The wet weather has left a mess in parts of the Northeast. Even before Tropical Storm Elsa arrived in the area, heavy thunderstorms hit the New York City area leaving a mess on the roads and in the subways. Riders captured scenes like this one that show straphangers wading through waist-deep water. The New York Times writes, “Transit officials, already girding for Elsa’s arrival, said they had crews out across the city addressing the flooding problems as quickly as possible and warned against entering stations that might still be inundated.” (Watch above from CBS New York)
Some subway system ya got there. This is the 157th St. 1 line right now. @NYCMayor @BilldeBlasio pic.twitter.com/xyfTAUPPNu
— Paullee (@PaulleeWR) July 8, 2021
One of the many New York City subways flooding right now.
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— Matt Marshall (@_Matt_Marshall) July 8, 2021
The National Weather Service says flash flooding threats from Elsa will continue today for parts of the Mid-Atlantic through New England. Accuweather reports:
Tropical storm warnings were in effect Friday morning, from New Jersey into New England, as Elsa continued its northeastward trek.
As of Friday morning, the Elsa was located 90 miles southwest of Montauk Point, New York. The tropical storm’s maximum sustained winds were holding at 50 mph. Elsa was racing northeastward at 31 mph. AccuWeather meteorologists expect the storm to deliver impacts of varying intensity to parts of the mid-Atlantic and northeastern United States late this week.
Tropical Storm #Elsa is churning up the East coast near New York City, which got pounded by another storm yesterday. Heavy rain flooded a Manhattan subway station, with the water rising over the platform. Many people had to walk through up to four inches of water. pic.twitter.com/GyQ55Dupiy
— CBS Mornings (@CBSMornings) July 9, 2021
Elsa already left a mark on Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas. The storm is blamed on one death and on multiple tornadoes. According to the AP, “On Wednesday, nine people were injured in coastal Camden County, Georgia, when a tornado struck a campground for active-duty service members and military retirees… The EF-2 tornado flipped over multiple RVs, throwing one of the overturned vehicles about 200 feet (61 meters) into a lake…”
KINGS BAY STORM DAMAGE: A viewer shared this video with us of flipped RVs at the park on the Kings Bay base in Camden County, Ga. The base said there are 'multiple injuries' after a tornado touched down | https://t.co/t1rktUwGqX pic.twitter.com/SvbPAqoVqN
— ActionNewsJax (@ActionNewsJax) July 8, 2021