Heavy rain and howling winds associated with a major coastal storm were pounding portions of the Northeast early Monday as officials in Philadelphia, New York and Boston asked residents to brace for flooding and power outages.
Across Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and elsewhere, tens of thousands of customers were without power early Monday, according to PowerOutage.us, which compiles data from utilities.
Storm conditions were expected to be at their worst during peak commuting time in the region early Monday, threatening to make travel difficult. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority said early Monday that some train service had been disrupted because of flooding and reported felled trees on tracks on multiple lines.
Several bus routes across the city were also running with delays because of heavy rain and flooding, officials said, and the New York City Ferry was suspending multiple services, including operation along the Rockaway route because of “extremely high winds.”
Some Metro North trains were also operating with delays up to 15 minutes because of weather conditions while some Long Island Railroad service was also interrupted, officials said.
The Verrazzano Bridge was temporarily closed early Monday and when it reopened hours later, tractor-trailers, minibuses, step vans, motorcycles and similar vehicles were banned from using it because of high winds.
Areas to the west of the city have already received two to four inches of rainfall, even over four inches in northeast New Jersey. The new influx of precipitation in addition to rain amounts from earlier Monday will raise concerns over flash flooding.
The New York State Department of Transportation urged drivers to avoid crossing flooded roadways and to find alternative routes. Similar messages were issued by transportation officials in Massachusetts and in New Jersey. An official in Nassau County urged residents to stay off the roads altogether.
Downpours were also expected east of Interstate 95 in Washington and Baltimore through the morning hours, forecasters said, with flood watches issued for those areas. The Allegheny Mountains could get as much as 10 inches of snow, forecasters said.
Flooding was also a concern farther north. The Weather Service in New York issued a coastal flood warning through 6 p.m. Monday for southern Westchester County and several communities in southern Connecticut, including New Haven.
Along the New York coast, flooding with up to two and a half feet of inundation and sustained winds of 25 to 40 miles per hour — with gusts of 55 to 60 m.p.h. — could damage power lines and topple trees, the Weather Service said.
New York City officials implored those living in basements to move to higher ground and advised all residents to download the city’s emergency alert app.
They also cautioned residents to brace for powerful winds, with gusts up to 60 m.p.h. sweeping through Brooklyn and Queens early Monday through midmorning. Waves 12 to 16 feet high could pummel the coastline, the Weather Service said.
Up to two to four inches of rain was also expected to fall over the Philadelphia area through Monday morning, elevating concerns about potential urban and coastal flooding.
The service warned that strong winds there could also bring down tree limbs and cause power outages.
A storm warning was also issued for stretches of the Massachusetts and Rhode Island coasts until Monday evening.
Judson Jones, Rebecca Carballo, Johnny Diaz, Isabella Kwai and Orlando Mayorquin contributed reporting.
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