“I have been here for 30 years and I have never seen anything like this before in my life.” “There was no rhyme or reason to what houses were affected by the floods,” Borough Administrator Dave Lorenzo said. Palisades ParkĪbout 50 houses in the borough were thoroughly flooded. Northern access was limited by flooding of the Mahwah River, but customers were able to access via Route 17, he said. Mahwah Bar & Grill owner Craig Kunisch said his restaurant on Ramapo Valley Road experienced no damage. The township's DPW was "up all night" assisting residents, he said. "The Ramapo River, the Masonicus Brook and the Mahwah River all flooded," Wysocki said. Residents had to be evacuated from three homes on Divine Drive, according to Mayor James Wysocki. “We had our high water vehicles ready.”Īmong the worst damage in the borough was on Route 17 the Telsa car dealership experienced structural damage and was called a “total loss” by LaBarbiera. “I can’t say enough about the job from our first responders,” said Paramus Mayor Richard LaBarbiera. The borough was still towing many of these cars Thursday. It’s evident how quickly the flooding came in Wednesday night, as almost 200 people abandoned their vehicles after they became submerged on Route 17 and other areas of town. They will decide shortly if a shelter needs to be opened. Sokolich and other officials had been checking on senior citizens since late Wednesday and have been delivering food. No fatalities or major injuries had been reported in the borough as of Thursday, but areas were hit hard, getting up to 8 feet of water. “If anyone was wondering what a 100-year storm looks like, you just experienced it,” Fort Lee Mayor Mark Sokolich said. In days to come, look for more accounts of people across North Jersey extending a hand to help those in need. “I have been here for 30 years and I have never seen anything like this before in my life," said Dave Lorenzo, the borough administrator in Palisades Park.īut there were stories of endurance, too, and neighbors helping neighbors. And all over on Thursday, people were bailing out basements and assessing water damage. In Paramus, a car dealership partially collapsed. In Little Falls, cars were swept from the parking lot of an apartment complex. Even those prepared for a deluge were caught by surprise. White Plains Airport 6.Across North Jersey, the rain came down in torrents Wednesday and floodwaters rose with breathtaking speed as the remnants of Hurricane Ida swept through the region. Westhampton Airport 1.73 in 0553 AM 09/02 ASOSġ N Mount Kisco 8.46 in 0400 AM 09/02 Public Upton 2.40 in 0800 AM 09/02 Official NWS Obsįarmingdale Airport 2.01 in 0553 AM 09/02 ASOS Montauk Airport 3.20 in 0554 AM 09/02 ASOS Kew Garden Hills 5.77 in 0625 AM 09/02 NYSM Montgomery Airport 5.65 in 0554 AM 09/02 AWOS Midtown Manhattan 7.49 in 0625 AM 09/02 NYSM North Massapequa 2.48 in 0606 AM 09/02 CWOP West Milford 3.48 in 0545 AM 09/02 IFLOWS Groton Airport 3.64 in 0556 AM 09/02 ASOS New Haven Airport 4.53 in 0553 AM 09/02 ASOSĢ N Ledyard Center 6.45 in 0615 AM 09/02 Cocorahs Meriden Airport 4.96 in 0553 AM 09/02 ASOS Guilford 5.55 in 0700 AM 09/02 CO-OP Observer Nearly all of that fell within just 3 hours.Ĭhester Center 2.7 WNW 6.46 in 0636 AM 09/02 COCORAHS This is a new record for the wettest hour in Central Park. Newark Airport reported 3.24 inches of rain from 8 to 9 p.m.ģ.15 inches of rain in just one hour at Central Park from 8:50 to 9:50 p.m. Rainfall rates of 3 to 5 inches have been recorded in Northeast New Jersey and portions of NYC. The flooding was so bad that the National Weather Service in New York issued a Flash Flood Emergency, the highest flash flood threat level, for all five boroughs of New York City and North Jersey for the first time ever. The remnants from what was once Hurricane Ida interacted with a frontal system and unleashed record amounts of rain across the region. New York (WABC) - New York and New Jersey were hit with catastrophic flash flooding Wednesday evening that continued into Thursday, with water rescues, roads, homes and cars under feet of water, transportation stalled, people stranded on roofs of cars and more. Sam Champion explains the historic rain totals across the Tri-State area.
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