Flooded streets at 48th Street and 37th Avenue in Woodside on Friday morning, Sept. 29.
Photo courtesy of Remy K Cromwell via Facebook
The National Weather Service has issued flash flooding alerts for neighborhoods in Queens, Brooklyn and Manhattan as a result of heavy rainfall throughout New York City on Friday, Sept. 29.
The NWS Doppler Radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the New York City at 9:45 a.m. and continuing into the afternoon, carrying over into tomorrow.
Governor Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency Friday morning as a result of the extreme flooding conditions across the city.
“I am declaring a State of Emergency in New York City, the Hudson Valley and Long Island in response to the significant, dangerous rainfall that is currently impacting the region and is expected to continue for the next 20 hours,” Hochul said. “Ahead of this storm we deployed thousands of state personnel and I have directed all State agencies to provide all necessary resources to address this extreme weather event. It is critical that all New Yorkers take all necessary precautions and avoid flooded roads, which are some of the most dangerous places during flash floods.”
The NWS forecasts heavy rain of up to 2 to 5 inches have already fallen, and an additional 1 to 3 inches of rain is expected, with a rate of 2.5 inches an hour. Residents have been advised of flash flooding in urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses, as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas should be expected.
As rain conditions worsen, the NWS shared that all lanes on the Cross Island Parkway are closed in both directions at Bell Boulevard in Queens. All Westbound lanes on the Grand Central Parkway have also been closed at 86th Street. The BQE is also closed in both directions at Queens Boulevard.
MTA services are also extremely limited due to the heavy flooding touching down in the city. Subway riders should expect service suspensions on subway…
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