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Heavy rain flooded subway stations and turned roads into rivers as a severe thunderstorm swept through New York on Monday. ... Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800 ...
On September 29, 2023, heavy rainfall led to flooding across portions of the New York metropolitan area and surrounding areas in the United States. The floods were caused by a low-pressure area that had absorbed the remnants of Tropical Storm Ophelia, which then stalled over the New York City area.
At least 43 people died in New York City as a result of the storm, and 53 in the state. Thousands of homes and an estimated 250,000 vehicles were destroyed during the storm, and the economic losses in New York City were estimated to be roughly $19 billion [3] with an estimated $32.8 billion required for restoration across the state. [4]
Specific damage totals for New York are unknown, although the storm in its entirety causes $460 million (1954 USD) in damage. [32] September 10, 1954: Hurricane Edna tracks to the east of Long Island producing 9 inches (230 mm) of rain. [3] Prior to the storm, New York City orders an emergency standby for the majority of its hospitals, and subways.
Two large trees are caused heavy residential damage on Fincastle Road in the Chevy Chase neighborhood following a severe thunderstorm that uprooted a large tree in Lexington, Ky on April 2, 2024.
270 Park Avenue, also known as the JPMorgan Chase Tower and the Union Carbide Building, was a skyscraper in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City.Built in 1960 for chemical company Union Carbide, it was designed by the architects Gordon Bunshaft and Natalie de Blois of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM).
A downed tree branch that contributed to power outages in Monmouth County June 22, 2024. The outages are storm-related rather than heat, according to Chris Hoenig, spokesperson for JCP&L.
[45] [18] The New York State Thruway between exits 12 and 14 was temporarily shut down. [46] Initial estimates, according to New York Governor Kathy Hochul, said flooding caused more than $50 million in damage in New York State. [47] However, more updated numbers reveal damage in New York amounted to between $7.5 billion and $9 billion. [7]