What to Know
- The tri-state area continues to have major flood concerns -- this after storms and subsequent flash floods hit parts of New Jersey and the Hudson Valley in New York over the weekend, with the latter seeing a rare flash flood emergency urging people to move to higher ground and avoid travel.
- Even though the heaviest rain has ended for parts of the Hudson Valley, the aftermath of the flash floods continues.
- As for the New York City metro area, Monday's morning rain has left the area as of 11 a.m. and clearer skies are expected. Nevertheless, thunderstorms may be possible in areas far north and west of New York City.
The tri-state area continues to have major flood concerns -- this after storms and subsequent flash floods hit parts of New Jersey and the Hudson Valley in New York over the weekend, with the latter seeing a rare flash flood emergency urging people to move to higher ground and avoid travel.
Even though the heaviest rain has ended for parts of the Hudson Valley, the aftermath of the flash floods continues.
As for the New York City metro area, Monday's morning rain has left the area as of 11 a.m. and clearer skies are expected. Nevertheless, thunderstorms may be possible in areas far north and west of New York City.
Meanwhile, the heat rebounds Tuesday with temperatures expected to reach 90 -- a pattern we could see for days to come.
Monday's flood concerns come on the heels of a slow-moving storms that soaked a large portion of the Hudson Valley throughout most of Sunday, among other regions of the tri-state. The deluge of rainfall has reportedly flooded a number of homes, caused mudslides and shutdown portions of major roadways.
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The full extent of Sunday's storms may not be known for days, but the severity led to a flash flood emergency being issued, a rarity that happens maybe once a year. The National Weather Service says anyone in the impacted area could see flash floods become "a severe threat to human life and catastrophic damage."
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The severe storms on Sunday proved to be fatal. Conditions worsened to the point where the Orange County executive and governor of New York called for a state of emergency. Orange County Exec Steven Neuhaus said that an investigation was underway into the death of a woman in her mid-30s reportedly trying to evacuated from her home with her dog and she was swept away by a flash flood.
The rain totals are far from complete, but already parts of the Hudson Valley have seen close to a foot of rain. Counties like Orange, Putnam, Rockland and Westchester have been some of the hardest hit.
