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A night of dual disasters fueled by the remnants of Hurricane Ida crippled the Northeast and killed at least 14 people in New York City and New Jersey alone.

Historic and destructive rainfall and flooding hit New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New York, and tornadoes tore across the Philadelphia suburbs.

Flooding in New York and New Jersey killed at least 14 people. Three deaths have been reported in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Another person was killed earlier Wednesday in Maryland when floodwaters filled the bottom floor of an apartment building.

The rain and flooding was so intense that it quickly overwhelmed major infrastructure. Thoroughfares turned to raging rivers that trapped drivers, subways gushed like geysers, water filled buses up to the seats and Newark Airport flooded.

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In neighborhoods and apartments, water quickly filled basement and ground levels and trapped people. Countless water rescues were needed in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Maryland.

Dozens of rivers are now swollen and bursting their banks. The Schuylkill River in Philadelphia reached levels not seen since 1902.

The weather was spawned by the remnants of what once was Hurricane Ida. Central Park got a record-setting 3.15″ of rain in just one hour. At least nine inches of rain fell in just hours in South Plainfield, New Jersey.

The system also fueled tornadoes that trapped people in their homes, knocked down trees and power lines and left tens of thousands of homes and businesses without power.

(MORE: The Latest Forecast for the Northeast)

We’re posting the latest updates below.

3 Deaths in Montgomery County in Pennsylvania

Three storm-related deaths are being investigated by the Montgomery County coroner, Valerie A. Arkoosh, chair of the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners, said during a briefing Thursday.

Arkoosh confirmed that one fatality was in Upper Dublin, where a woman was killed when a tree fell onto her home. She said the other two were drowning deaths.

She said there had been 352 water rescues overnight in the county and compared that to a total of 135 during Hurricane Isaias last year.

Arkoosh also asked residents to “stay vigilant and stay off the roads if you can,” and she warned that the Schuylkill River had not yet crested.

Anyone needing a place to stay on Thursday night may go to the Red Cross Shelter at the Norristown Area High School at 1900 Eagle Drive in Norristown.

14 Deaths in New York and New Jersey

Eight deaths were reported in New York City and six have been reported in New Jersey.

Five people were found dead at the Oakwood Apartment complex in Elizabeth, New Jersey, the city’s public information officer Kelly Martins confirmed to weather.com.

Four of them, three family members and a neighbor, were found at 430 Irvington Ave. They were a 72-year-old woman, her 71-year-old husband, and their 38-year-old son, Martins said. A 33-year-old female neighbor was also found with them. Names have not been released yet, she said.

No details were available on the fifth victim, Martins said.

In Passaic, New Jersey, Mayor Hector C. Lora said at least one person was thought to have died after being trapped in a car in the rising floodwaters.

“His family was rescued, they were all in the same car. Unfortunately, the car was overtaken by the waters, and the firefighters who were being dragged down under the vehicle were unable to get him out,” Lora told WCBS-TV.

Lora said there was an unconfirmed report of another death in the city.

The New York victims were in four different areas across the city, according to the New York Times. They died when they became trapped in flooded basements and ranged in age from 2 to 86, the New York Police Department said. They included a 50-year-old man, a 48-year-old woman and a 2-year-old boy who were found unconscious and unresponsive late Wednesday inside a home in Queens, according to the Associated Press. A New York City police spokesperson says a total of eight people died when they became trapped in flooded basements.

Official causes of death will be determined later by the city’s medical examiner, the department said.

Rooftop Rescues in Pennsylvania

Rescue crews in boats pulled people off the roof of a flooded home in Bridgeport, Pennsylvania, on Thursday morning as the Schuylkill River overflowed its banks, WCAU reported. Other rescues could be seen as crews went from home to home.

Falling Tree Kills Woman in Pennsylvania

The township of Upper Dublin in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, was hit hard by the storm, and a tornado may have touched down.

One woman was killed when a tree fell onto her home, WPVI reported.

“We were struck very hard with significant damage to the township building, to the high school, multiple homes, buildings at Temple’s Ambler campus, and right now we really don’t know exactly how bad the damage is,” Upper Dublin Township Manager Paul Leonard told WPVI.

Todd Stieritz, public affairs coordinator for Montgomery County’s Department of Public Safety, told the Philadelphia Inquirer wind damage was concentrated along the Route 309 corridor, including the communities of Whitemarsh, Upper Dublin, Upper Moreland and Horsham, with damage to trees, power lines and homes.

Philadelphia’s Center City Inundated

The Center City neighborhood in Philadelphia remained flooded Thursday morning as the Schuylkill River reached 15.63 feet, more than 4 feet above flood stage, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported.

Apartment complexes were surrounded by several feet of water, and cars were almost completely submerged.

Conshohocken Apartments Flooded

The Schyulkill River reached 27 feet, or 5 feet above flood stage, at the Borough of Conshohocken, just northwest of Philadelphia.

Residents of two apartment complexes are trapped inside their buildings after floodwaters rose around them.

Watching the river rise all night from their fourth-floor apartment was Sarah Sewell and her boyfriend.

As the sun came up, the river had completely flooded the apartment building’s basement garage and entered the first floor apartments, Sewell told the Inquirer.

”It’s like the Titanic, the building is just completely filled down there,” Sewell said.

Damage in Whitemarsh

The eastern part of Whitemarsh Township sustained significant damage, according to a Facebook post from township officials. The post said crews were working to clear roads so damage could be evaluated.

State of Emergency Declared in NYC, New York and New Jersey

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio declared a state of emergency due to the historic rainfall and flooding and issued a travel ban overnight that expired at 5 a.m. Thursday in order to keep people off flooded roads. Gov. Kathy Hochul also declared a state of emergency for New York state.

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy declared a state of emergency about 10 p.m. “We will use every resource at our disposal to ensure the safety of New Jerseyans,” the governor tweeted. “Stay off the roads, stay home, and stay safe.”

Train Service Suspended

The New York City Metro Transit Authority said service was “largely suspended” and urged people not to travel. There were only limited trains running early Thursday morning.

All morning Amtrak service between Philadelphia and Boston was canceled due to flooding.

About 200 people were stuck for three and a half hours in a train near Newark Liberty International Airport because of the flooding. They were rescued about 9 p.m., Jim Smith, spokesman for New Jersey Transit, said. No injuries were reported, he said.

New Jersey Mayor Describes Tornado Damage

The mayor of Harrison Township, New Jersey, spoke to The Weather Channel late Wednesday night about the tornado damage in Mullica Hill where some homes were left in splintered ruin.

“We have several residents who have been in the path directly and therefore had their owns home leveled and others in close proximity with hardly any damage at all,” Mayor Lou Manzo said.

“There were a few that needed to be rescued for lack of a better term from their home because they had sheltered in the basements and the entire foundation of their house had shifted or had come down. We are only by the grace of god lucky enough to this point that there was only one injury that required going to the hospital.”

The town is in Gloucester County, across the Delaware River from Philadelphia.

Surviving in Mullica Hill

He told WPVI he and his children sought shelter in the basement as the twister roared through the neighborhood. Their dog Ginger move her ears side to side as the storm drew near, Bonnenberg told the Philadelphia Inquirer, and the family huddled under the stairs.

The suspected tornado ripped off siding and sections of the second story roof.

”It all happened so fast,” Bonnenberg said Thursday morning while looking for possessions among the piles of debris scattered about.

The house across the street is uninhabitable.

“It’s horrible. You never expect anything like this to happen in this area because you’re not in the Midwest,” Robin Wilson Smith said.

Tens of Thousands Without Power

More than 200,000 home and business were without power across Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey as of about 8 a.m. Thursday, according to poweroutage.us. About 25,000 outages were being reported in New Jersey.

370 Flights Canceled at Newark Airport

At least 370 flights have been canceled for Thursday at Newark Liberty International Airport.

“The storm has passed but our crews are working diligently to clear residual flooding & return ops to normal,” the airport tweeted.

Video posted about 9:30 p.m. by WABC-TV showed a baggage handling area underwater. The air traffic control tower at the airport was temporarily evacauted due to a tornado warning, local media reported. Workers have since returned.

Parking lots at the airport were shut down because of flooding.

Disruptions at JFK and LaGuardia

Officials at John F. Kennedy International Airport tweeted that operations were returning to normal Thursday morning. As of 7:30 a.m., 20 departure flights had been canceled. Thirty-one arrivals have been canceled.

At LaGuardia Airport, at least 56 flights have been canceled.

All the airports strongly encouraged passengers to check with their carriers before traveling to the airport.

Water Poured Into Homes in Lambertville, New Jersey

Floodwaters covered streets and inundated homes and cars in Lambertville, about 15 miles northwest of Trenton. Water was a few feet high in some homes.

Lambertville resident Pearl Gabel told The Weather Channel that she has never seen flooding like it. Water rose from her basement and flooded the first floor of her home.

“I wish we had taken this more seriously,” she said.

Voluntary Evacuations Called in Part of Trenton, New Jersey

Residents in the Island neighborhood of Trenton were advised to evacuate Wednesday due to fears of flooding from the Delaware River.

The city said the power grid would be turned off in the area at 8 a.m. Thursday. A shelter was opened at Joyce Kilmer School. A state of emergency was declared for the city.

Injuries Reported in New Jersey Flooding

Seven people were injured when a building roof collapsed amid flash flooding in Hudson County, New Jersey. The incident happened at the post office in Kearny, northeast of Newark. There are also multiple roads in the area with significant flooding.

Water Rescues Ongoing in Many Areas

First responders in Essex County, New Jersey, were rescuing people trapped in their cars by floodwaters at around 8 p.m., including multiple drivers stranded in the town of Livingston.

Multiple rescues were also ongoing in Middlesex County, New Jersey. Police there sent out an emergency alert advising people to remain indoors and stay off roadways.

People Trapped in Their Homes in Gloucester County, New Jersey

A 911 dispatcher in Mantua Township, N.J., told weather.com that people were trapped in their basements, roofs were gone and there were reports of some injuries, including broken bones.

The township is in Gloucester County, across the Delaware River from Philadelphia.

Video from the Gloucester County town of Mullica Hill showed homes ripped apart.

Water Levels Receding at Wilmore Dam

Officials hoped residents in the Wilmore area of Cambria County, Pennsylvania could return home this evening.

Art Martynuska, the county’s emergency management director, told The Associated Press that water receding at the Wilmore Dam. Concerns over rising water there had prompted a flash flood emergency and the evacuation of hundreds of residents earlier in the day.

Camri County officials were working to dispel rumors that the dam was working as planned and did not fail.

“Wilmore dam hasn’t failed. If any dam would fail in Cambria County, every phone number across the county would be getting an emergency alert about it,” Martynuska told the Tribune-Democrat. “It would be as whole different situation we’d be dealing with right now. And there would be alerts to everyone.”

At Least 100 Homes Damaged in Maryland Tornado

More than 100 homes sustained severe damage after a tornado tore through Edgewater, Maryland, Wednesday afternoon, according to the Anne Arundel County Fire Department. The twister tore through the Annapolis area, ripping off roofs, knocking down trees and taking down power lines.

Substantial Damage in Annapolis Area, Fire Department Says

The Anne Arundel County Fire Department says there is “substantial damage” in the Londontown/Mayo/Edgewater area southwest of Annapolis. Mutual agencies are assisting.

As of about 4 p.m., there have been no reports of injuries.

Roads Shut Down After Tornado in Annapolis

Annapolis police are closing some streets due to downed trees and storm damage. Police said parts of West Street and Forest Street would be closed for “an extended period of time.”

Residents in the area were advised to avoid travel.

Tornado Causes Damage in Maryland

Power lines are down and the roof ripped off at least one home after a tornado moved through the Annapolis, Maryland, area on Wednesday afternoon. Images shared to social media a home that appeared to be missing its roof and a street covered with toppled poles and other debris.

One Person Confirmed Dead in Montgomery County, Maryland

A 19-year-old man was confirmed dead after flooding at an apartment complex early this morning in Rockville, Maryland. Montgomery County Fire Rescue Special Operations Chief Daniel Ogren told weather.com in a phone call Wednesday.

Ogren said residents described waking up overnight with water filling their apartments. Some stood on beds and other furniture as the water rose higher and higher. Trapped residents couldn’t escape because water was blocking doors and windows, too, Ogren said.

A dozen apartments were completely destroyed. Ogren described them as being “terrace level” units in a bowl-like area below the main ground level apartments, and down a series of steps from the parking lot.

There isn’t a body of water nearby, but Ogren said there was torrential rainfall in a short period of time.

Video from WJLA-TV showed a torrent of water rushing downhill toward the apartments.

Montgomery County police spokesperson Shiera Goff told local media that fire and rescue received multiple calls about flooding around 3:50 a.m. at Rock Creek Woods Apartments.

Goff said rescue crews were able to “evacuate about 10 people from their windows.”

Officials had previously said two people were missing. The other person was still missing, but Ogren said all the apartments and the immediate area around them had been searched thoroughly.

“We’re leaning, and hoping, that this person was not home” when the flooding hit, Ogren said.

Rockville is about 16 miles north of Washington, D.C.

School Buses Stranded in Flooding With Children Aboard Near Pittsburgh

At least two school buses were stranded in floodwaters Wednesday morning in Allegheny County, not far from Pittsburgh. In Stowe Township, a bus with eight children aboard was stuck on a flooded road, but rescue crews safely removed the children from the bus and they were safely transported to their school, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

In another instance, a bus that was carrying kids was stranded on a flooded Seavey Road in Shaler Township. Those children were also safely rescued, according to local reports.

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