Just one week after parts of the region got slammed by torrential rains that led to deadly flooding and washed out roads, another round of significant downpours is making a mess of the tri-state.
The rain started early Sunday -- coming down in most of the NYC area. A few pockets, like neighborhoods in and around Islip in Suffolk County, saw estimated rain totals climb near 6 inches by late morning.
There were numerous reports of flooding from the Islip area, which saw had already seen a month's worth of rain since midnight. Police reported that Sunrise Highway had been closed in both directions from the Oakdale Merge to Brentwood Road.
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But rain was not the only threat pounding the tri-state in the early morning hours; a handful of tornado warnings were triggered as well. Dutchess, Morris, Sussex and Somerset counties all had warnings issued before sunrise.
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Reports of flash flooding, damage and growing power outages were still being collected late Sunday morning, but mother nature's fury isn't expected to wrap until later in the day.
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A line of heavy rain was moving through the tri-state, between NYC and Philadelphia, before 11 a.m. and was on track to deliver prolonged rain throughout the afternoon. Flash flooding will continue to remain a threat for several hours.
Though most of the day should be a washout, Storm Team 4 expects conditions to clear by the evening. But by then, many in the tri-state will surely have seen rainfall totals between 2 to 3 inches.
Totals won't come near the 7-9 inches that was seen in Orange and Putnam counties last weekend. There was so much rainfall that hit suddenly, the severity led to a flash flood emergency being issued — a rarity that happens maybe once a year.
See below Storm Team 4's exclusive 10-day forecast:
