AMERICANALMANAC (Jack Newsome) - Flash flooding swamps Connecticut, New York, and New Jersey as rescuers pull dozens to safety
Heavy rains dumped up to seven inches on the coastal Northeast on Sunday, triggering dozens of water rescues, shutting down rail lines, and closing an airport terminal across Connecticut, New York, and New Jersey. The National Weather Service identified northern New Jersey, parts of New York's Westchester County, and a stretch of coastal Connecticut along […] The post Flash flooding swamps Connecticut, New York, and New Jersey as rescuers pull dozens to safety appeared first on American Almanac .
Heavy rains dumped up to seven inches on the coastal Northeast on Sunday, triggering dozens of water rescues, shutting down rail lines, and closing an airport terminal across Connecticut, New York, and New Jersey. The National Weather Service identified northern New Jersey, parts of New York's Westchester County, and a stretch of coastal Connecticut along Interstate 95 as the hardest-hit areas, with flash flood warnings in effect across the region for much of Sunday morning. Rainfall rates reached 3 to 4 inches per hour along the coast between Norwalk and Westport, Connecticut, where a total of 6 to 7 inches fell before the skies finally cleared, the Associated Press reported . Across the broader region, rain fell at 1 to 2 inches per…Open