New York, flash flooding
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Severe flash flooding struck New York City, Westchester County, Staten Island, and Rockland County, Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Passaic
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A flood watch is in effect for Staten Island from 2 p.m. Monday through midnight, with the National Weather Service warning of potential scattered thunderstorms and possible flash flooding across New York City.
The region was hit with heavy rain Monday evening, resulting in flash floods that not only impacted roads and air travel, but also the transit system.
At 4:02 p.m. on Monday, the National Weather Service issued an updated flood watch in effect until Tuesday at midnight for Passaic, Hudson, Bergen, Essex and Union counties.
The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch for NYC, predicting thunderstorms and potential flash floods with heavy rainfall rates across all five boroughs.