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State of emergency declared for New Jersey ahead of storm and potential flooding
Acting Gov. Tahesha Way declared a state of emergency for New Jersey ahead of the storm expected to hit the region July 31. "Due to the severe thunderstorms, with the potential of flash flooding, I have declared a State of Emergency across the state," Way stated. "Please monitor the proper channels for the duration of these storms. Remain off the roads and indoors unless necessary." The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for all of New Jersey and the surrounding region for July 31 to Aug. 1. The watch is in effect from 2 p.m. Thursday to 2 p.m. Friday, said the National Weather Service New York. Gov. Murphy says 'stay off the roads if possible' Gov. Phil Murphy shared the National Weather Service advisory and noted the flood watch from 2 p.m. until 6 a.m. Aug. 1. "Please plan ahead and stay off the roads if possible," Murphy stated on social media. Way echoed the sentiment and added "please take all necessary precautions." When will it rain in New Jersey today? The rain is expected to start in the early afternoon. Rainfall could exceed two inches per hour at times. Rain started to fall by 2:30 p.m. in some parts of North Jersey. "Scattered to numerous instances of urban, poor drainage and riverine flash flooding are possible. Localized severe flooding may cause an elevated threat to life and property, particularly Thursday afternoon and Thursday night," said the NWS. How much rain will we get in NJ? The National Weather Service Mount Holly, which covers Morris and Sussex counties, warned of potential rainfall totals of up to 2 inches per hour. One to 3 inches is expected but more is possible even 5 to 7 inches, NWS Mount Holly said. The National Weather Service New York issued a similar prediction. Most of the rain will come in a three-to-six hour window the afternoon of July 31 into the evening. Per Dave Radell, meteorologist with the National Weather Service, the heavierst rain will likely fall between 3 and 9 p.m. July 31. The entire area is expected to see between 1 and 3 inches of rain. Some locations, depending on "where these thunderstorms set up," may see more than three inches, Radell said. Thunderstorms are possible as well. New Jersey has experienced multiple lightning fatalities this summer. Flooding concerns following major NJ flooding event Just over two weeks ago, parts of North and Central Jersey were battered with storms, some areas seeing up to 6.67 inches of rain. The heavy rainfall brought flooding, road closures and power outages across the state. Now, as we head into the latest batch of storms, meteorologists are keeping an eye on some of the heaviest hit areas. "Hudson, Essex, Union counties in particular where they were pretty hard hit from the storms back on July 14, any heavy rainfall that falls there, you know, for an area that's already in recovery, would not be good," Radell said. "Those counties in particular where they were hit hard we'll be watching." As the rain begins to fall, Radell recommends that New Jersey residents monitor a trusted weather source and keep an eye out for flash flood warnings. "With a warning that means that flood conditions are imminent or already occurring so those are what we encourage folks to pay attention to this afternoon and as we get into the evening," said Radell. "Things should start to wind down probably about 9 or 10 o'clock tonight, at least given the current forecast." Cooler temperatures, nicer weather ahead The rains follow an extreme heat wave in North Jersey where temperatures reached 100 degrees in some places. Once the storms subside, temperatures are forecast to cool and North Jersey residents can expect dry weather at least through the beginning of next week, according to Radell, who said, "When we get through this afternoon we should be good to go thereafter." This article originally appeared on NJ Flood watch, state of emergency issued as heavy rainfall expected
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15 hours ago
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'Please let me make it through': Inside Detroit Metro Airport's flooded tunnel
The Brief Heavy rains on Monday caused significant flooding in Romulus, including the Detroit Metro Airport, which experienced a ground stop and inaccessible terminals. Over 2.5 inches of rain fell in just over an hour in Romulus, leading to major traffic backups and delays for travelers trying to enter or leave the airport. Drivers are advised to avoid flooded areas, as seen by one traveler's harrowing experience driving through deep water, and a passenger facing a two-hour delay after a long international flight. ROMULUS, Mich. (FOX 2) - When Monday's heavy rains dumped several inches of water on Southeast Michigan, Romulus was hit the hardest, with over 2.5 inches of rain in a little more than an hour. The rain fell so hard and so fast, a ground stop was issued at Detroit Metro Airport and McNamara Terminal was inaccessible due to flooding. The driver said she was leaving the Delta terminal and driving down Dingell Drive through the tunnel, as deep water was flowing. "Dear God, please let me make it through," the woman at the wheel could be heard repeating as she anxiously drove through floodwaters. She was able to get through the water, but this is highly recommended against. If you see standing water, turn around and go a different way or wait out the water. Big picture view One man added at least two hours to his road trip home to Novi after flying 30 hours from India. Massive flooding in Romulus and in tunnels leading to and from Detroit Metro Airport prompted major traffic backups and frustrating delays. Sreeni Reddy zoomed with FOX 2 from his Uber ride home to Novi after a summer vacation in India. "Somebody at the airport came in and then said both of the tunnels are flooded so nobody can get in, get out of the airport," he said. "We cross seven oceans but not two tunnels, I guess. We booked an Uber ride and then the ride kept saying 7 minutes, 10 minutes and then kept changing. We didn't know what was going on." It unfortunately got worse from there. "We were stuck at the airport for more than 90 minutes after nearly 30 hours of travel," Reddy said. The Source Information from Storyful and from previous reports on FOX 2 was used in this report. Solve the daily Crossword
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19 hours ago
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1 year after extreme flooding, Mississauga pours millions into speeding up storm water system improvements
Christopher Davidson, a water resources engineer and Mississauga resident, remembers the moment he realized 2024 would be a stormy summer like no other. On July 16 and August 17 and 18, two record-breaking storms unleashed 280 millimetres of rain on the city, trapping people on flooded roads, running over the edges of creeks and soaking into buildings. The larger GTHA was also affected. "Honestly, in my job I'm always expecting those 100-year storms, and to actually start seeing the manholes start to rattle and water shoot out… I thought, 'Oh, this is special,'" he said of the July downpour. Davidson, who runs an engineering-focused YouTube channel, whipped out his camera for both storms, documenting high creek levels, overwhelmed catch basins and a tree knocked down by floodwater. Storms like these, he said, "are something that [engineers] expect… but not something they'd expect this often. And that's kind of what we're facing." The City of Mississauga says it has spent the year since then working to prepare for climate change-fuelled storms by pouring money into storm water infrastructure upgrades. The city's accelerated plan, approved by council in September 2024, drew from urban examples as far flung as Nashville, Seattle and Vancouver. "As a result of the storms we had last summer, we took an approach to try and figure out if there's some immediate sort of quick wins we could look at," said Emma Calvert, director of infrastructure planning at the City of Mississauga. More than $20M spent this year The quick wins completed so far in Mississauga as part of the plan include the installation of a flood wall along Little Etobicoke Creek, a sewer upgrade not far from the creek near the Etobicoke border and improvements to the storm water system along Cooksville Creek. Calvert says the city is also fast-tracking longer term projects, such as the Dixie-Dundas Flood Mitigation Project, which she says prioritize "some of our flood vulnerable areas… to help improve resiliency." The Dundas-Dixie project, originally set to be finished by 2034, is being expedited by six years, with a new completion date of 2028. Another line of attack being taken by Mississauga is hiring new staff to step up the inspection of storm water inlets and increasing check-ins on the city's nearly 2,000 kilometres of storm sewer pipes. Finally, the city also rolled out financial relief programs for people impacted by last summer's extreme flooding, including a one-time grant of $1,000 to homeowners and tenants and rebates for installing basement flood protection devices like sump pumps. In all, the price tag for the accelerated plan adds up to just over $20 million in 2025, on top of the nearly $58 million the city was already set to spend on storm water management this year. Advice for homeowners Joe Desloges, a geography and earth sciences professor at the University of Toronto who studies climate change and flooding, says Mississauga's taking "very aggressive" steps to prepare for a challenge being faced by cities around the world. "There are strategies around retrofitting storm water ponds, updating sewer systems, and Mississauga is doing a lot of that," he said. "And then of course, they're using the natural waterways as sort of the last effort to try and help with water drainage." Desloges told CBC Toronto that he sees flood mitigation as a "partnership" between individuals, governments and conservation authorities. He says homeowners should research steps they can take to prepare their own properties for rain, such as disconnecting downspouts, replacing hard outdoor surfaces with absorbent gardens and grading lawns. Davidson, the Mississauga engineer, says one of the biggest challenges cities face is predicting exactly what infrastructure will be needed in the decades to come. "If I'm building a sewer now, it's going to be there for the next 50 or 100 years. So we're all just trying to guess what's going to happen," he said. "We're trying to estimate the high end of that range to make sure that we're keeping things safe."
