Connecticut, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia | September 3, 2021
Ida death toll nears 50 as flooding pounds Northeast states; 25 dead in New Jersey, 6 missing
Connecticut, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia | September 3, 2021
Nearly 50 people across multiple states have died due to flooding and extreme weather conditions in the Northeast United States caused by heavy rainfall from the remains of Hurricane Ida.
In New Jersey, at least 25 people have died, most of whom were caught in their vehicles by the flooding, Gov. Phil Murphy said Friday morning. The Garden State has the most loss of life from the storm that made landfall in Louisiana on Sunday and moved northward over the week.
The extreme weather from the storm system has resulted in fatalities in Connecticut, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Mississippi and Louisiana. .. (Excerpts from the Christian Post)
Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island | August 22, 2021
Tropical Storm Henri Tracks North After Landfall, Biden Makes Emergency Declaration
Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island | August 22, 2021
Tropical Storm Henri, which has winds of 40 mph, made landfall along the coast of Rhode Island on Sunday, according to the National Hurricane Center, and is continuing to track north in New England.
The storm is continuing to weaken, according to a 5 p.m. ET update from the agency. Tropical-storm-force winds currently span about 125 miles away from the center of Henri.
“On the forecast track, Henri is expected to slow down further and possibly stall near the Connecticut-New York border tonight, with an east-northeastward motion across northern Connecticut and southern Massachusetts expected on Monday,” said the NHC at 2 p.m.
The storm, which was downgraded from a Category 1 hurricane, made landfall in the town of Westerly, Rhode Island, at 12:15 p.m. ET, the NHC said.
President Joe Biden said at 4 p.m. ET that “thousands of additional line crews” from out of state and Canada are heading to the northeast…
(Excerpts from the Epoch Times)