More rain expected after flash floods swamp New York, New Jersey

(NewsNation) — Flash floods swept done New Jersey and New York precocious Monday nighttime into Tuesday morning, swamping subway stations, grounding planes and downing trees.

The National Weather Service expected more rainfall to deed the area Tuesday, with a accidental of thunderstorms contiguous passim overmuch of the day.

At slightest 1 idiosyncratic was hospitalized from storm-related injuries aft a histrion fell connected them successful New York's Harlem neighborhood, officials confirmed to NewsNation affiliate PIX11.

NYC subway stations flooded, NJ Transit affected

Subway tunnels flooded connected astatine slightest 3 New York City transit lines Monday arsenic h2o poured into bid cars and forced work to beryllium temporarily unopen down. Commuter lines successful and retired of Grand Central Terminal besides reported delays.

The North Jersey Coast Line obstruction work was suspended successful some directions Tuesday owed to a fallen tree, according to NJ Transit.

Floods crushed flights astatine large Northeast airports

As of aboriginal Tuesday morning, astir 250 flights had been canceled retired of the area's 3 large airports, and 166 person been delayed, according to FlightAware.

The storms caused much than 2,000 delayed oregon canceled flights successful and retired of John F. Kennedy International Airport, LaGuardia Airport and Newark Liberty International Airport.

Ground stops were issued Monday — and person since been lifted — astatine each three.

Flash floods: New Jersey successful authorities of emergency

“I americium declaring a State of Emergency fixed flash flooding and precocious levels of rainfall successful parts of the state. Please enactment indoors and debar unnecessary travel. Stay safe, New Jersey,” New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said Monday connected societal media.

In Plainfield, New Jersey, cars — and astatine slightest 1 18-wheeler — were near stranded successful rising floodwaters connected Monday.