Timing: Mainly this afternoon through around 10 pm this evening. Heavy Rainfall:Minor urbanand poordrainageflooding and localized flash flooding are possible acrossthe entire area. Isolated Tornado: Low risk for an isolated tornado across NE NJ and the Lower Hudson Valley. Hurricanes are common in the southern United States, but scientists have warned of a rise in storm activity as the ocean surface warms due to climate change, posing an increasing threat to the world's coastal communities. Large Hail: Localized 1 diameter hail possible. US President Joe Biden is due to travel Friday to Louisiana, where Ida destroyed buildings and left more than a million homes without power. cutting off even emergency traffic for many hours during a storm. Ida is expected to continue steaming north and bring heavy rainfall on Thursday to New England, which was also hit by a rare tropical storm in late August. The Army Corps’s plan to protect New York from flooding relies too heavily on walls. "This is extremely dangerous and potentially deadly flash flooding ongoing in Somerset County, as well as others in the area," the NWS account for the Philadelphia metropolitan area tweeted late Wednesday, along with a video of a car trapped in churning water. The NWS warned the threat of tornadoes would linger, with tornado watches in effect for parts of southern Connecticut, northern New Jersey, and southern New York. In Annapolis, 30 miles (50 kilometers) from the US capital, a tornado ripped up trees and toppled electricity poles. "Significant and life-threatening flash flooding is likely from the Mid-Atlantic into southern New England," the NWS said in a bulletin, adding that three to eight inches of rain could drench the region through Thursday. The city earlier issued a rare flash flood emergency warning urging residents to move to higher ground. According to the NWS, Central Park observed 3.15 inches. The NWS recorded 3.15 inches (80 millimeters) of rain in Central Park in just an hour - the area's wettest hour on record. NEW YORK (KDVR/ WPIX) A flash flood emergency has been issued by the National Weather Service for the first time ever in New York City. "You do not know how deep the water is and it is too dangerous," the New York branch of the National Weather Service (NWS) said in a tweet. As footage showed cars submerged on streets across the city, authorities urged residents not drive on flooded roads. Streets were transformed into rivers while the city's subway stations were also flooded, and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority reported services were effectively shut down. This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. Flooding has closed major roads across multiple boroughs including Manhattan, The Bronx and Queens. The New York area was under a state of emergency on Thursday after the remnants of Hurricane Ida led to at least eight deaths and disrupted subway service. A Flash Flood Emergency has been issued for Metro New York City. Hundreds of flights have been cancelled at nearby LaGuardia and JFK airports, as well as at Newark, where video showed a terminal inundated by rainwater.
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