Heavy rains on Sunday night caused train delays, flight cancellations and major hardship for travellers.
Powerful thunderstorms ripped through three states, flooding roads, creating long queues at airports and dumping 3 to 5 inches of rain across the region. Shocking footage and images showed cars battling rising waters as city officials sounded alerts across the five boroughs.
Drivers on major highways in parts of Manhattan, the Bronx and Queens were plagued by standing water that closed at least one lane on some roads. According to the New York Police Department.
The 86th Street Traverse in Central Park is now impassable due to flooding under the bridge. To the NYPD.
Videos shared on X Rainwater was shown pouring into the upscale Chelsea Market as shoppers jumped over a rapidly expanding river in the concourse.
Portions of the Garden State Parkway were underwater, traffic cameras showed, and other social media images showed. It showed a vehicle attempting to navigate rapidly rising waters. On the highway early Sunday morning.
Heavy rain also washed away cars in the town of Oxford, Connecticut, and other vehicles appeared to be submerged in water. According to a WTNH reporter:.
In nearby Southbury, a wild video was captured of a man with a prosthetic leg and his dog being rescued by a good Samaritan after their car became trapped in floodwaters. Fox 61 meteorologist Ryan Breton tweeted:.
Dozens of flights were canceled due to the weather, and travelers found themselves in long lines at LaGuardia Airport.
Footage showed exhausted passengers stranded with suitcases and bags, some sitting or lying down on the floor as they scrolled through their phones, contemplating their next move.
LaGuardia Airport and Newark Liberty International Airport said bad weather was disrupting flights at both airports Sunday afternoon and into the evening, and the New York City Police Department also warned of disruptions at JFK Airport.
Amtrak operations were also affected, with rail service between New York and Philadelphia temporarily suspended due to flooding in Newark.
Rain fell heavily at one point Sunday evening, causing more than an inch of water to accumulate in Central Park, AccuWeather senior meteorologist Scott Homan said.
He said other parts of the tri-state area could expect up to 5 inches of rain.
Homan said the rain will ease late Sunday night into early Monday morning, with more thunderstorms expected to reach New York in the afternoon.
Swimming was prohibited at all Brooklyn beaches, Rockaway Beach and Leith Beach on Monday due to rip currents.
