Ida dumped well more than a month's worth of rain on Central Park in a matter of hours, its wrath forcing a near-total shutdown of travel at the height of the disaster. NBC New York's Pei-Sze Cheng and Myles Miller report. One of the deaths was confirmed in Passaic, New Jersey, and seven in New York City, including a 2-year-old boy. Over in Connecticut, a state trooper died after his cruiser was swept away in floodwaters in Woodbury early Thursday morning. Here's what we know about Ida's victims so far. Only the names of eight New York City victims have been released so far. Most if not all the deaths were flood-related. The locations of the other New Jersey deaths weren't immediately clear. Search and rescue teams were continuing efforts to assess any other additional potential casualties.Īnother New Jersey death was confirmed in Passaic County, while at least two others have been reported missing. Our prayers are with their family members.- Governor Phil Murphy September 2, 2021Ī mayoral spokeswoman believed all four were found on the first floor and noted fire department headquarters nearby were under 8 feet of water. The majority of these deaths were individuals who got caught in their vehicles by flooding and were overtaken by the water. I am saddened to report that, as of right now, at least 23 New Jerseyans have lost their life to this storm. Another three deaths were confirmed Thursday afternoon in Flushing, the same neighborhood where the toddler and his parents were found dead, officials said. Thirteen of the confirmed fatalities were in Brooklyn and Queens and included a 2-year-old boy, 43-, 86- and 48-year-old women and 50-, 66- and 22-year-old men. The grim tolls have only increased over the course of the day Thursday and are expected to climb further as emergency crews navigate flooded homes and cars. Much of NYC subway and NJ Transit train service remains suspended or significantly delayed heading into Thursday nightĪt least 39 people died, including a New York City toddler, and tens of thousands were overwhelmed by floods as the remnants of Hurricane Ida devastated the tri-state area overnight with historic rainfall, at least one tornado and savage winds.Thirteen of the deaths were in NYC, including a 2-year-old boy, while 23 were confirmed in New Jersey it was the wettest day in history for Newark and Central Park saw its rainiest hour ever.The remnants of Hurricane Ida turned major highways into streams, flooded subways and streets and triggered states of emergency in New York and New Jersey at least 38 people have died locally.Westhampton Airport 1.73 in 0553 AM 09/02 ASOSġ N Mount Kisco 8.46 in 0400 AM 09/02 Public Upton 2.40 in 0800 AM 09/02 Official NWS Obsįarmingdale Airport 2.01 in 0553 AM 09/02 ASOS Montauk Airport 3.20 in 0554 AM 09/02 ASOS Kew Garden Hills 5.77 in 0625 AM 09/02 NYSM Montgomery Airport 5.65 in 0554 AM 09/02 AWOS Midtown Manhattan 7.49 in 0625 AM 09/02 NYSM North Massapequa 2.48 in 0606 AM 09/02 CWOP West Milford 3.48 in 0545 AM 09/02 IFLOWS Groton Airport 3.64 in 0556 AM 09/02 ASOS New Haven Airport 4.53 in 0553 AM 09/02 ASOSĢ N Ledyard Center 6.45 in 0615 AM 09/02 Cocorahs Meriden Airport 4.96 in 0553 AM 09/02 ASOS Guilford 5.55 in 0700 AM 09/02 CO-OP Observer Nearly all of that fell within just 3 hours.Ĭhester Center 2.7 WNW 6.46 in 0636 AM 09/02 COCORAHS This is a new record for the wettest hour in Central Park. Newark Airport reported 3.24 inches of rain from 8 to 9 p.m.ģ.15 inches of rain in just one hour at Central Park from 8:50 to 9:50 p.m. Rainfall rates of 3 to 5 inches have been recorded in Northeast New Jersey and portions of NYC. The flooding was so bad that the National Weather Service in New York issued a Flash Flood Emergency, the highest flash flood threat level, for all five boroughs of New York City and North Jersey for the first time ever. The remnants from what was once Hurricane Ida interacted with a frontal system and unleashed record amounts of rain across the region. New York (WABC) - New York and New Jersey were hit with catastrophic flash flooding Wednesday evening that continued into Thursday, with water rescues, roads, homes and cars under feet of water, transportation stalled, people stranded on roofs of cars and more. Sam Champion explains the historic rain totals across the Tri-State area.
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