New York, flash flood
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New Jersey is under a state of emergency after a flash flood caused at least two deaths in Plainfield and damage across Union County.
New York and New Jersey hit by torrential rain and flash floods, forcing highway closures, suspending subway lines and flight delays.
An electrifying video shows a forked lightning bolt hit the Lower Manhattan skyscraper, illuminating the city skyline amid a severe thunderstorm.
Two people died in New Jersey after their car was swept away. Public transit was largely running normally on Tuesday morning, hours after water flooded subway stations and damaged highways.
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Parts of New York City and Northern New Jersey were inundated on Monday night as widespread thunderstorms moved through.
Severe flash flooding struck New York City, Westchester County, Staten Island, and Rockland County, Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Passaic
Climate change has made extreme rainfall more common and more intense. But many flood risk maps have yet to catch up.
Torrential downpours battered the New York metropolitan area on Monday night, unleashing widespread flash flooding that brought transit systems to a standstill, submerged roads and highways, and disrupted air travel across several major airports.