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Flooding caused delays on multiple New York City subway lines Monday as torrential rain pummeled the Tri-State Area, where many were under flash flood warnings. MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber says riders can expect normal service for the morning commute Tuesday.
Commuters Trapped, Roads Submerged | Vantage with Palki Sharma | N18G Torrential rains have triggered widespread flash flooding across New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Maryland, swamping subways,
Waters rushed into subway stations, making for hellish commutes, and the flash floods killed two people in New Jersey and caused a house to explode in New Jersey. Climate experts expect flooding to worsen and threaten already-struggling infrastructure throughout the region.
The region was hit with heavy rain Monday evening, resulting in flash floods that not only impacted roads and air travel, but also the transit system.
Two people died in New Jersey after their car was swept into a brook. Public transit was largely running normally a day after the subway system flooded in New York. Officials warned aging infrastructure remained susceptible to extreme weather.
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Police say 60-year-old Lubia Estevez, a food services cashier at Plainfield High School, was one of two people killed during Monday's intense storms.
An updated flood watch was released by the National Weather Service on Sunday at 10:25 a.m. valid from 11 a.m. until Monday 5 a.m. for Oneida, Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, Tompkins and Madison counties.
Severe flash flooding struck New York City, Westchester County, Staten Island, and Rockland County, Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Passaic
An electrifying video shows a forked lightning bolt hit the Lower Manhattan skyscraper, illuminating the city skyline amid a severe thunderstorm.