NEW YORK (AP) — Heavy rain spawned excessive flooding in New York’s Hudson Valley that killed at the least one particular person, swamped roadways and compelled street closures on Sunday night time, as a lot of the remainder of the Northeast U.S. started bracing for probably punishing rains.

As the storm moved east, the National Weather Service prolonged flash flood warnings into Connecticut, together with the cities of Stamford and Greenwich, earlier than creeping into Massachusetts. Forecasters mentioned some areas may get as a lot as 5 inches (12 centimeters) of rain.

In New York’s Hudson Valley, rescue groups have been making an attempt to retrieve the physique of a lady in her 30s who drowned after being swept away whereas making an attempt to evacuate her house. Two different folks escaped.

The power of the flash flooding dislodged boulders, which rammed the girl’s home and broken a part of its wall, Orange County Executive Steven Neuhaus instructed The Associated Press.

“Her house was completely surrounded by water,” he mentioned.

“She was trying to get through (the flooding) with her dog,” he added, “and she was overwhelmed by tidal-wave type waves.”

The extent of the destruction from the slow-moving storm, which pounded the world with as much as 8 inches (20 centimeters) of rain, received’t be identified till after dawn, when residents and officers can start surveying the injury. But officers mentioned the storm had already wrought tens of tens of millions of {dollars} in injury.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul confirmed to WCBS radio that a number of folks have been lacking and one house was washed away.

The rains have hit some elements of New York more durable than others, however officers mentioned communities to the east of the state ought to brace for torrential rains and attainable flash flooding.

Officials urged residents within the line of the storm to remain off the roads.

“The amount of water is extraordinary and it’s still a very dangerous situation,” Hochul mentioned.

“We’ll get through this,” she mentioned, however added “it’s going to be a rough night.”

The governor declared a state of emergency Sunday for Orange County, about 60 miles (96 kilometers) north of New York City. She later prolonged the state of emergency to Ontario County in western New York, southeast of Rochester.

“We are in close communication with local officials and state agencies are participating in search and rescue efforts,” she mentioned.

The state deployed 5 swift-water rescue groups and a high-axle car to assist with rescues in flooded areas.

Some video posted on social media confirmed the extent of flooding, with streams of brown-colored torrents dashing proper subsequent to properties, and roadways washed away by fast-moving cascading flows.

West Point, house to the U.S. Military Academy, was severely flooded. Officials fear some historic buildings might need water injury.

The National Weather Service issued flash flood warnings throughout elements of southeastern New York, describing it as “life threatening,” in addition to warnings in northeastern New Jersey.

By Monday, “a considerable flood threat with a high risk of excessive rainfall is expected across much of New England,” NWS mentioned in a tweet. Intense rain could also be particularly sturdy in Vermont and northeastern New York.

Showers and thunderstorms have been additionally anticipated in New York City Sunday night time and will result in flash flooding, the National Weather Service New York tweeted.

The metropolis’s emergency notification system tweeted that the heavy rain may trigger “life-threatening flooding to basements” and instructed residents to “prepare now to move to higher ground if needed.”

State Route 9W was flooded, and the Palisades Interstate Parkway grew to become so drenched that elements of it have been closed, the New York State Police mentioned in a press release. The police requested the general public to keep away from the parkway.

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Golden reported from Seattle.

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