Weather & Science
Deadly NY Flooding Snarls Travel With More Rain Forecast
- Slow-moving storm cuts commuter rail, Amtrak, grounds flights
- Vermont forecast to receive more heavy rain through Tuesday
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Deadly flooding swept through the lower Hudson River Valley north of New York City, snarling commuter and freight travel as a slow-moving weather front made its way through the US Northeast promising more devastation.
As much as 8.12 inches (20.6 centimeters) of rain fell at the US Military Academy at West Point through 6 a.m. Monday after a flash flood emergency unfolded in the region the prior day, said Andrew Orrison, a forecaster with the US Weather Prediction Center. At least one person died in Orange County, New York. Social media posts showed many roads were flooded or blocked by debris.