Sunday night’s severe storms and severe flooding caused extensive damage around the tri-state area, where two women were found dead after being swept away by water near the Little River in Oxford , Connecticut.
Physiological officials clarified that The flooding was unrelated to Hurricane Ernesto, which crossed the Atlantic Ocean on Monday causing strong storm surge, dangerous waves and rip currents along the east coast of the United States, marked ABC News.
at the moment No more rain is expected for the rest of the week. Flooding turned deadly in Connecticut, where The storms dropped up to 10 inches of rain. Crews yesterday recovered the bodies of two women who were swept away by floodwaters in Oxford after they were reported missing on Sunday.
Oxford Fire Chief Scott Pellitier said one victim was in a car and the other was holding onto a sign when he A swift current of water swept them away. State police later identified them as Ethelyn Joiner, 65, and Audrey Rostkowski, 71, they said. News 12.
On Long Island (New York) the rain lasted until the early hours of the morning in Suffolk County, where a state of emergency was declared. Officials think it will take $25 million dollars to clean it all up and they are waiting for federal and state money to help.
The huge amount of rain that fell during the night hit the north coast, destroying roads like Jericho Turnpike and causing rescues and evacuations after acquiring some parts of the area 6 to 10 inches of rain.
There was a devastating landslide, a dam that went over and around 150 students were forced to leave their dormitories at Stony Brook University.
The fierce storm also engulfed cars across Suffolk County, but it was the north coast that carried the hill. There were multiple water rescues in Nesconset, Ronkonkoma, Smithtown and St.
County police said they received dozens of calls from drivers who were stuck in flood waters and from residents whose trucks and first floor were flooded.
LIRR service was canceled for several hours late Monday night between Port Jefferson and Kings Park both sides because of the Nissequogue River floods west of Ballygovan.
The rain in New Jersey was heavy enough to stop traffic. A travel advisory has been issued for weather-related closures on the Garden State Parkway and New Jersey Turnpike. The water there swallowed half a dozen cars, including the state police patrol car (NJSP). The water also turned streets into rivers in cities like Edgewater, Hoboken and Jersey City and high waters swallowed vehicles in other parts of the state.
“High pressure will bring slow lifting from the Great Lakes dry, cooler conditions and much less rain on Tuesday. “These conditions should last until Thursday before a warming trend begins late this week into the weekend,” the forecaster said last night. National Weather Service (NWS).
Weather updates can be found here and on the portal of the National Weather Service (NWS-NY). no longer details here of the forecast in New York and Jersey counties and on this page NBC News Weather.
2024-08-20 05:24:01
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