![]() ![]() In Rockville, Maryland, water had almost reached the ceilings of basement units Wednesday when crews arrived at an apartment complex. An official said later Wednesday that the water levels near the dam were receding. Parts of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, where 2,200 people died after a dam failed in 1889, were evacuated for a time Wednesday after water reached dangerous levels at a dam near the city. More than 35,000 customers were without power Thursday morning in New York City, Long Island, and its northern suburbs. Newark International Airport shut down Wednesday night due to the weather but was allowing limited flights Thursday morning.Īt least 220,000 customers were without power in the region, with most of the outages in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The has issued a Flash Flood Emergency for New York City and Northeast New Jersey #HurricaneIda /OQuh5SZDJY- Bloomberg Quicktake September 2, 2021 as remnants of Hurricane Ida travel up the coast. mainland, leaving 1 million people without power, maybe for weeks.įlooding and torrential rain pound the Northeast U.S. Wildfires are threatening Lake Tahoe, Tropical Storm Henri struck the Northeast, and Ida struck Louisiana as the fifth-strongest storm to ever hit the U.S. ![]() That was the start of a deadly two weeks across the nation. 22 in Waverly, Tennessee, when flooding in the town and surrounding county killed 20 people after the rainfall in one day shattered the state record. The National Weather Service office in New York issued its first-ever set of flash flood emergencies in the region Wednesday night, alerts only sent in the most dangerous conditions.Īn emergency was issued Aug. Causes of death and identifications were pending. Some subway service had resumed Thursday morning.Īmong the other deaths reported in New York City, a 48-year-old woman and 66-year-old man died after being found at separate residences, and a 43-year-old woman and 22-year-old man both died after being found inside a home. Garbage bobbed in the water rushing down streets. FDR Drive in Manhattan and the Bronx River Parkway were underwater. Officials banned travel for all but emergency vehicles until early Thursday. In New York, the rain brought transportation in large parts of the bustling city to a halt. Postal Service building in New Jersey and threatened to overrun a dam in Pennsylvania. Heavy winds and drenching rains collapsed the roof of a U.S. Unfortunately, the car was overtaken by the waters, and the firefighters who were being dragged down under the vehicle were unable to get him out,” Lora told WCBS-TV. “His family was rescued, they were all in the same car. Police in Connecticut are investigating a report of a person missing due to the flooding in Woodbury, New Jersey.Īt least one death was reported in New Jersey, where Passaic Mayor Hector Lora said a 70-year-old man was swept away and authorities were trying to confirm at least one other death in the city. In Mullica Hill, New Jersey, just outside of Philadelphia, homes were turned into rubble. also included at least two tornadoes in the mid-Atlantic. Videos posted online showed subway riders standing on seats in cars filled with water. Subway stations and tracks became so flooded that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority suspended all service. Anadolu Agency/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images ![]()
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