United States: Slow-moving storm system brought heavy rain across New York State

In the United States, a slow-moving storm system brought heavy rain across a wide section of New York State today, flooding streets, prompting dozens of rescues for drivers whose vehicles were stranded on inundated roads and causing at least one death, the authorities said. 

The Hudson Valley was the most affected by the storm system, with sections of the area getting between five and eight inches of rain, the National Weather Service said. The epicenter of the storm struck West Point, the U.S. Military Academy in Orange County, which had about eight inches of rain. Trooper Steven V. Nevel of



the New York State Police said that several bridges had collapsed and many roads were impassable.

Steven M. Neuhaus, the Orange County executive, said that there had been one death related to the flooding. State Senator James Skoufis, who represents Orange County, said that the victim was a woman in her 30s, though neither official had details on the cause of death or circumstances.

The National Weather Service issued flash flood warnings across parts of southeastern New York, describing it as “life threatening.”