Flood waters in New York overran the Palisades Interstate Parkway. The flooding will likely hit eastern New York and Vermont hardest because those regions have had a lot of rain in recent weeks leaving soils saturated, according to Andrew Orrison, a forecaster with the U.S. Weather Prediction Center. Credit: New York State Police.
(Bloomberg) — Deadly flooding swept through the lower Hudson River Valley north of New York City, snarling commuter travel as a slow-moving weather front made its way through the U.S. Northeast promising more devastation.
As much as 8.12 inches of rain fell at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point through 6 a.m. July 10, 2023, as a flash flood emergency unfolded in the region the prior day, said Andrew Orrison, a forecaster with the U.S. Weather Prediction Center. At least one person died, according to the Associated Press, with social media showing many roads were flooded or blocked by debris.
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