It was not at all the calm before the storm in New York. The large city of the American east was affected Thursday by important and spectacular floods while tropical storm Elsa, and the numerous precipitations which accompany it, arrives only this Friday on the spot.
Several metro stations were flooded and major arteries cut. Between 5 cm and 10 cm of water fell during a series of thunderstorms the city and its region, said the National Weather Service (NWS), the American equivalent of Météo France, “causing considerable flash flooding in some places”. The organization had previously warned against the situation.
Subway riders uploaded images of some particularly impressive flooded stations at the 157th Street station north of Manhattan. People were waist-deep in water, somehow crossing a dark pool to get to the docks.
“Lines 1 and A have really taken a hit, with a lot of flooding at stations,” said Sarah Feinberg, boss of MTA, the New York public transport authority.
FLOODED SUBWAYS: The stairs leading into New York City’s underground subway stations turned into a waterfall on Thursday as a passing storm flooded the streets. pic.twitter.com/qXhd0qqCfL
— CBS News (@CBSNews) July 9, 2021
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Some major roads, especially in the Bronx, have been temporarily closed, disrupting traffic when leaving the office. New York police came to the aid of motorists stranded by the waters. A lighter scene occurred in the Bronx neighborhood. One person took advantage of the situation to use a jet ski. When there’s a flood in NYC, you know the Bronx was prepared to bring the jet skis out ???????????? pic.twitter.com/X8kgvh1G4b — Truthfully ‘THE EXCEPTIONAL’ Ruthless (@FullyCalibrated) July 8, 2021 —
For this Friday, the NWS warned that new flooding is possible with the arrival of heavy rains brought by storm Elsa, from Florida.
