What began as an ordinary summer afternoon quickly turned chaotic across parts of New York and New Jersey on Monday, 15 July, as a powerful band of storms unleashed flash floods that drowned streets,

Flooding caused delays on multiple New York City subway lines Monday as torrential rain pummeled the Tri-State Area.

Most flash flood warnings and watches had ended in parts of New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania as the rain began to subside. Governor Phil Murphy still enforced a state of emergency in New Jersey. Social media circulated videos showing vehicles still partially submerged in some parts of the states. Residents began cleaning flood-damaged cars.

The region was hit with heavy rain Monday evening, resulting in flash floods that not only impacted roads and air travel, but also the transit system.

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Torrential downpours battered the New York metropolitan area on Monday night, unleashing widespread flash flooding that brought transit systems to a standstill, submerged roads and highways, and disrupted air travel across several major airports.

Severe flash flooding struck New York City, Westchester County, Staten Island, and Rockland County, Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Passaic

While FEMA has improved the accuracy and accessibility of the maps over time with better data, digital tools and community input, the maps still don't capture everything.