Recovery Underway After Multiple Left Dead in Wake of Hurricane Ida
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Summary
- The remnants of Post-Tropical Cyclone Ida swept through the Northeast on Wednesday night, dumping torrential rains that flooded streets and basements throughout New York City and claimed at least 13 lives in the city and ten in New Jersey.
- The majority of the victims in New York City were found in basement apartments in Queens and Brooklyn.
- The victims ranged in age from 2 to 86. The official causes of death will be determined by the city’s Medical Examiner.
- Along with Mayor de Blasio, Gov. Hochul gave an update on the aftermath of the storm last week. Watch it on the mayor’s YouTube page.
- After New York experienced record rainfall for the second straight week, Gov. Hochul warned that climate-change related weather events will happen with “great regularity.”
- Hochul said she received assurance from President Biden that he’d approve “any declaration” for emergency assistance to help the state and city recover.
- De Blasio called the storm “the biggest wake-up call we could possibly get,” warning that New Yorkers must now always assume the worst when it comes to extreme weather.
- He said the city must make drastic changes to protect against the effects of climate change.
- The governor called for an after-action report to explain how the weather might have better been predicted.
- The National Weather Service (NWS) in New York issued its first-ever Flash Flood Emergency for the NYC Metro area. Central Park in Manhattan observed a record rainfall rate 3.15" in one hour.
Timeline
The citywide Travel Ban is no longer in effect. A Travel Advisory has been issued while clean-up operations are underway. Avoid unnecessary travel and do not attempt to drive through flowing water.
The Flash Flood Emergency alert is no longer in effect. A Flood Warning remains in effect until 6:45 a.m.
The NYC Office of Emergency Management has issued a travel ban that is projected to last until 5:00 a.m. All non-emergency vehicles must be off streets and highways overnight due to severe flood conditions.
The NWS has extended the Flash Flood Emergency for the five boroughs until 3 a.m. Avoid unnecessary travel overnight as additional rainfall is expected across the warned area.
The address reported for this incident has changed to New York City .
The address reported for this incident has changed to New York City .
User CitizenNick shares live video from the streets.
According to the NWS, Central Park recorded 3.15" of rain between 8:51 p.m. and 9:51 p.m.
Citizen users are sharing videos of flooded roads across NYC.
The NWS has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for portions of NYC that is expected to last until 10:30 p.m.
The Tornado Warning for Manhattan and the Bronx has expired. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1 a.m.
The address reported for this incident has changed to New York City .
The address reported for this incident has changed to New York City .
The NWS has issued a Tornado Warning for the Bronx and Manhattan counties until 9:30 p.m.
All arriving flights to LaGuardia, Newark, and JFK airports are halted until 9 p.m.
The NWS has also issued a Flash Flood Warning for NYC that is expected to last until 10 p.m.
Tornado watches are issued when severe thunderstorms and tornadoes are possible in and near the area.
The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a Tornado Watch for all five boroughs of NYC that is expected to last until 1 a.m.
Incident reported at New York City.
The citywide Travel Ban is no longer in effect. A Travel Advisory has been issued while clean-up operations are underway. Avoid unnecessary travel and do not attempt to drive through flowing water.
The Flash Flood Emergency alert is no longer in effect. A Flood Warning remains in effect until 6:45 a.m.
The NYC Office of Emergency Management has issued a travel ban that is projected to last until 5:00 a.m. All non-emergency vehicles must be off streets and highways overnight due to severe flood conditions.
The NWS has extended the Flash Flood Emergency for the five boroughs until 3 a.m. Avoid unnecessary travel overnight as additional rainfall is expected across the warned area.
The address reported for this incident has changed to New York City .
The address reported for this incident has changed to New York City .
User CitizenNick shares live video from the streets.
According to the NWS, Central Park recorded 3.15" of rain between 8:51 p.m. and 9:51 p.m.
Citizen users are sharing videos of flooded roads across NYC.
The NWS has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for portions of NYC that is expected to last until 10:30 p.m.
The Tornado Warning for Manhattan and the Bronx has expired. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1 a.m.
The address reported for this incident has changed to New York City .
The address reported for this incident has changed to New York City .
The NWS has issued a Tornado Warning for the Bronx and Manhattan counties until 9:30 p.m.
All arriving flights to LaGuardia, Newark, and JFK airports are halted until 9 p.m.
The NWS has also issued a Flash Flood Warning for NYC that is expected to last until 10 p.m.
Tornado watches are issued when severe thunderstorms and tornadoes are possible in and near the area.
The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a Tornado Watch for all five boroughs of NYC that is expected to last until 1 a.m.
Incident reported at New York City.
The citywide Travel Ban is no longer in effect. A Travel Advisory has been issued while clean-up operations are underway. Avoid unnecessary travel and do not attempt to drive through flowing water.
The Flash Flood Emergency alert is no longer in effect. A Flood Warning remains in effect until 6:45 a.m.
The NYC Office of Emergency Management has issued a travel ban that is projected to last until 5:00 a.m. All non-emergency vehicles must be off streets and highways overnight due to severe flood conditions.
The NWS has extended the Flash Flood Emergency for the five boroughs until 3 a.m. Avoid unnecessary travel overnight as additional rainfall is expected across the warned area.
The address reported for this incident has changed to New York City .
The address reported for this incident has changed to New York City .
User CitizenNick shares live video from the streets.
According to the NWS, Central Park recorded 3.15" of rain between 8:51 p.m. and 9:51 p.m.
Citizen users are sharing videos of flooded roads across NYC.
The NWS has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for portions of NYC that is expected to last until 10:30 p.m.
The Tornado Warning for Manhattan and the Bronx has expired. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1 a.m.
The address reported for this incident has changed to New York City .
The address reported for this incident has changed to New York City .
The NWS has issued a Tornado Warning for the Bronx and Manhattan counties until 9:30 p.m.
All arriving flights to LaGuardia, Newark, and JFK airports are halted until 9 p.m.
The NWS has also issued a Flash Flood Warning for NYC that is expected to last until 10 p.m.
Tornado watches are issued when severe thunderstorms and tornadoes are possible in and near the area.
The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a Tornado Watch for all five boroughs of NYC that is expected to last until 1 a.m.
Incident reported at New York City.
The citywide Travel Ban is no longer in effect. A Travel Advisory has been issued while clean-up operations are underway. Avoid unnecessary travel and do not attempt to drive through flowing water.
The Flash Flood Emergency alert is no longer in effect. A Flood Warning remains in effect until 6:45 a.m.
The NYC Office of Emergency Management has issued a travel ban that is projected to last until 5:00 a.m. All non-emergency vehicles must be off streets and highways overnight due to severe flood conditions.
The NWS has extended the Flash Flood Emergency for the five boroughs until 3 a.m. Avoid unnecessary travel overnight as additional rainfall is expected across the warned area.
The address reported for this incident has changed to New York City .
The address reported for this incident has changed to New York City .
User CitizenNick shares live video from the streets.
According to the NWS, Central Park recorded 3.15" of rain between 8:51 p.m. and 9:51 p.m.
Citizen users are sharing videos of flooded roads across NYC.
The NWS has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for portions of NYC that is expected to last until 10:30 p.m.
The Tornado Warning for Manhattan and the Bronx has expired. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1 a.m.
The address reported for this incident has changed to New York City .
The address reported for this incident has changed to New York City .
The NWS has issued a Tornado Warning for the Bronx and Manhattan counties until 9:30 p.m.
All arriving flights to LaGuardia, Newark, and JFK airports are halted until 9 p.m.
The NWS has also issued a Flash Flood Warning for NYC that is expected to last until 10 p.m.
Tornado watches are issued when severe thunderstorms and tornadoes are possible in and near the area.
The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a Tornado Watch for all five boroughs of NYC that is expected to last until 1 a.m.
Incident reported at New York City.
The citywide Travel Ban is no longer in effect. A Travel Advisory has been issued while clean-up operations are underway. Avoid unnecessary travel and do not attempt to drive through flowing water.
The Flash Flood Emergency alert is no longer in effect. A Flood Warning remains in effect until 6:45 a.m.
The NYC Office of Emergency Management has issued a travel ban that is projected to last until 5:00 a.m. All non-emergency vehicles must be off streets and highways overnight due to severe flood conditions.
The NWS has extended the Flash Flood Emergency for the five boroughs until 3 a.m. Avoid unnecessary travel overnight as additional rainfall is expected across the warned area.
The address reported for this incident has changed to New York City .
The address reported for this incident has changed to New York City .
User CitizenNick shares live video from the streets.
According to the NWS, Central Park recorded 3.15" of rain between 8:51 p.m. and 9:51 p.m.
Citizen users are sharing videos of flooded roads across NYC.
The NWS has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for portions of NYC that is expected to last until 10:30 p.m.
The Tornado Warning for Manhattan and the Bronx has expired. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1 a.m.
The address reported for this incident has changed to New York City .
The address reported for this incident has changed to New York City .
The NWS has issued a Tornado Warning for the Bronx and Manhattan counties until 9:30 p.m.
All arriving flights to LaGuardia, Newark, and JFK airports are halted until 9 p.m.
The NWS has also issued a Flash Flood Warning for NYC that is expected to last until 10 p.m.
Tornado watches are issued when severe thunderstorms and tornadoes are possible in and near the area.
The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a Tornado Watch for all five boroughs of NYC that is expected to last until 1 a.m.
Incident reported at New York City.
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This is putting me into tropical depression SMH
@robthelobster 😂😂😂😩 facts
These comments are so funny but they can't take this shit seriously 😂😭 stay safee
@PrettyDeafGirl RIGHT 😪
Lmfaoo this is conflicting y’all saying to go to basements for this tornado and now to seek higher ground for flooding 😭 which one is it
@peachesx18 LMFAOOO
tornado finna be walkin in the rain with its Timbs on steppin over puddles full of pain, it's a big storm
@harlemshortyy worrrrr
This is putting me into tropical depression SMH
@robthelobster 😂😂😂😩 facts
These comments are so funny but they can't take this shit seriously 😂😭 stay safee
@PrettyDeafGirl RIGHT 😪
Lmfaoo this is conflicting y’all saying to go to basements for this tornado and now to seek higher ground for flooding 😭 which one is it
@peachesx18 LMFAOOO
tornado finna be walkin in the rain with its Timbs on steppin over puddles full of pain, it's a big storm
@harlemshortyy worrrrr
This is putting me into tropical depression SMH
@robthelobster 😂😂😂😩 facts
These comments are so funny but they can't take this shit seriously 😂😭 stay safee
@PrettyDeafGirl RIGHT 😪
Lmfaoo this is conflicting y’all saying to go to basements for this tornado and now to seek higher ground for flooding 😭 which one is it
@peachesx18 LMFAOOO
tornado finna be walkin in the rain with its Timbs on steppin over puddles full of pain, it's a big storm
@harlemshortyy worrrrr
This is putting me into tropical depression SMH
@robthelobster 😂😂😂😩 facts
These comments are so funny but they can't take this shit seriously 😂😭 stay safee
@PrettyDeafGirl RIGHT 😪
Lmfaoo this is conflicting y’all saying to go to basements for this tornado and now to seek higher ground for flooding 😭 which one is it
@peachesx18 LMFAOOO
tornado finna be walkin in the rain with its Timbs on steppin over puddles full of pain, it's a big storm
@harlemshortyy worrrrr
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This is putting me into tropical depression SMH
@robthelobster 😂😂😂😩 facts
These comments are so funny but they can't take this shit seriously 😂😭 stay safee
@PrettyDeafGirl RIGHT 😪
Lmfaoo this is conflicting y’all saying to go to basements for this tornado and now to seek higher ground for flooding 😭 which one is it
@peachesx18 LMFAOOO
tornado finna be walkin in the rain with its Timbs on steppin over puddles full of pain, it's a big storm
@harlemshortyy worrrrr