Flash flashing hit New York City, and New Jersey declared an emergency when storms soaked northeast Monday night.
A flood warning was in effect for all five neighborhoods in New York City on Monday night as New Yorkers filmed metro stations filled with water.
Local news recordings and clips shared online by New Yorkers showed cars stranded in deep water in Westchester County, torrents of water flowing down the New York City Subway stairs, and water poured ontto subway platforms.
Employees in New York City urged residents to take precautions as thunderstorms in the afternoon produced heavy rain.
“If you live in a basement apartment or are low, be ready to move to High Group,” wrote New York City 311 in an X Post Worldly Night.
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy declared an emergency due to flooding of flash and “high levels of rainfall” in parts of the state.
“Please stay indoors and avoid unnecessary travels. Stay safe, New Jersey,” Murphy wrote on x Monday night.
At least six East Coast Airports, including John F. Kennedy International Airport, were forced into earth flights over the storms on Monday, causing serious delays and threw travelers’ plans in chaos.
The New York City’s JFK and Laguardia airports along with New Jersey’s Newark Liberty International Airport were all under Earth Stop orders at one point Monday, events, in accordance with the Federal Aviation Administration.
Philadelphia International, Baltimore/Washington International Airport and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport outside DC also had flights.
At. 20.30 local time some of these land stops were completed, but a few still reported delays in between 45 minutes and three hours.
National Weather Service predicted at about 1 p.m. 16 East Eastal Time One To Two Insches of Differy Rainball In Parts of New York, including Queens, where JFK and Laguardia airports are located.
Its office in New York wrote on x shortly after 7 p.m.
The service said in an update shortly before 7 p.m.
A flyer whose aircraft are on their way to JFK airport wrote at x shortly before 7 p.m. 21 and “We’ve circulated just outside New York in the last 90 minutes.”
“Can’t land due to weather -related airport overload. Pilot just told us that there has 1 hour of fuel left for circles before we land somewhere else at a nearby airport,” the passenger said.
An angry traveler wrote on x around 2 p.m. 20.20 and: “I’ve been sitting at Newark Airport for over 4 hours now.”
New York City officials called on residents to take precautions against heat and further floods that were experimented on Tuesday due to “hot and humid conditions” expected to “approve or exceed” 100 degrees Fahrenheit.