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3 hours ago
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Following torrential rain and flash flooding, a heat advisory is issued in the New York City area
The New York City area was hit with torrential rains Monday causing flash floods that left two dead, but the storm has moved south and as the Big Apple dries out, it has been hit with a heat warning. As the storm moved south, a flood watch was issued in the Washington, D.C., area, per The Washington Post. There is also potential for floods in the Midwest as much of the U.S. deals with extreme weather conditions. Following the Northeast floods, a state of emergency was issued in New Jersey. In the suburb of Plainfield, a car was swept away by the water killing the two people inside, per The New York Times. The rains also caused multiple subways stations in New York City to flood while some sewer drains overflowed. How much rain fell in the New York City area? On Monday, a slow-moving storm system combined with high amounts of moisture in the air triggered intense rainfall and flash flooding in the New York City area. In the span of a single hour late Monday, more than two inches of rain fell on Central Park, marking the second-wettest hour ever recorded in the city, per The New York Times. The storms and flash floods on Monday stretched from central Virginia to New York City. The Times reported that some areas recorded up to seven inches of rain. Monday's storm shattered the previous record for July 14 rainfall in New York City of 1.47 inches by recording 2.64 inches of rainfall. Newark's airport received 2.13 inches and LaGuardia Airport had 1.66 inches, both new records for July 14 rainfall. 'Water has killed more people in my time as governor than any other sort of weather event,' New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said at a news conference, per The New York Times. Following torrential rains, New York City is hit with a heat advisory On Wednesday, the National Weather Service issued a heat advisory in New York City that lasts until 10 p.m, per USA Today. 'Heads up, New Yorkers,' Mayor Eric Adams wrote in a post on X Tuesday. 'We could see another heat wave starting tomorrow, meaning multiple days of dangerous heat.' According to USA Today, city temperatures in the mid 80s to low 90s were forecast. Because of high humidity, the heat indices could exceed triple digits. High temperatures are also expected on Thursday, per ABC News. City health officials have advised residents to stay hydrated, 'bump up your beverage intake — plain water is best — and try to keep ahead of getting too thirsty," per USA Today. The heat advisory also includes parts of Pennsylvania, New York, Delaware, Connecticut and New Jersey. Flood watches remain in effect in New Jersey as thunderstorms are expected to hit parts of the state late Wednesday. Murphy posted a warning to his state's residents on X Wednesday, 'This summer's turbulent weather pattern continues today. We are again experiencing extreme heat with a chance of thunderstorms and flash flooding this evening.' Flood watch issued in the Washington D.C. area According to The Washington Post, a flood watch was issued for most of the D.C. region from 5 p.m. to midnight on Wednesday. The far southern counties of Charles, Calvert, St. Mary's and Stafford are not covered by the watch. As thunderstorms are expected to develop with near-record levels of moisture in the atmosphere, the National Weather Service said the D.C. area is at a Level 2 out of 4 risk for flooding. 'Storms will be capable of producing very heavy rainfall, with 1 to 3 inches possible in an hour where stationary cells or multiple rounds occur,' the Weather Service said, per The Washington Post. 'Widespread rainfall totals near an inch are expected, with localized maxes of 2-4 inches.' The D.C. area has had a record-breaking 15 flood watches issued since May. So far this month there have been six flood watches, the second most of any month since 2007. The most was in June when there were seven flood watches, per The Washington Post. Storms forecast in Midwest could potentially cause floods A strong storm system has been forecast to travel across the Midwest Wednesday and Thursday, per the National Weather Service. Widespread thunderstorms and heavy rains could potentially cause flash flooding from the Upper Midwest through the Missouri Valley and into the Central Plains. The area that will most likely be hit by this storm stretches from Nebraska to Michigan, including the metropolitan areas of Chicago, Milwaukee and Davenport, Iowa. Damaging winds and large hail could also be seen in the central High Plains of Colorado, per USA Today.
Yahoo
3 hours ago
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OH-TF1, Matthew 25 committed to continuing Texas flood efforts
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — Recovery from the deadly floods in Kerrville, Texas continues, and two groups from the Miami Valley are still on hand to assist. Both Ohio Task Force One and Matthew 25 Ministries said their focus right now is the search for missing people and supporting the loved ones of those families. Officials with OH-TF1 said the team is assisting in the continued search for nearly 200 people who are still reported as missing. The task force, which deployed a specialized three-person K-9 team, is working on this joint mission with 14 other teams from across the country. Officials said weather continues to be a concern. Task force members have battled persistent rain, lightning and flood waters as they work. Matthew 25 Ministries is offering free laundering services, where families can drop off items at a mobile unit and pick them up cleaned in 24 hours. They said that after a disaster, clean clothes can make a big difference in the lives of families. 'Access to clean clothing might not be the first thing that comes to mind,' said Katie Schimmoeller, director of disaster relief with Matthew 25. 'But it really is such a need for people to have that access to clean clothing and have that little bit of normalcy.' The group said it is depending on continued support from local communities to help impacted families get through the day-to-day while they figure out their next steps. 'We responded to the Dayton tornadoes a few years ago, so we know that the community knows what it means to be a personally impacted by disaster,' said Schimmoeller. 'We're always amazed with how people continue to pay it forward that have been through challenging situations. I was really grateful for all of the support we received within the Dayton community.' Both groups said they are committed to the long process of recovery that will happen over the next several months. 'But even once our immediate team leave the area, we will continue to work long term,' said Schimmoeller. 'We understand this will be a very long recovery effort and we are there to help the needed.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Washington Post
3 hours ago
- Washington Post
Camp Mystic leader may not have seen urgent alert before Texas flood, family spokesman says
The leader of Camp Mystic had been tracking the weather before the deadly Texas floods , but it is now unclear whether he saw an urgent warning from the National Weather Service that had triggered an emergency alert to phones in the area, a spokesman for camp's operators said Wednesday. Richard 'Dick' Eastland, the owner of Camp Mystic, began taking action after more than 2 inches of rain had fallen in the area along the Guadalupe River, said Jeff Carr, a spokesman for the family and the camp. He said Eastland had a 'home weather station' and was monitoring the rain on July 4. But after initially portraying to the media this week that Eastland got the weather alerts about a flash flood, Carr told The Associated Press that critical moment in the timeline of the tragedy isn't as clear as the family and staff first thought. No one in the family or camp staff, Carr said, could now say whether Eastland got the alert at 1:14 a.m. 'It was assumed that just because he had a cellphone on and shortly after that alert, he was calling his family on the walkie-talkies saying, 'Hey, we got two inches in the last hour. We need to get the canoes up. We got things to do,' ' Carr said. The new account by the family comes as Camp Mystic staff has come under scrutiny of their actions, what preventive measures were taken and the camp's emergency plan leading up to a during the catastrophic flood that has killed at least 132 people. The flash-flood warning that the National Weather Service issued at 1:14 a.m. on July 4 for Kerr County triggered an emergency alerts to broadcast outlets, weather radios and mobile phones. It warned of 'a dangerous and life-threatening situation.' The weather service extended the warning at 3:35 a.m. and escalated it to flash-flood emergency at 4:03 a.m. Eastland died while trying to rescue girls and was found in his Tahoe that was swept away by the floodwaters, Carr said. Even without a storm, the cellphone coverage at Camp Mystic is spotty at best, so campers and staff turn on their Wi-Fi, Carr said. He called ridiculous criticism that Eastland waited too long before beginning to evacuate the campers, which he said appears to have begun sometime between 2 a.m. and 2:30 a.m. 'Communication was a huge deficiency,' Carr said. 'This community was hamstrung, nobody could communicate. The first responder, the first rescue personnel that showed up was a game warden.' According to Carr, Eastland and others started evacuating girls from cabins nearest the overflowing river and moved them to the camp's two-story recreation hall. Of the 10 cabins closest to the river, the recreation hall is the furthest at 865 feet (264 meters) with the closest cabin about 315 feet (96 meters), according to an Associated Press analysis of aerial imagery. To reach Senior Hill, which was on higher ground , they would have had to cross an overflowing creek, Carr said. At times the young campers were climbing hills in bare feet, he said. Some of the camp's buildings — which flooded — were in what the Federal Emergency Management Agency considered a 100-year flood plain. But in response to an appeal, FEMA in 2013 amended the county's flood map to remove 15 of the camp's buildings from the hazard area . Carr said there were 'legitimate' reasons for filing appeals and suggested that the maps may not always be accurate. Just before daybreak on the Fourth of July, destructive, fast-moving waters rose 26 feet (8 meters) on the Guadalupe River, washing away homes and vehicles. Crews in helicopters, boats and drones have been searching for victims. Officials say 97 people in the Kerrville area may still be missing. ___ Associated Press writer Christopher Keller contributed to this report from Albuquerque, New Mexico.
