As reported last last night, heavy rain has arrived in the New York City / northeastern New Jersey area and the National Weather Service is now using the Emergency Broadcast System to war FLASH FLOODING is now taking place.
Late last night, forecasters began almost panicking that computer models showed 9.9" to 14" of rain possible in the area Friday into Saturday. (Story HERE) He we are, about twelve hours later, the warnings are now screeching that Flash Flooding is actually taking place.
UPDATE 12:00 NOON EDT --
Videos are emerging fast and furious, of major flooding in New York City. New York's Governor has declared a State of Emergency across New York City, Long Island, and the Hudson Valley due to the extreme rainfall and flooding.
Emergency in nyc pic.twitter.com/oNl1idC937
— EveryThing Plus ULTRA (@EveryTPlusULTRA) September 29, 2023
Holy crap wee trapped in flood pic.twitter.com/Sc6EOkADsj
— EveryThing Plus ULTRA (@EveryTPlusULTRA) September 29, 2023
UPDATE: Severe Flooding in Brooklyn, New York City, and Surrounding Regions; Numerous Roads Impassable with Continued Rainfall Predicted#NYC pic.twitter.com/V6CIANlO04
— Insider Corner (@insiderscorner) September 29, 2023
In Williamsburg, Brooklyn pic.twitter.com/qXHkUmPtax
— NYScanner (@nyscanner) September 29, 2023
Subways have begun to flood:
Subways in Brooklyn are already starting to flood as heavy rain continues across the New York metro area. #NYwx pic.twitter.com/jSyfawKoJq
— FOX Weather (@foxweather) September 29, 2023
Highway flooding is now massive. Here's the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway:
UNDER WATER: Brooklyn Queens Expressway pic.twitter.com/zXUDUoVXK5
— NYScanner (@nyscanner) September 29, 2023
Major flooding in Brooklyn today. Trains shut down and the only way out of the station is through this. pic.twitter.com/yQPLOyc6dX
— Seth Chinnis (@sethchinnis) September 29, 2023
It's like an atmospheric river - non-stop . . .
Everything from cars submerged in Flatbush to schools being evacuated to Runway roads flooded. Ooooof! pic.twitter.com/xKyPeePkdH
— Jim Cantore (@JimCantore) September 29, 2023
Basement apartments are already well into being totally flooded:
Waterfalls into garden level apartments in #Brooklyn I hope people are going to higher ground this can be deadly. #flashflood Check out the full video of the chaos over on @WeatherRadar_US #NYC #NYCflood pic.twitter.com/Kl0flVo2uP
— Jonathan Petramala (@jpetramala) September 29, 2023
This is very widespread. Even the Terminals at LaGuardia airport are flooding:
WOW - incredible flooding inside Terminal A at #LGA #nbc4ny pic.twitter.com/xCB4Je3is4
— Steven Bognar (@Bogs4NY) September 29, 2023
Rain totals so far . . . .
Impressive rain totals thus far:
— Steven Bognar (@Bogs4NY) September 29, 2023
Brooklyn: 5.97"
South Slope: 5.76"
Ozone Park: 4.87"
Central Park: 4.46"
Valley Stream: 4"#nbc4ny @StormTeam4NY pic.twitter.com/nhqbbonHxa
