Hurricane Ida Continues to Cause Damage in the United States

Hurricane Ida continues to cause damage in the United States….this time in the north. At least five flash flood emergencies were issued yesterday by the National Weather Service which stretched for 190 miles from west of Philadelphia through New York City. Hundreds of water rescues took place and numerous roads were closed. Rainfall estimates for parts of central and eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey ranged from 4 to 8 inches and in some areas approached the 10 inch mark. States of emergencies were also declared in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, at least 8 people overall have died from storm related incidents in both states.

New York issued a flash flood emergency yesterday and declared a state of emergency as heavy torrential rain from the storm caused flooding and reports of numerous water rescues. In NYC a travel ban was implemented until 5 a.m. and all non-emergency vehicles were advised to stay off the road and subway lines were even suspended due to rising waters. New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said “we’re enduring an historic weather event tonight with record breaking rain across the city, brutal flooding and dangerous conditions on our roads, we will have a tough few hours coming up until we get the rain out of here.”