Flood floods in New Jersey, New York, leaves at least 2 dead U -Bahn stations that are filled with water, how more rain is expected

At least two people died of floods in New Jersey after parts of the northeast of the United States and the middle Atlantic were flooded with heavy rain on Monday evening. The storm led to fall floods in areas of New York, Central -Virginia and New Jersey, which storm out of the U -Bahn stations, stranded vehicles and a state of emergency.

According to the National Weather Service, the majority of Virginia, Maryland and Washington, DC, flood clocks and warnings are still in force until Tuesday evening.

Until Thursday, parts of the eastern and central USA are “scattered thunderstorms that are able to rain and fall floods,” said the weather service in its latest update on Tuesday.

New Jersey

Two people died in Plainfield, New Jersey, due to the floods, WABC TV. A vehicle was swept in Cedar Brook during the highlight of the strong rainfall. The names of the victims are only released when their families are notified. While the emergency crews reacted in time, both people were declared dead at the scene.

The governor of New Jersey, Phil Murphy, explained an emergency of emergencies on Monday evening because “fall floods and a high level of precipitation in parts of the state”.

Route 22 and Route 28 are closed in both directions in the counties Somerset and Middlesex to make repairs of emergency streets and clear rubble from the storm.

On Tuesday morning, several bus lines and at least one railway line on the transit from New Jersey took detours or were delayed, according to civil servants. The path that runs between Manhattan and New Jersey seemed to work with minimal delays.

New York City and the surrounding area

According to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the U -Bahn service was in operation on Tuesday morning with some delays after some lines had been temporarily suspended and others had severe delays due to floods. A video that circulated on social media seemed to show floods from a platform platform on a U -Bahn car.

The Metro-North Railroad, a commuter system that connects New York City with suburban areas outside the city, including Connecticut, said on Tuesday morning in a social media post: “After severe floods in the entire region, the service will be restored to the Grand Central, and we expect the urban lesson in the evening. Decency.

In the early Tuesday morning, the drain from the rain on Monday, according to the New York office of the NWS, led to a moderate flood phase of about 3.7 feet. On Tuesday afternoon it is expected to fall under the flood stage.

Pennsylvania

According to a social media post from Monday of the Mount Joy fire brigade, 16 water rescues in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, were reported.

“From 2:00 p.m., over 7 inch rain, overwhelming rainwater infrastructure and flooded parts of the district fell over 7 inch rain in less than five hours,” said the post office. “The western end of the city was hit most hardest, with reports over 5 feet of water in a few houses. From 7:21 p.m. the precipitation subsided and the water level began to resign.”

Record level level for July 14th

New York City recorded 2.64 inch rain that fell in Central Park on Monday and set a new record for July 14, which, according to NWS, was previously set up in 1908 with 1.47 inches.

New Yark Airport in New York City in New York City, both new rain records set up on July 14th to 2.13 and 1.66 inches.

What's next in the forecast?

According to an update of the NWS from Tuesday, thunderstorms over a large part of the eastern and central USAM on Tuesday could be distributed to widespread thunderstorms in the next few days, which could lead to a widespread thunderstorms through a large part of the eastern and central USAM Tuesday.

Parts of the middle Atlantic and the Appalaches are to achieve a flood flood by the middle of the week.

“The largest striker concentration will be in the southern Middle Atlantic/Appalachen on Tuesday and will shift to the central middle Atlantic/Appalachen on Wednesday to the north,” says the weather service.