Flash-flood threat moves to New England as storms continue to slam the Northeast
Some communities across the Northeast, from Pennsylvania to New York and New Jersey, were recovering on Wednesday from severe weather overnight that saw numerous streets flooded, caused nearly 2,000 flight cancellations and left a man dead from a lightning strike.
Parts of Connecticut and New York, including the Albany area, remained under flash-flood warnings on Wednesday morning.
Amtrak reported that its Empire/Hudson Line train service was suspended in both directions between New York City and Albany "due to high water levels and debris on the tracks" in hard-hit Columbia County, according to Columbia County Emergency Management.
The same storm system is expected to move into New England, with some areas under a 3 out of 4 threat for severe weather.
The same weather system that slammed New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey overnight could drop 1 to 2 inches of rain per hour from Connecticut to central Massachusetts and into Southern Vermont.
On Tuesday and into Wednesday morning, 3 to 6 inches of rain fell across eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York, triggering numerous flash-flood warnings.
The highest total, so far, is 6 inches of rain in Warren County, New Jersey.
Water rescues were made in parts of eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey, where multiple drivers were stranded in flooded streets, authorities said.
More than 1,700 flights were canceled nationwide on Tuesday, mostly due to severe weather. At one point on Tuesday, flights out of Newark Liberty International Airport were delayed by four hours.
In Monroe Township, New Jersey, a 32-year-old man was killed when he was struck by lightning around 3 p.m. on Tuesday, authorities said.
In Hackensack, New Jersey, a blown transformer during Tuesday's storm sparked a fire that destroyed multiple vehicles and left more than 1,000 customers without power.
Meanwhile, a tornado was also confirmed in Trappe, Maryland, where the National Weather Service is surveying the damage to determine the twister's strength.
