'Seek Higher Ground Now!' Ida’s Remnants Spawn Weather Chaos In Northeast

The National Weather Service issued it's first-ever flash-flood emergency for New York City.

Much of the northeastern United States faced severe weather warnings on Wednesday as the remnants of Hurricane Ida continued to trudge north, sparking torrential rain, flash-flood emergencies and even a tornado warning in the Bronx. The National Weather Service confirmed a tornado in New Jersey near the border with Pennsylvania, urging residents to take cover immediately. Footage of the storm showed a large funnel cloud passing by a bridge connecting the two states, and local media released initial reports of severe damage to some homes. Another tornado was reported in Annapolis, Maryland, causing widespread damage and leaving about 2,500 people without power. Rain poured in sheets across the nation’s largest city as New Yorkers’ phones buzzed with a National Weather Service warning declaring the flash floods a “dangerous and life-threatening situation.” The sky lit up repeatedly throughout the evening with bright blasts of lightning, and the streets in the western part of Queens, turned into swift, shallow rivers.