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Yahoo
16-07-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Flash flooding in New Jersey, New York leaves at least 2 dead, subway stations filled with water as more rain expected
At least two people have died due to flash flooding in New Jersey after parts of the northeastern U.S. and mid-Atlantic were inundated with heavy rain Monday night. The storm caused flash flooding in areas of New York, central Virginia and New Jersey that gushed through subway stations, stranded vehicles and prompted a state of emergency. Flood watches and warnings are still in effect through Tuesday evening for most of Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C., according to the National Weather Service. Through Thursday, portions of the eastern and central U.S. are facing 'scattered to widespread thunderstorms capable of heavy downpours and flash flooding,' the weather service said in its n most recent update on Tuesday. Two people died in Plainfield, N.J., due to the flash flooding, WABC-TV reported. The car they were riding in was swept into Cedar Brook during the peak of the heavy rainfall. The names of the victims are not being released until their families are notified. While emergency crews responded in a timely manner, both people were pronounced dead at the scene. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy declared a state of emergency Monday night due to 'flash flooding and high levels of rainfall in parts of the state.' Route 22 and Route 28 are closed in both directions in Somerset and Middlesex counties to make emergency road repairs and clear debris from the storm, according to a New Jersey Department of Transportation traffic advisory. On Tuesday morning, several bus lines and at least one train line on New Jersey Transit were taking detours or were delayed, according to officials. The PATH trains that run between Manhattan and New Jersey appeared to be operating with minimal delays. Subway service was operating with some delays on Tuesday morning's commute, according to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, after some lines were temporarily suspended and others were operating with severe delays due to flooding. A video circulating on social media appeared to show flooding from a station platform onto a subway car. "Our sewer system is not built to manage this much water in a short period of time," New York City Mayor Eric Adams said during a Tuesday press briefing. "In order to change and build out our sewer system, what we're going to do is going to take time and money. That's something that we've allocated to doing so." The Metro-North Railroad, a commuter rail system that connects New York City with suburban areas outside the city, including Connecticut, said in a social media post Tuesday morning, 'Service is restored into and out of Grand Central after severe flooding throughout the region disrupted the evening rush hour. Expect residual delays as we work to get train service back on schedule.' Early Tuesday morning, runoff from Monday's rain caused the Bronx River to rise to a moderate flood stage of about 3.7 feet, according to the NWS's New York office. By Tuesday afternoon, it's expected to drop below flood stage. There were 16 water rescues reported in Lancaster County, Pa., according to a Monday social media post from the Mount Joy Township fire department. 'Starting around 2:00 p.m., intense rainfall dropped over 7 inches of rain in less than five hours, overwhelming stormwater infrastructure and inundating portions of the borough,' the post read. 'The west end of town was hardest hit, with reports of over 5 feet of water in some homes. As of 7:21 p.m., rainfall subsided, and water levels began to recede.' The highest rainfall totals recorded on Monday reached 6.67 inches in Clark, N.J., according to New York's NWS office. It's located less than 7 miles from Plainfield, where two people had died in the flash flooding. New York City recorded 2.64 inches of rain that fell Monday in Central Park, setting a new record for July 14, which was previously set in 1908 with 1.47 inches, according to the NWS. "Central Park had the second highest one-hour rainfall total ever documented at that location, only being surpassed by what we saw four years ago during Hurricane Ida," Mayor Adams said Tuesday. Newark Airport in New Jersey and LaGuardia Airport in New York City both set new rain total records for July 14, at 2.13 and 1.66 inches, respectively. Scattered to widespread thunderstorms over much of the eastern and central U.S. with heavy downpours could lead to flash flooding over the next few days, according to a Tuesday update from the NWS. Portions of the mid-Atlantic and Appalachians are at risk of flash flooding caused by heavy rainfall into mid-week. 'The greatest concentration of storms will be across the southern Mid-Atlantic/Appalachians on Tuesday and shift northward with the boundary into the central Mid-Atlantic/Appalachians on Wednesday,' the weather service says.
CTV News
15-07-2025
- Climate
- CTV News
2 dead in New Jersey after flood waters carry away vehicle during heavy rains that hit Northeast
This image made from video shows cars submerged in floodwaters in Rahway, NJ., on July 14, 2025.(WABC-TV via AP) NEW YORK — Two people in New Jersey were killed after their vehicle was swept up in flood waters during a storm that moved across the U.S. Northeast overnight, authorities said Tuesday. Gov. Phil Murphy, a Democrat, noted the deaths occurred in the northern New Jersey city of Plainfield where there were two storm-related deaths July 3. A third person was killed in North Plainfield during that previous storm. 'We're not unique, but we're in one of these sort of high humidity, high temperature, high storm intensity patterns right now,' Murphy told reporters after touring storm damage in Berkeley Heights. 'Everybody needs to stay alert.' The names of the two latest victims were not immediately released Tuesday. Heavy rains moved through the Northeast on Monday night into early Tuesday, causing flash flooding. Video posted on social media appeared to show water flooding down into a Manhattan subway station, submerging the platform while passengers inside a train watch. Another photo appears to show passengers standing on a train's seats to avoid the water beginning to soak the floor. Janno Lieber, chair and CEO of the Metropolitan Transit Authority, told ABC 7 in New York the city's sewer system got overwhelmed by the rain and backed up into the subway tunnels and to the stations. In several cases, he said, the backup 'popped a manhole,' creating the dramatic 'geyser' seen in some videos. 'What happened last night is something that is, you know, a reality in our system,' he told the TV station, noting the backup happens when more than 1 3/4 inches of rain falls in an hour. 'We've been working with the city of New York to try to get them to increase the capacity of the system at these key locations.' Lieber said there was now full subway service, as well as full Long Island Railroad and Metro North commuter rail service after hundreds of people worked overnight to restore operations. Some roads remained closed in sections of New Jersey and dozens of flights were delayed or cancelled at area airports Tuesday, including 159 total cancellations at Newark Liberty Airport, according to FlightAware data. Most flash flood watches and warnings had expired in parts of New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania as the rain moved on. In one flooded North Plainfield, New Jersey, neighbourhood, a house caught on fire and collapsed, possibly due to an explosion, not long after the family inside had evacuated, authorities said. No injuries were reported. The Associated Press
The Sun
27-06-2025
- The Sun
Lifeguard, 18, impaled by beach umbrella recalls horror and reveals pole missed artery by a centimeter in freak accident
A LIFEGUARD impaled by a beach umbrella has recalled she was lucky to survive following the freak accident. Alex, a college student, revealed the umbrella's pole missed her artery by just one centimeter as she spoke about the horror. 2 She was trying to tie the umbrella to a stand on the beach in Asbury Park, New Jersey, but encountered problems, as reported by the ABC affiliate WABC-TV. Alex wanted to protect herself from the heat as temperatures hovered around 95F on Wednesday. But, the rope she was using to tie the umbrella to the stand was frayed. But, the umbrella was then picked up by a gust of wind. Alex revealed that she tried to catch the umbrella but ended up landing on the pole. The pole went through her shoulder and her back. The 18-year-old admitted her brain was 'heavy' after realizing what had happened. 'I was like 'oh my gosh, I've been impaled,' she told WABC-TV. She admitted that she was fortunate her injuries weren't more serious. 'I was very lucky where it hit me because it missed every major blood vessel and it just went through my muscles,' she said. 'The pole was very close to major blood vessels,' the teen told the CBS affiliate WCBS-TV. 'It was a half a centimeter away from at least one major blood vessel. 'It could've been so much worse, actually.' Alex revealed that a band saw was used to get parts of the six-foot-long pole from out of her armpit. The pole had to be cut before the girl was taken to the hospital. Beachgoers were left stunned by what had happened. 'As a mother of teenagers, it's so shocking and scary,' Nancy Brillo told WABC-TV. Her injuries means she won't be able to return to lifeguarding duties for around six weeks. She had just finished her first year at the University of Wisconsin. But, Alex hasn't been put off returning to the beach despite the accident. 2
CTV News
20-06-2025
- Climate
- CTV News
Boy struck by lightning in New York City's Central Park says he feels lucky
Central Park and buildings in midtown Manhattan are seen from the Rainbow Room, New York City's landmark restaurant atop 30 Rockefeller Plaza, Sunday, Oct. 5, 2014. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan) NEW YORK — A 15-year-old boy says he feels 'pretty lucky' after being struck by lightning in Central Park on Thursday when a round of thunderstorms swept through New York City. Yassin Khalifa, a high school sophomore, told WABC-TV he was in the park with friends enjoying a picnic when the storm suddenly rolled in. 'I leaned up against a tree, and I told them, 'Oh, guys, let's ride out the storm,' which in hindsight might not have been the best idea,' Khalifa said. Khalifa said said he was knocked unconscious for several minutes. Crystal Mateo, 17, told the New York Times she witnessed the scene and saw Khalifa's friends frantically calling for help and trying to revive him. 'It was scary,' she said. 'I was crying.' Khalifa told WABC he was conscious when he was taken by ambulance to a hospital, where he was treated for burns on his neck and leg. Khalifa said he's expected to make a full recovery. 'Apparently, I'm pretty lucky, because my spine was directly against the tree and no nerve damage happened. So I'm like, not losing any sort of motor function,' Khalifa said. 'So I'm pretty happy about that.' Lightning kills around 30 people a year in the United States, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control. Strikes, though, are usually not fatal. About 90 percent of people injured by a lightning bolt survive. The Associated Press
