A slow-moving storm drenched large swaths of the Mid-Atlantic on Monday, flooding parts of the New York subway system, inundating major roads and causing long flight delays.
A slow-moving storm drenched large swaths of the Mid-Atlantic on Monday, flooding parts of the New York subway system, inundating major roads and causing long flight delays.
A view shows a flooded subway station in New York, July 14, 2025, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video.
Heavy rain caused significant transportation delays in the Northeast on Monday, with flash flooding submerging cars, flooding roadways and canceling flights — and more wet weather is in the forecast.
Flash flood warnings were issued in New York City; northern New Jersey; Westchester County, New York; Baltimore; Washington, D.C.; and Arlington, Virginia. A rare flash flood emergency was issued in Petersburg, Virginia, where 18 inches of water was recorded in some backyards.
In North Plainfield, officers waded through chest-high water to rescue about 40 people as the heavy flooding destroyed homes and cars on Monday, North Plainfield police said.
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy declared a state of emergency.
In New York City, police reported flooding conditions on the Cross Bronx Expressway, while video from Manhattan showed floodwaters rushing into the 28th Street subway station
Central Park recorded its second-highest hourly rainfall total, recording 2.07 inches in one hour. This represents a 1-in-20-year flood for Central Park.
More than 2,000 flights were canceled in the U.S. on Monday. The flooding also posed major disruptions to New Jersey Transit and Metro-North train travel on Monday night.
Flooding on the Bronx River Parkway in White Plains, New York, July 14, 2025.WABC
