Over 80mm rain fell in 60 minutes
A 2 year-old boy is one of 14 people who are believed to have died, after flash flooding in New York.
New York City has suffered its wettest hour on record, while a state of emergency has been declared as Storm Ida sparks flash floods.
More than 80mm of rain fell in Central Park the space of 60 minutes - passing the previous record of 49mm that was set in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Henri just last month.
At least 1 person has drowned - and parts of New Jersey and Connecticut are also under a flash flood warning.
This is north of NYC, Central Park Av in Scarsdale https://t.co/ktuKKAo616
— Christiaan Triebert (@trbrtc) September 2, 2021
Pedram Javaheri is a meterologist with CNN he says there's never been rain seen like this in the area:
He added that Flash Flood Emergency pings have been sent to New Yorkers for the first time:
New York's Major, Bill de Blasio, has declared a state of emergency.
The remnants of Hurricane Ida have been blowing through the Mid-Atlantic states, damaging buildings in New Jersey and grounding flights from Newark.
1 man filmed stranded motorists, who became trapped in flash floods in the Yonkers part of the state:
New York City mayor declares state of emergency after record-breaking rain https://t.co/2dwbDiCUXw pic.twitter.com/xMmkHAIWNx
— Reuters (@Reuters) September 2, 2021
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