Flash Flooding Causes Dramatic Rescues and Disruptions Across Tri-State Area

Widespread Flooding and Storm Impacts

• ⚠️ Powerful storms left a significant mess across the Tri-State area, with a large tree falling on cars on the Upper West Side.
• 🚇 The 28th Street subway station experienced overwhelming drainage, leading to water flowing into subway cars.
• ☔ Today, a first alert weather day is in effect for morning flooding impacts, with some flood warnings still active.

Road Closures and Traffic Disruptions

• 🚗 Major headaches for commuters included impassable roads and flooded subway cars.
• 🛣️ In Westchester, the Sawmill River Parkway was closed in both directions, as was the Bronx River Parkway in Yonkers.
• 🚧 In New Jersey, Routes 22 and 28 were closed in Somerset and Middlesex counties due to flooding.
• 🌊 The Sawmill River Parkway in Yonkers showed significant flooding, with the creek cresting beyond its borders.

Dramatic Rescues and Emergency Response

• 🆘 Emergency crews performed a rescue of a driver stuck in knee-deep water in Elmsford.
• 🏠 In North Plainfield, New Jersey, a house exploded during the storm, with first responders wading through ankle-deep water to reach the scene.
• 🚒 The house explosion occurred during a difficult time for first responders dealing with stranded motorists.

Subway Service and Cleanup Efforts

• 🚆 Monday was a difficult day for subway riders, with flooding at stations like 28th Street and 34th Street-Penn Station.
• 💧 Water gushed onto platforms, causing delays on multiple lines including the A, B, C, D, R, and F.
• 🧹 MTA crews worked overnight to clean up the subway system, with no immediate word of residual flooding on Tuesday morning.