Flash flood, alerts warnings and NYC|Tri-State Area
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Parts of New York City and Northern New Jersey were inundated on Monday night as widespread thunderstorms moved through.
Statewide, rain totals ranged from .11 inches in Hamilton, Mercer County to 6.64 inches in Clark and 6.24 inches in Westfield.
Two people were killed when flash floods struck New Jersey, submerging cars, flooding roadways and canceling flights.
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The home on Parkview Avenue in North Plainfield exploded and collapsed just before 11:25 p.m. on Monday as heavy downpours wreaked havoc on the tri-state area.
But let's not single out New Jersey and Texas. Florida — especially Miami and many low-lying, overbuilt Gulf Coast communities — are other flood disasters waiting to happen. Even New York City, with all its concrete grandeur and self-assured arrogance, is a potential flood zone.
The National Weather Service issued a flood warning at 9:07 p.m. on Monday in effect until Tuesday at 12:15 a.m. for Bergen County.