Law enforcement and first responders waded through waist-deep water to retrieve people trapped in "swirling" cars as rescue teams worked to retrieve the body of a woman who drowned after being swept away while trying to evacuate her home. Heavy rain washed out roads and forced evacuations in the Northeast. A damaged car lays on a collapsed roadway along Route 32 in the Hudson Valley near Cornwall, N.Y., on July 10, 2023. Kathy Hochul, adding that the state deployed more than 1,000 emergency workers to assist local governments in their response to what she called a historic weather event. In New York's Hudson Valley, people in the Orange County area saw an estimated 9 inches of rain between Sunday and Monday, said Gov. And, in Pennsylvania, at least 40 people in the city of Reading were displaced, CBS News Philadelphia reported. Phil Scott declared a state of emergency Sunday, with WVNY-TV reporting at the time that 10 people had to be taken from a flooded campsite in Andover, in the southwestern part of the state. The police asked the public to avoid the parkway.Vermont Gov. State Route 9W was flooded, and the Palisades Interstate Parkway became so drenched that parts of it were closed, the New York State Police said in a statement. The city's emergency notification system tweeted that the heavy rain could cause "life-threatening flooding to basements" and instructed residents to "prepare now to move to higher ground if needed." Showers and thunderstorms were also expected in New York City Sunday night and may lead to flash flooding, the National Weather Service New York tweeted. Intense rain may be especially strong in Vermont and northeastern New York. The National Weather Service issued flash flood warnings across parts of southeastern New York, describing it as "life threatening," as well as warnings in northeastern New Jersey.īy Monday, "a considerable flood threat with a high risk of excessive rainfall is expected across much of New England," NWS said in a tweet. Officials worry some historic buildings might have water damage. Some video posted on social media showed the extent of flooding, with streams of brown-colored torrents rushing right next to homes, and roadways washed away by fast-moving cascading flows. The state deployed five swift-water rescue teams and a high-axle vehicle to help with rescues in flooded areas. Officials urged residents in the line of the storm to stay off the roads. The rains have hit some parts of New York harder than others, but officials said communities to the east of the state should brace for torrential rains and possible flash flooding. Kathy Hochul confirmed to WCBS radio that several people were missing and one home was washed away. But officials said the storm had already wrought tens of millions of dollars in damage. The extent of the destruction from the slow moving storm, which pounded the area with up to 8 inches (20 centimeters) of rain, won't be known until after sunrise, when residents and officials can begin surveying the damage. "She was trying to get through (the flooding) with her dog," he added, "and she was overwhelmed by tidal-wave type waves." "Her house was completely surrounded by water," he said. The force of the flash flooding dislodged boulders, which rammed the woman's house and damaged part of its wall, Orange County Executive Steven Neuhaus told The Associated Press. Weather Dangerous heat waves will hit the Southwest and Florida over the next week
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