queens. Flooding is also occurring in the suburbs of New Jersey, Connecticut and the Lower Hudson Valley. A tornado touched down in Burlington County, New Jersey earlier this evening. A Flash Flood Warning is in effect for most of the New York City metro area. A total of 3.15 inches of rain fell in Central Park between 8:51 p.m. and 9:51 p.m. this evening. This set a record for hourly rainfall at Central Park according to the National Weather Service. The previous hourly record rainfall of 1.94 inches was set during tropical storm Henri last month. A State of Emergency has been declared in New Jersey for all counties. Local area rainfall totals included from this major flooding event included Cranford 9.05 in., Stamford 8.10 in., Brooklyn 7.76 in., Central Park 7.19 in. and 6.90 in. Queens at La Guardia Airport. The rain will taper off and end Thursday morning.  

The Associated Press reported that the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey suspended all flights due to flooding at Newark-Liberty International Airport. A roof collapsed at a Postal Service building in Kearny, New Jersey.  The Somerset Patriots baseball stadium was flooded and a house exploded due to gas in Rahway, New Jersey.

(Andrew Mills, NJ Advance)

(Andrew Mills, NJ Advance)

(Andrew Mills, NJ Advance)

(Andrew Mills, NJ Advance)

(Andrew Mills, NJ Advance)

(Associated Press)

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