Overview

• Governors Kathy Hochul and Tahesha Way activated state of emergency orders Thursday covering New York City, Long Island, the Hudson Valley and multiple New Jersey counties
• The National Weather Service issued flash flood watches through Friday afternoon with rainfall rates forecast at up to three inches per hour and isolated totals of five to eight inches
• New York City Mayor Eric Adams urged residents to avoid nonessential travel and prepare for disruptions to subways, commuter rails and major highways
• FDNY and other emergency crews rescued motorists stranded on Queens’ Clearview Expressway during flash floods with all occupants evacuated safely
• Transit agencies suspended key Long Island Rail Road services and placed subway systems on high alert as infrastructure vulnerabilities strain drainage capacity