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Flash Flooding Leaves Parts of New York City Under Water.
Heavy rain and flooding on Friday making for an extremely challenging and dangerous Friday morning commute and led to subway and rail service suspensions and the closure of a terminal at LaGuardia Airport.
Forecasts are reinforcing the potential for heavy rain centered around the NYC area from Friday into Saturday morning. A flood watch is in effect through 6 a.m. Saturday for the entire tri-state, with rainfall rates of 1-2 inches per hour expected at times. Throughout the region, at very least 2-4 inches can be expected, while some areas can expect to see between 5-8 inches before the storms move on.
Parts of New York City have already seen five inches of rain as of 11 a.m. For some parts of the city, it was the wettest day on record; in Central Park, it was the most rainfall seen since the remnants of Ida swept through two years ago.
Flash flood warnings were issued for much of NYC and surrounding counties in New Jersey, the Hudson Valley and into Connecticut into the early afternoon, and were likely to be extended further.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency for the areas impacted.
"I am declaring a State of Emergency in New York City, the Hudson Valley and Long Island in response to the significant, dangerous rainfall that is currently impacting the region and is expected to continue for the next 20 hours," Hocul said in a statement. "Ahead of this storm we deployed thousands of State personnel and I have directed all State agencies to provide all necessary resources to address this extreme weather event. It is critical that all New Yorkers take all necessary precautions and avoid flooded roads, which are some of the most dangerous places during flash floods."
I am declaring a State of Emergency in New York City, the Hudson Valley and Long Island in response to the significant, dangerous rainfall that is currently impacting the region and is expected to continue for the next 20 hours.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul
Bouts of heavy rain made morning commute nightmarish and conditions only continued to worsen; it will be even more widespread throughout the afternoon and evening. Flooding is possible for much of the tri-state area as a result of the heavy rain, which comes as the ground is already water-logged due to the remnants of Ophelia that drenched the region last weekend.
Again, due to last weekend's four days of consistent rain saturating the soil, getting that much precipitation so quickly is more than enough to create serious flooding and flash flooding conditions.
MTA suspends several subway lines, warns of 'extremely limited' services
The MTA began making preparations for the storm on Thursday, and Chairman Janno Lieber said that the system "would be r
