Deluge Of Rain Causes Flooding Across Parts Of Tri-State Area
The rain came down in buckets across the Tri-State area early Sunday evening.
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The rain came down in buckets across the Tri-State area early Sunday evening.
As many as 30 vehicles were stuck in the water in Toms River Thursday evening, as severe storms brought on major flooding.
Federal regulators on Tuesday were investigating why water accumulated in a room of critical electrical equipment after a transformer fire at the Indian Point nuclear power plant.
David Glass, deputy commissioner of the state Department of Environmental Protection, said the homes were all bought out under the state's Blue Acres program and the families were relocated.
Following Superstorm Sandy, those in Lower Manhattan's South Street Seaport and Battery Park City know how bad the flooding can be.
From a mudslide in Yonkers to flooding that forced the condemnation of houses in Shoreham, Long Island, the warming temperatures lately have caused lots of problems this week.
Help to stem the tide of flooding Fairfield County is on the way.
Some homeowners in Shoreham, Long Island remained homeless Thursday, a day after melting snow banks flooded their homes so badly that the homes had to be condemned.
Rapidly melting snow left some homes flooded on Long Island Wednesday evening, and forced their evacuation.
Forums for people in high-risk flood zones will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday in Hackensack and in Mahwah on Wednesday.
A federally-funded million dollar study will help the Army Corp of Engineers find ways to prevent flooding along an area in North Jersey.
Christie urged people to stay home Monday evening and Tuesday in order to help road crews to clear the highways and streets.
Winter weather made a mess of area roads and caused treacherous driving conditions Sunday morning, with hundreds of accidents reported, including several multi-car pileups.
The southbound FDR Drive was flooded in East Harlem Thursday evening, from what was suspected to be a water main break.
It's become a wet weekend for dozens of Queens residents and it had nothing to do with the weather.
A flood watch is in effect through late Tuesday night for New York City, parts of Long Island, Westchester, Orange, Rockland and Putnam counties as well as for parts of Connecticut, New Jersey.
The snow, slick roads and spinouts of north suburban counties were not seen on Long Island, but drivers and residents there ran into their own problems with drenching rain and flooding.
As part of the project, wetlands, which will act as a sponge to absorb storm water, will be built at East River Park, WCBS 880's Peter Haskell reported.
Only light rain was seen in much of the Tri-State Area on Tuesday, but a hovering weather system brought floods and created a dangerous situation in Newark.
Ultimately the inspectors will decide if town's hit hard by flood water should be declared disaster areas, making them eligible for federal aid.
Officials so far estimate at least 400 homes suffered flood damage.
The historic rainfall that hit western Suffolk County this week has left crater-like sinkholes in its wake and took an emotional and financial toll on homeowners.
The search for a dog that was swept away by floodwaters in West Babylon during the height of Wednesday's historic storm has come to a tragic end.
A storm that dumped nearly an entire summer's worth of rain in parts of the Tri-State area caused major flooding in some spots, stranding motorists and snarling the morning commute.
Motorists were still moving slowly as crews directed traffic through flooded out roadways in Bay Shore Wednesday afternoon.