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'1-In-1,000-Year Weather Event' As Extreme Rain And Floods Ravage Northeast
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Extreme rainfall and flash flooding hit the East Coast Sunday and Monday, causing nearly 20 rescues, one death and at least one area’s rain total to hit double digits as about 14 million Americans remain under flood warnings or watches.
Governor Kathy Hochul visited Highland Falls on Monday morning to survey the damage and update ... [+]
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Vermont is currently under a state of emergency as rainfall is expected to exceed what was seen during Hurricane Irene in 2011 and at least 19 people had been rescued from cars, trees and homes as of 11 a.m., according to Gov. Phil Scott; he tweeted around 1:30 p.m. that there had been more than 10 rescues since this morning with assistance from out-of-state rescue teams.
Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency yesterday in Orange County, New York—about 65 miles north of New York City—where 43-year-old Pamela Nugent was swept away and killed by rapid waters in what Hochul called a “1-in-1,000-year weather event” caused by climate change.
As of 2:30 p.m., 550 flights around the U.S. had been canceled and 3,870 had been delayed, with the Northeast being hit hard as LaGuardia airport in New York City saw 9% of its outgoing flights canceled and 12% delayed and Boston Logan Airport saw 7% of its outgoing flights canceled and 29% delayed, according to FlightAware.
NBC News reported a number of places saw more than six inches of rainfall on Sunday: West Point Military Academy in New York had 6.96 inches of rain in three hours, Reading, Pennsylvania, had 5.35 inches of rain— its wettest July day ever; and almost 10 inches of rain fell yesterday in the Hudson Valley of New York.
Storms aren’t expected to stop Monday, either: the National Weather Service has issued flood watches for parts of Pennsylvania, New York, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, and Connecticut through Tuesday afternoon.
A flooded Main Street, Monday, July 10, 2023, in Highland Falls, N.Y. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
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Officials across Northeastern states urged people to stay inside as the record-breaking storm continued through Monday. And while one section of the country dealt with catastrophic rainfall and flooding, another 74 million other Americans were under extreme heat or heat watches and warnings, according to the National Integrated Heat Health Information System, showing the range of impacts the country is experiencing from climate change. At least 12 cities across the country have broken daily heat records so far this summer, and the Fourth of July was the hottest day the Earth has experienced.
Further Reading
14 million under flash flood alerts in the Northeast after heavy rains (NBC News)
Slow-Moving Storm Puts NYC, East Coast Under Flood Threat (Bloomberg)
Flash-flooding in N.Y. triggers water rescues as storms slam Northeast (Axios)
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