New York City, floods
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Forecasters warned more rain and flash flood risk is expected on July 15 after storms flooded out roads the day before.
A flash flood warning was in effect in New York City until 9:45 p.m., and New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy declared a state of emergency. Middlesex, Morris and Somerset counties remained under a flood warning until 7:15 a.m. Tuesday.
A state of emergency has been declared in New Jersey, while New York subway stations were flooded. Flash flood warnings were issued in Pennsylvania and Virginia.
Climate change has made extreme rainfall more common and more intense. But many flood risk maps have yet to catch up.
Roads and streets, meanwhile, are likely to flood during the downpour, said the Office of Emergency Management’s advisory. Flooded roads could spell trouble for the city’s bus riders and drivers. The city warned motorists not to drive through flooded roads.
Officials in Kerr County, Texas, met Monday as the region reels from devastating floods earlier this month — and after a new round of rain over the weekend halted the search for dozens of people still missing from the disaster.
Heavy rains in Central Texas are complicating the recovery mission in the state’s Hill Country, just over one week after catastrophic flooding killed at least 120 people. NBC News’ Ryan Chandler reports from hard-hit Kerr County.
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