NY storm triggers flooding in Queens
NEW YORK - A fast-moving line of storms through the NYC region prompted the National Weather Service to issue Flash Flood Warnings and even a brief Tornado Warning in Brooklyn.
The NY Tornado Warning was posted around 4:45 for coastal Brooklyn, near Breezy Point. There were no reports of an actual tornado before it expired at 5 a.m.
Several neighborhoods in Queens experienced flooding. Middle Village, Woodside and Flushing were hit hard.
Cheryl Gangemi of Middle Village said the quick-hitting storm pushed water up through the toilet and shower drain and into her basement and garage. Even the alley out back looked like a lake.
"When we get a flash flood and it comes down heavy, the sewers can't handle it — that's the problem," Gangemi said.
She said she is fed up and disgusted by the chronic problem.
"So done, so aggravated, I can't handle it," Gangemi said. "I'm done. I'm done."
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A Woodside resident whose home flooded when the remnants of Hurricane Ida hit last year told FOX 5 NY that their home had flooded again on Tuesday morning. On Main Street in Flushing, the basements of about 15 homes flooded. The water receded quickly but the damage was done by that point.
There were also multiple subway delays in New York City after the storm.
Cars were also stranded on roads across the area as some drivers tried to go through rain-covered roads that had flooded.
One Twitter user warned drivers to avoid the Cross Island Parkway due to flooding.
The storms quickly cleared out across the New York City region.
The storm brought a large amount of rain in a very short amount of time. In Westchester County, more than 2" of rain was reported in White Plains.
In Connecticut, Bridgeport had more than an inch of rain.
Over in New Jersey, Newark saw .74" of rainfall from the storm.
And out on Long Island, Islip reported .46" of rain.
