The governor declared a state of emergency in most of the state's counties. Multiple New York counties remained under a flood watch Tuesday. Other parts of the Northeast were also recovering Vermont emergency management officials warned residents to use caution around floodwaters as they could contain downed power lines, hazardous waste, debris and more. Some areas remained too dangerous for boat rescues. Central Park recorded 3.15 inches of rain, smashing a record set only last week, when 1.
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Please see the Disclaimer PDF for more information. Rescue crews were using helicopters to conduct evacuations in hard-hit and remote areas and the state would also deploy drones to locate stranded residents and assess the impacts of the storm, Morrison added. Over a single hour between 8:51 and 9:51 p.m. This is the 100-Year Floodplain for the 2020s based on FEMA's Preliminary Work Map data and the New York Panel on Climate Change's 90th Percentile Projects for Sea-Level Rise (11 inches). Getty Images A severely damaged road is closed near Bear Mountain State Park following a night of heavy rain and flooding on Monday, July 10, in Highland Falls, N.Y.Īuthorities said local, state and federal first responders had conducted 117 rescues so far.
More rain was also in the forecast for later in the week. Though the rain had largely stopped and the sun was peeking through the clouds, authorities warned that flooding could continue and even worsen in the hours ahead.
On Tuesday, Vermont officials were still assessing the damage caused by flooding and continued to conduct rescues in difficult-to-access areas. CNN As a massive investment to repair roads and adapt to climate change faces an uncertain fate in Congress, a new report finds much of the country’s infrastructure is already at risk of. Rivers overflowed across Vermont, where officials said flooding could get worse The National Weather Service said Tuesday that heavy rains across New England were expected to subside following "multiple days of significant rainfall." Hours earlier, President Biden approved an emergency declaration for Vermont, freeing up additional federal resources to help in the response and recovery. Phil Scott said during a Tuesday morning press conference. "Make no mistake - the devastation and flooding we're experiencing across Vermont is historic and catastrophic," Gov. Lokman Vural Elibol/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images An aerial view shows damage to a parking lot after historic rainfall north of New York City triggered dozens of water rescues and led to roadways being washed out after more than a half-foot of rain fell in only a few hours Sunday in Orange County, N.Y., on Monday, July 10.
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