New York State Governor Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency overnight Wednesday through Thursday due to dramatic flooding caused by the passage of the remnants of Hurricane Ida.
“I declare a state of emergency to help New Yorkers affected by tonight’s storm“Kathy Hochul tweeted.
Downpours
Downpours fell in New York overnight from Wednesday to Thursday as the remnants of Hurricane Ida passed by, which killed seven people in the southern United States and caused tornadoes and flooding in the northeast. from the country.
Impressive tornadoes have been seen in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Maryland.
In Annapolis, a city located about fifty kilometers from Washington, this meteorological phenomenon uprooted trees and knocked down electric poles.
Several cities, including New York and Philadelphia, have been placed on tornado alert by the National Weather Service (NWS).
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New York under the downpours. Flood alert in Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens and the Bronx. pic.twitter.com/5HPZDMkjfF
— William Reymond (@WilliamReymond) September 2, 2021
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At least seven people were killed in the flooding that struck New York overnight from Wednesday to Thursday.
“This is a particularly dangerous situation. Please take cover if you are in the area of a tornado alert“NWS Mount Holly tweeted Wednesday.
“Take shelter NOW. Flying debris will be dangerous for those who are not sheltered“, tweeted Notify NYC, a New York City emergency communications program.
Flying debris will be dangerous for those who are not sheltered
In New Jersey, hit by torrential rains, a state of emergency has been declared by Governor Phil Murphy.
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Hurricane Ida, downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone, brought heavy rains in its wake, which caused extensive flooding on the east coast of the United States.
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The images of exceptional flooding in the New York subway pic.twitter.com/Yq4vML2H30
— BFMTV (@BFMTV) September 2, 2021
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Ida in Louisiana, in our JT of August 31:
Louisiana underwater
A 19-year-old has died and another is missing after a building flooded in Maryland on Wednesday, bringing Ida’s death toll to seven.
“Post-tropical cyclone Ida brings widespread heavy rains and flash floods that can pose a fatal risk along and near its path“said the National Hurricane Center.
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Ida should then continue on her way north, and head to New England on Thursday.
President Joe Biden will visit Friday in Louisiana, where Hurricane Ida, which made landfall there on Sunday, destroyed buildings and left more than a million homes without electricity.
Hurricanes are a recurring phenomenon in the southern United States. But the warming of the ocean surface is helping to make storms more powerful, scientists warn.
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In particular, they pose an increasingly significant risk to coastal communities that are victims of wave-submersion phenomena amplified by rising sea levels.
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