The Brief
- A state of emergency has been declared in New York following severe thunderstorms and flooding Thursday afternoon.
- Video shows flooding on Clearview Expressway in Queens with a tractor-trailer stopped in floodwaters with water rescues underway.
- Footage shows floodwaters cascading over the top of a train in Grand Central Terminal.
NEW YORK – Flash flooding from thunderstorms in New York City on Thursday caused some roads to be impassable and early commute troubles, with viewers capturing videos and photos from the severe weather event forecast to continue through the evening.
Flash flooding in NYC
What we know:
Water rescues were underway after heavy rain slammed the I-95 corridor in the mid-Atlantic and Northeast. Traffic was impacted as the storms began to roll through the region, causing major flash flooding on the Clearview Expressway (I-295) in Queens and closing a number of other roadways.
Video submitted to the Citizen app from a bystander showed a tractor-trailer stopped in floodwaters along the highway, partially submerged. Traffic video from the New York City DOT showed multiple vehicles stuck in the floodwaters on the interstate, with what appeared to be a water rescue, with a first responder checking in on a car stuck in the water near the tractor-trailer.
First responder approaches partially submerged car in the floodwaters in Queens, NYC (Courtesy: New York City DOT)…