The US Military Academy at West Point on the Hudson River was flooded, stranding cars while homes in the residential area were submerged.
Images from Thayer Road, which leads to the prestigious military base in New York, showed dangerously deep rainwater submerging several vehicles on Sunday night.
A local posted the image, writing the stern warning: “Find some high ground.”
Another clip showed a path outside Grant’s housing area at the military center, completely inundated with murky rainwater, while a car was stuck in the middle.
Several people could be seen standing in knee-deep water trying to push the car to safety.
West Point is the oldest of the five US service academies and educates cadets for commissioning in the US military, and is home to approximately 4,200 students.
The US Military Academy at West Point on the Hudson River was flooded, stranding cars while homes in the residential area were submerged.
Several people could be seen standing knee-deep in the water trying to push the car to safety.
The roads leading to the historic military camp were flooded
Roads were so inundated by heavy rain near the military base that water flowed down the street like a river, sending trash cans and other small objects downstream.
The rain continued to fall as shocked locals recorded the ordeal and thunder rang in the background.
This comes as millions of people are under a Flood Watch as torrential rain will drench the East Coast from North Carolina to northern New England.
A slow moving cold front will arrive Sunday night with more severe thunderstorms and heavy rain that could last for the next few days. The National Weather Service saying.
The weather is already affecting flights, with a total of 1,355 flights in or out of the US canceled as of Sunday afternoon.
200 flights from New York’s LaGuardia were cancelled, 110 flights from John F. Kennedy and 147 flights from Newark cancelled, according to FlightAware.
It comes just two days after storms hit the East Coast, which produced mudslides in Vermont and flooding in northern Virginia, where several motorists had to be rescued after driving through flooded streets in Pentagon City.
Now, the most severe weather is on the way and about 80 million people from Washington to Portland, Maine can see a month’s worth of rain in just a few hours. Bloomberg reported citing forecasts.
Millions of people are under a Flood Watch as torrential rain will drench the East Coast from North Carolina to New England just as the work week begins. Pictured: The second round of storms produced mudslides in Vermont, forcing police to close at least one major road.
Most major cities along Interstate 95 are under flood watches, including Washington, Philadelphia, and New York.
There are several other cities on the East Coast that could be hit hard by the storms and could experience significant flooding.
Some of these areas include Hatteras in North Carolina, Norfolk in Virginia, Binghamton in New York, as well as Hartford and New Haven in Connecticut.
According to Bryan Ramsey, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Upton, New York, because the storm is moving so slowly, accumulations can accumulate in the hardest-hit areas. He added that rain may fall at a rate of 2 inches per hour through early Monday in New York.
New Yorkers should be prepared for flooding, New York Governor Kathy Hochul said in a statement.
“Throughout the weekend, parts of the state will remain at risk of flooding from storm surges bringing heavy rain, especially in those areas that have already been hit hard by rain and flooding in recent days.”
But severe weather is expected across the entire East Coast, much of which is still drenched from the latest round of storms.
“We’re going to be seeing some very heavy rain, this will include the I-95 corridor,” said Andrew Orrison, a meteorologist with the US Weather Prediction Center. “Overall, the region up here has been wet, so We’re seeing significant impacts.”
Water rescues were needed in Virginia after drivers ventured into high water off Pentagon City
In Northern Virginia last week, there were multiple water rescues after drivers ventured into floodwaters that had engulfed the streets of Pentagon City.
At least three vehicles became trapped in high water along S. Joyce Street between Army Navy Drive and Columbia Pike, with several people stranded, including an elderly person with a disability, either in their vehicles or in the median.
One report suggested that the water was so high that at least one of the vehicles was floating. All were pulled from the waters and no injuries were reported.
And in Vermont, mudslides were reported in the central part of the state, forcing police to shut down at least one major highway in Killington.
Nearly 20 feet of debris from a mudslide washed away US Route 4 Friday afternoon, the main east-west highway through the region, WCVB informed.
Killington council member Jim Haff compared the flooding to Irene, the tropical storm that caused flooding in Vermont, Massachusetts and other parts of New England in 2011.
Nearly 20 feet of debris from a mudslide swept across US Route 4 on Friday
It has been reported that around 1 to 2 inches of rain is likely to fall in the region through Tuesday. But the highest totals are expected in the Northeast and New England.
Farther north, the Hudson Valley and Albany, New York, Massachusetts, Vermont and New Hampshire could see 2 to 3 inches of rain. And some areas could see rainfall totals of between 3 and 5 inches.
Meanwhile, states in the South, including Florida and Texas, continue to sizzle with heat with highs in the mid-90s, which is close to record highs for the Florida panhandle.
In South Florida, these high temperatures combined with high humidity will result in heat indices in the 105 to 110 degree range, the NWS said.
