Overnight rain drenches city, floods part of NYC metro area
Heavy rains drenched the tristate area where a flood watch was in effect through Monday afternoon.
The National Weather Service lifted an overnight flood watch and wind advisory for New York City at the start of rush hour Monday, though the city’s travel advisory and flash flood emergency plan remained active.
Flooding shut down part of the Belt Parkway overnight Sunday, but didn’t significantly impact the morning commute, according to CBS News. A ban on tractor trailers and empty box trucks on bridges and tunnels was lifted around 6 a.m.
Rain falls over Jamaica Ave. at 90th St. in Queens. (Theodore Parisienne for New York Daily News)Some outside city limits had it worse.
Video posted online showed a car stuck on a flooded street in Elwood on Long Island. CBS News reported ponding 20 miles away in Lindenhurst.
Heavy rains and wind knocked out power to at least 2,700 homes in Connecticut before 5 a.m., mostly east of Hartford, according to the state’s largest electricity provider. CT Insider reports 240 remained without power at 7:30 a.m. Four inches of rain fell on New Haven.
The New Jersey Department of Transportation reported flooding on U.S. Route 1 Southbound ramp to Raymond Road in South Brunswick. All lanes were closed for part of the morning commute.
“Rt 38 eastbound all lanes closed at CR 607/Church Rd in Moorestown Twp due to crash, downed pole and wires,” the department further warned on social media shortly before 10 a.m. Monday in an advisory suggesting motorists consider alternate routes.
A flood watch remains in effect in New Jersey’s Somerset County through 4 p.m. Monday. A gale warning remained in effect for coastal Massachusetts and Connecticut through most of Monday morning.
Gov. Hochul warned Sunday that “heavy rain and strong winds” were expected to hit downstate New York, while snow and wind were likely for the upper part of the state Monday. Dry conditions are forecast throughout the rest of the week.
