New York City in the United States suffered a rare heavy rainfall on the 29th, hitting a record high. According to CNN and CCTV News, the day's rainfall was equivalent to two to three months combined. Parts of Brooklyn, New York City, received 11 centimeters of rain in just three hours, a situation that is probably rare in the region in a century. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
New York City Mayor Eric Adams said that fortunately, the rainstorm did not create a person. New York City's Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) President Yanno Lieber said the rainstorm had a severe impact on the city's traffic. Multiple airports in New York and New Jersey have seen flight delays and cancellations. As of 6 p.m. local time on the 29th, nearly 1,300 flights were affected at New York's LaGuardia Airport, New York's JFK International Airport and Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey, according to flight information tracking **flightaware.
The National Weather Service expects heavy rainfall to end in a few hours, but the risk of flooding remains. About 25 million residents in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut are all facing moderate flood threats. The governors of all three states have declared a state of emergency and reminded the population to stay safe. The National Weather Service also warns that water currents from heavy rainfall could flood city streets, highways, subways, and low-lying areas.
According to CCTV News, the cause of this heavy rainfall was tropical storm "Ophelia". The storm made landfall in North Carolina, USA, on the 23rd, and then moved inland and toward the East Coast, bringing heavy rain, strong winds, and flooding to many states along the way. According to the National Weather Service, Ophelia made landfall with winds of 112 kilometers per hour. More than 50,000 homes and businesses in North Carolina and Virginia lost power, according to the National Power Outage Information Network. The governor of Virginia declared a state of emergency in the state on the 22nd to deal with the impact of the storm.