When it rains it pours.
Residents in Connecticut and New York used boats to wade through flooded roads on Wednesday as heavy rain and strong winds lashed the region, as a second powerful storm prepared to wreak havoc on the Big Apple this weekend.
As power was restored to thousands across the New York City area, many were left to navigate the still-flooded streets.
A video shared to Instagram purportedly taken in Lindenhurst shows an adult riding a paddle board through the street with a small child wearing a backpack sitting on the back with the caption “Gonna get the kids to school somehow…”
Another clip was taken in Norwich, Connecticut, shared on X by The Day newspaper shows members of the Yantic Fire Department rescuing local business owners who were trapped in their buildings due to flooding.
Other footage taken from the Jersey shore showed floodwaters so high that roads were no longer visible at all.
The storm will bring intermittent rain Wednesday after drenching the city, Long Island, and much of southeastern Connecticut overnight with between two and three inches, according to the National Weather Service.
Thousands in the New York City area were without power Wednesday. Chilly_Philly_/X
“It seems like the shower will be on and off all day, but by midday, it will slowly die. Especially the wind as well, it’s going to die as well,” Fox Forecast Center meteorologist Nikki Nolan told The Post.
Although windy conditions appear to be easing, a wind warning will remain in effect until 8pm on Wednesday.
Wind gusts could be as high as 50 mph and temperatures are expected to drop as the storm moves out of the region, according to Nolan.
Although heavy rains had stopped by morning, damaging winds had left thousands across the tristate area without power as of 8 a.m., according to Poweroutage.us, which tracks utility information.
Suffolk and Nassau counties had about 1,800 customers without power, while there were about 1,100 affected in Westchester.
The storm will bring intermittent rain Wednesday after drenching the city, Long Island, and much of southeastern Connecticut overnight. YeS_Itz_MaRiE/X Suffolk and Nassau counties have about 1,800 customers without power, while there are about 1,100 affected in Westchester. Michael Sutton/X Heavy rain and strong winds began clearing the tristate area Wednesday morning after leaving thousands in suburban New York City without power. AFP via Getty Images
Con Ed, which had about 2,000 customers without power Wednesday morning, said it activated hundreds of contractor workers to help those affected quickly.
PSEG Long Island, which provides service to Long Island and the Rockaways, said in a statement it had restored power to more than 12,700 customers as of 4 p.m. Tuesday.
A flash flood warning has been issued along the Yantic River in Connecticut due to a partial dam break, according to the National Weather Service.
More than 800,000 people across the US were without power at some point following Tuesday’s storm system. FOX Weather Most of the disturbances in New York Wednesday morning were located in western New York. PowerOutage.us
The break left parts of Norwich under water, closing several roads and causing Norwich Public Schools to close for the day.
At least 3,000 people in the area were without power Wednesday morning.
A flood warning will also remain in effect until 10am on Wednesday.
Strong winds will continue to be a threat to New Yorkers throughout Wednesday. AFP via Getty Images
And New York is still not in the clear — a second powerful winter storm is expected to move into the region by the weekend.
“This weekend, we actually have another big winter storm coming. It doesn’t look like it will really hit our area until Saturday,” Nolan warned. “It needs more rain, definitely more wind too.”
While the upcoming storm will likely bring snow to parts of northern and western New York, the city likely won’t see anything more than a storm — though it’s likely that the storm will manifest as strong winds and heavy rain again.
A second strong winter storm is expected to hit the region this weekend. FOX Weather The storm is expected to move out of the region by Monday. FOX Weather
The good news, according to Nolan, is that the weather is not expected to be as brutal as the storm that is leaving the region.
“Definitely rain and wind again but not as bad or as bad as yesterday,” Nolan said.
“Then we should be in the clear after Monday.”
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