'We're enduring an historic weather event tonight with record breaking rain across the city, brutal flooding and dangerous conditions,' de Blasio stated.
New York City is under a weather state of emergency as Wednesday night rolled into Thursday morning, thanks to the remnants of Hurricane Ida producing heavy rains and dangerous flooding.had already urged residents to remain indoors during the storm's high winds, heavy rains, flooding and tornado warning. Shortly before midnight, he issued the state of emergency.
"I'm declaring a state of emergency in New York City tonight," de Blasio tweeted nearly a half hour before midnight."We're enduring an historic weather event tonight with record breaking rain across the city, brutal flooding and dangerous conditions on our roads."We’re enduring an historic weather event tonight with record breaking rain across the city, brutal flooding and dangerous conditions on our roads.
A person makes their way in rainfall from the remnants of Hurricane Ida on September 1, 2021, in the Bronx borough of New York City. The once category 4 hurricane passed through New York City, dumping 3.15 inches of rain in the span of an hour at Central Park.The mayor also said there have been reports of approximately 5,300 people without power by 11:30 p.m., but that number could continue climbing if it keeps battering the city at its current pace.
The city is also under a tornado watch until 1 a.m. local time. A tornado warning expired at 9:30 p.m. The city is also still under a flash flood warning, which means flood waters can become extremely dangerous in a short time frame if rainfall continues like it is.
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