"We are in close communication with local officials and state agencies are participating in search and rescue efforts," she said. She later extended the state of emergency to Ontario County in western New York, southeast of Rochester. The governor declared a state of emergency Sunday for Orange County, about 60 miles (96 kilometers) north of New York City. "We'll get through this," she said, but added "it's going to be a rough night." "The amount of water is extraordinary and it's still a very dangerous situation," Hochul said.
Officials urged residents in the line of the storm to stay off the roads. The rains have hit some parts of New York harder than others, but officials said communities to the east of the state should brace for torrential rains and possible flash flooding. Kathy Hochul confirmed to WCBS radio that several people were missing and one home was washed away. But officials said the storm had already wrought tens of millions of dollars in damage. The extent of the destruction from the slow moving storm, which pounded the area with up to 8 inches (20 centimeters) of rain, won't be known until after sunrise, when residents and officials can begin surveying the damage. "She was trying to get through (the flooding) with her dog," he added, "and she was overwhelmed by tidal-wave type waves." "Her house was completely surrounded by water," he said. The force of the flash flooding dislodged boulders, which rammed the woman's house and damaged part of its wall, Orange County Executive Steven Neuhaus told The Associated Press. In New York's Hudson Valley, rescue teams were attempting to retrieve the body of a woman in her 30s who drowned after being swept away while trying to evacuate her home. Forecasters said some areas could get as much as 5 inches (12 centimeters) of rain. began bracing for potentially punishing rains.Īs the storm moved east, the National Weather Service extended flash flood warnings into Connecticut, including the cities of Stamford and Greenwich, before creeping into Massachusetts. NEW YORK - Heavy rain spawned extreme flooding in New York's Hudson Valley that killed at least one person, swamped roadways and forced road closures on Sunday night, as much of the rest of the Northeast U.S. Vehicles come to a standstill near a washed-out and flooded portion of the Palisades Parkway just beyond the traffic circle off the Bear Mountain Bridge, Sunday, July 9, 2023, in Orange County, N.Y.
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