In Photos: Historic Rain Devastates Northeast, Causes Apocalyptic Flooding

ABC News reports at least 22 people have died in relation to remnants of Hurricane Ida hitting the northeast overnight.

New York City's subway system flooded in 46 locations, with an estimated 15-20 subway trains being stranded due to a "regional emergency" that "hit the entire transportation system," Janno Lieber, the acting chair and CEO of New York's Metropolitan Transit Authority confirmed to CNN.

Central Park reported a record 3.15 inches of rain during a one-hour span between 8:51 p.m. and 9:51 p.m. on Wednesday (September 1.)

The National Hurricane Center confirmed Ida reached wind speeds of 150 MPH, tying Hurricane Katrina on the 16th anniversary of the devastating storm, as well as Laura (2020) and the Last Island Hurricane (1856) as the most powerful storms to ever hit the state.


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