state of Louisiana on record, behind Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Hurricane Ida was a deadly and extremely destructive Category 4 Atlantic hurricane in 2021 that became the second-most damaging and intense hurricane to make landfall in the U.S. Part of the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season Venezuela, Colombia, Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Gulf Coast of the United States (mostly Louisiana), East Coast of the United States (mostly the Northeastern United States), Atlantic Canada The park recorded 5.8 inches of rain by nightfall Friday.Hurricane Ida at peak intensity nearing landfall in Louisiana on August 29 Still, it became the third time in two years that rain fell at rates near 2 inches (5 centimeters) per hour in Central Park, which is unusual, Columbia University climate scientist Adam Sobel said. In the case of Friday’s storm, nearby ocean temperatures were below normal and air temperatures weren’t too hot. The deluge came less than three months after a storm caused deadly floods in New York’s Hudson Valley and swamped Vermont’s capital, Montpelier.Īs the planet warms, storms are forming in a hotter atmosphere that can hold more moisture, making extreme rainfall more frequent, according to atmospheric scientists. The weather service had warned of 3 to 5 inches of rain and told emergency managers to expect more than 6 inches in some places, Dickman said. This combination storm parked itself over New York for 12 hours. Why so much rain? The remnants of Tropical Storm Ophelia over the Atlantic Ocean combined with a mid-latitude system arriving from the west, at a time of year when conditions coming off the ocean are particularly juicy for storms, National Weather Service meteorologist Ross Dickman said. Hoboken, New Jersey, and other cities and towns near New York City also experienced flooding. Terminal A resumed normal operations around 8 p.m. Flooding also forced the closure of one of the airport’s three terminals for several hours. Some people arranged milk crates and wooden boards to cross flooded sidewalks.įlights into LaGuardia were briefly halted in the morning, and then delayed, because of water in the refueling area. On a street in Brooklyn’s South Williamsburg neighborhood, workers were up to their knees in water as they tried to unclog a storm drain while cardboard and other debris floated by. With water above car tires, some drivers abandoned their vehicles. Traffic hit a standstill earlier in the day on a stretch of the FDR Drive, a major artery along Manhattan’s east side. Some service interruptions continued Saturday. The Long Island Rail Road was snarled, 44 of the city’s 3,500 buses became stranded and bus service was disrupted citywide, transit officials said. Metro-North commuter rail service from Manhattan was suspended for much of the day but began resuming by evening. Virtually every subway line was at least partly suspended, rerouted or running with delays. Hochul and Mayor Eric Adams declared states of emergency and urged people to stay put if possible. It is now destroyed.Ĭity officials received reports of six flooded basement apartments Friday, but all occupants got out safely. After the family’s deaths in 2021, the basement was turned into a recreation room. Within minutes, water filled the building’s basement nearly to the ceiling. “Outside was like a lake, like an ocean.” “I was so worried,” she said, explaining it became too dangerous to leave. And on Friday, water began lapping against the front door of her building in Woodside, Queens. Ida killed three of Joy Wong’s neighbors, including a toddler. Although no deaths or severe injuries have been reported, Friday’s storm stirred frightening memories. The deluge came two years after the remnants of Hurricane Ida dumped record-breaking rain on the Northeast and killed at least 13 people in New York City, mostly in flooded basement apartments. “But the good news is that the storm will pass, and we should see some clearing of waterways today and tonight.” “We’ve seen a whole lot of rainfall in a very short period of time,” the governor said. Kathy Hochul said Saturday morning during a briefing at a transportation control center in Manhattan. More rain was expected Saturday but the worst was over, Gov.
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