Hurricane Ida's Remnants Blast NYC, Flooding Subways & Streets

News & PoliticsNBC New York910.6K Views

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The remnants of Ida slammed the tri-state Wednesday night with fatal results, producing historic rainfall amounts that left millions under a flash flooding emergency, and triggering multiple tornado warnings throughout the night — including for New York City.Most of New York City is under a Flash Flood Emergency until 11:30 p.m. -- with the National Weather Service urging the 9.1 million at-risk people to seek higher ground.This is the first time we've ever had to issue one, the National Weather Service office that covers the city tweeted of the emergency declaration.