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Time Out
15-07-2025
- Climate
- Time Out
NYC subways swamped, streets flooded after record rain
New Yorkers know how to roll with the punches, but even this storm hit different. A freak deluge Monday night turned parts of the city into a waterlogged maze, flooding subway stations, shutting down major roadways and delivering the second-wettest hour ever recorded in New York City history. Between 7 and 8 pm, Central Park clocked 2.07 inches of rain, second only to the remnants of Hurricane Ida in 2021. Videos posted across social media showed just how bad it got. One now-viral clip captured water cascading into the 28th Street station on the 1 line, while passengers inside a train were seen climbing onto their seats to avoid ankle-deep water. MTA officials suspended several subway lines Monday night, though most service had resumed—with delays—by Tuesday morning. FLASH FLOODING CARS ARE ALMOST FULLY SUBMERGED! #NYwx 📍Nanuet, NY @NWSNewYorkNY @ryanhallyall @foxweather @Ginger_Zee @MaxVelocityWX — Storm Chaser Anthony Rizzardi (@AnthonyRizzWx) July 14, 2025 The scenes were dramatic, but not unexpected. As Columbia geophysicist Klaus Jacob explained to the Brooklyn Eagle back in 2021, anything that's a hole into a tunnel is a problem—especially with 39,000 open-air subway vents and a sewer system too outdated to keep up with today's storms. The MTA has requested $6 billion to enhance stormwater resilience, but much of the work remains unfunded. Above ground, it wasn't much better. The Cross Bronx Expressway and Saw Mill River Parkway were among several roadways temporarily closed. In the Bronx, the Bronx River swelled to flood stage, prompting emergency rescues from stalled vehicles. In Harlem, a falling tree branch injured a pedestrian during the storm. By sunrise Tuesday, the skies had cleared, but the cleanup had just begun. City workers were seen sweeping out stations and unclogging drains as the region braced for more unsettled weather later in the week, including a heat wave that could push the 'real feel' into triple digits by Thursday. 🚊 SUBWAY SWAMP: Water seeped into the carriage of a subway train stopped at New York City's 28th Street station as the platform was completely flooded during a storm last night, locking passengers in. — FOX Weather (@foxweather) July 15, 2025 Transit and environmental advocates wasted no time in pointing fingers. 'Again and again, subway flooding tells us that climate change is real, it's here and it's urgent,' Danny Pearlstein of Riders Alliance told amNew York, calling for more green infrastructure and better emergency transit options. By morning, trains were moving and the skies had cleared, but the storm left more than puddles behind. Once again, a few inches of rain were enough to paralyze the city's core systems, from subways to sewers. New York may have dodged the worst-case scenario this time, but the message was hard to miss: Our infrastructure isn't ready and the weather isn't waiting.
Yahoo
08-02-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Another winter storm to bring heavy snow to millions across the U.S. this weekend. Here's the latest forecast.
After a winter storm brought snow, sleet and freezing rain to a large swath of the Midwest, mid-Atlantic and Northeast this week, another one is on the way. Forecasters say the latest system is expected to sweep across the northern part of the country this weekend, bringing heavy snow from the Pacific Northwest to the Northeast, and more accumulating ice to the mid-Atlantic. According to the National Weather Service, the system will produce moderate to heavy snow over parts of the northern Rockies, northern Plains and upper Mississippi Valley on Friday, the Great Lakes region on Saturday and the Northeast Saturday and Sunday. Freezing rain will also develop Saturday morning over parts of the Ohio Valley and mid-Atlantic — the same areas that saw dangerous sleet and ice earlier this week. More than eight inches of snow could accumulate across parts of the upper Midwest, northern Pennsylvania and New York State, the weather service said. Snow is expected to begin in the New York tristate area early Saturday afternoon, and continue through Sunday. New York City could receive up to six inches of snow, forecasters said, while upward of nine inches is likely in the northern suburbs. We are looking at 3"- 6" of snow for LI, NYC, & parts of NE NJ Sat night - Sun morning. 6"- 10" elsewhere. There is potential for LI, NYC, and NE NJ to get 6"+, therefore the entire area is in a Winter Storm Watch. Click below for more info See more — NWS New York NY (@NWSNewYorkNY) February 7, 2025 And parts of New England could see up to a foot or more. As for ice, up to a tenth of an inch is possible in some areas of the Ohio Valley and mid-Atlantic, the weather service said. The back-to-back winter storms are just the start of what forecasters say could be a stormy February. A third storm could bring more snow and ice to the mid-Atlantic and Interstate 95 corridor early next week. February is historically the month with the most snowstorms in the Northeast. According to NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information, more 'high-impact' snowstorms occur in February than in any other month. There are, however, signs that spring is just around the corner — even for those dealing with ice and snow. "Believe it or not, we've passed the first benchmark into Spring," the National Weather Service's office in Philadelphia pointed out on X. "Solar Spring, the quarter of the year with the most rapid gain in daylight, is now underway and continues until early May."
Yahoo
07-02-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Another winter storm to bring heavy snow to millions across the U.S. this weekend. Here's the latest forecast.
After a winter storm brought snow, sleet and freezing rain to a large swath of the Midwest, mid-Atlantic and Northeast this week, another one is on the way. Forecasters say the latest system is expected to sweep across the northern part of the country this weekend, bringing heavy snow from the Pacific Northwest to the Northeast, and more accumulating ice to the mid-Atlantic. According to the National Weather Service, the system will produce moderate to heavy snow over parts of the northern Rockies, northern Plains and upper Mississippi Valley on Friday, the Great Lakes region on Saturday and the Northeast Saturday and Sunday. Freezing rain will also develop Saturday morning over parts of the Ohio Valley and mid-Atlantic — the same areas that saw dangerous sleet and ice earlier this week. More than eight inches of snow could accumulate across parts of the upper Midwest, northern Pennsylvania and New York State, the weather service said. Snow is expected to begin in the New York tristate area early Saturday afternoon, and continue through Sunday. New York City could receive up to six inches of snow, forecasters said, while upward of nine inches is likely in the northern suburbs. We are looking at 3"- 6" of snow for LI, NYC, & parts of NE NJ Sat night - Sun morning. 6"- 10" elsewhere. There is potential for LI, NYC, and NE NJ to get 6"+, therefore the entire area is in a Winter Storm Watch. Click below for more info See more — NWS New York NY (@NWSNewYorkNY) February 7, 2025 And parts of New England could see up to a foot or more. As for ice, up to a tenth of an inch is possible in some areas of the Ohio Valley and mid-Atlantic, the weather service said. The back-to-back winter storms are just the start of what forecasters say could be a stormy February. A third storm could bring more snow and ice to the mid-Atlantic and Interstate 95 corridor early next week. February is historically the month with the most snowstorms in the Northeast. According to NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information, more 'high-impact' snowstorms occur in February than in any other month. There are, however, signs that spring is just around the corner — even for those dealing with ice and snow. "Believe it or not, we've passed the first benchmark into Spring," the National Weather Service's office in Philadelphia pointed out on X. "Solar Spring, the quarter of the year with the most rapid gain in daylight, is now underway and continues until early May."
