# Looks like bad things are happening in New York and New Jersey **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 2, 2021, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-bad-things-are-happening-in-new-york-and-new-jersey/949961 "2021-09-02T04:51:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JaneDoe42](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janedoe42/32/14104_2.png) [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2021, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-bad-things-are-happening-in-new-york-and-new-jersey/949961/1 "2021-09-02T04:51:01Z")
> **[Ida remnants pound Northeast with rain, flooding, tornadoes](https://apnews.com/article/ida-weather-flooding-bce7b313bc390dd8106db3c2787985fb)** > > NEW YORK (AP) — The remnants of Hurricane Ida blew through the mid-Atlantic states Wednesday with at least two tornadoes, heavy winds and drenching rains that collapsed the roof of a U.S. Postal Service building, left cars and roads underwater and... I can’t find a link to the facebook video I saw of the Bridge underwater and cars floating, but it looks pretty bad. Stay safe everyone. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2021, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-bad-things-are-happening-in-new-york-and-new-jersey/949961/2 "2021-09-02T12:03:18Z")
I just heard that six people are dead in New York and one in New Jersey. And the entire subway system has been closed, due to flooding. ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2021, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-bad-things-are-happening-in-new-york-and-new-jersey/949961/3 "2021-09-02T12:10:26Z")
I blew up the picture of that tornado, and it looks like it is at least an EF3 in strength. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2021, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-bad-things-are-happening-in-new-york-and-new-jersey/949961/4 "2021-09-02T12:30:00Z")
We’re fine but flooding in my town and heavy flooding reported a few towns over. Loads of roads were impassable last night. I don’t have any other details though. Happy to report my basement took only a little water through the chimney that I’m already planning to repair and cover. This is our first year here and this storm was a pretty good seepage test. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2021, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-bad-things-are-happening-in-new-york-and-new-jersey/949961/5 "2021-09-02T14:45:23Z")
Glad you’re okay. ---
**Author:** ![PaperBlob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/58956e/32.png) [@PaperBlob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PaperBlob)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2021, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-bad-things-are-happening-in-new-york-and-new-jersey/949961/6 "2021-09-02T19:48:17Z")
That particular bridge could never be underwater - it rises pretty high above the Delaware River, and the river is wide there. I live in the area and have driven over it hundreds of times. That said, I’m sure what you described happened in a lot of places yesterday - it was a crazy storm! A couple of counties south of the bridge, another tornado destroyed some homes in Mullica Hill, NJ. A co-worker lives in that development and was telling us about the debris he found in his yard - a solar panel, sheet rock, two by fours, etc. ---
**Author:** ![JaneDoe42](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janedoe42/32/14104_2.png) [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2021, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-bad-things-are-happening-in-new-york-and-new-jersey/949961/7 "2021-09-02T20:33:42Z")
It must have looked flooded because of all the water on it. I’m glad you weathered it OK, I was listening to some of the emergency announcements and it sounded pretty serious! ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2021, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-bad-things-are-happening-in-new-york-and-new-jersey/949961/8 "2021-09-02T21:04:22Z")
I’m fine, but my neighbors across the street got a few feet of water in their basement and my friends down the block had water up to the ceiling of their basement. My town got flooded and lots of stores will be closed for a while. Our main street looked like a river last night. Crazy! ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2021, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-bad-things-are-happening-in-new-york-and-new-jersey/949961/9 "2021-09-02T22:12:20Z")
Looks like Pennsylvania got socked too. Just saw some unreal footage from Philadelphia. Stay safe, people! I sent a message to our friends in Connecticut, in the Hartford area, if they’re okay. Not heard back yet. ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2021, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-bad-things-are-happening-in-new-york-and-new-jersey/949961/10 "2021-09-03T01:28:49Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > Looks like Pennsylvania got socked too. Just saw some unreal footage from Philadelphia. Stay safe, people! Yup, SE PA got smacked! This [tweet](https://twitter.com/FOX29philly/status/1433434889119019010/photo/1) is of a below-grade interstate to give you an idea of how high the water is & upstream set all-time flood records. One county alone had over 500 water rescues last night. Our company was literally driving a Zodiac-type boat thru the front doors, into the lobby & over to the stairs so that guests wouldn’t have to get wet when they were forced to evacuate a hotel. My crew almost got walloped by a very large, silent, floating Dumpster as we were pulling our boat out of the water after one call ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2021, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-bad-things-are-happening-in-new-york-and-new-jersey/949961/11 "2021-09-03T16:10:35Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > I sent a message to our friends in Connecticut, in the Hartford area, if they’re okay. Not heard back yet. Our friends are okay. They live on a hill. ---
**Author:** ![JaneDoe42](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janedoe42/32/14104_2.png) [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2021, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-bad-things-are-happening-in-new-york-and-new-jersey/949961/12 "2021-09-03T17:49:43Z")
> [@Spiderman](#): > > My crew almost got walloped by a very large, silent, floating Dumpster as we were pulling our boat out of the water after one call I’m trying to imagine filling out the accident report involving a floating dumpster. I’m glad everyone is OK. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2021, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-bad-things-are-happening-in-new-york-and-new-jersey/949961/13 "2021-09-03T19:36:02Z")
We’re at a high point in a low town. We’re only about 31’ above sea level but it drops lower almost all around us. 300° around is lower and 60° is the same height. The small section of town we’re in is nestled between two creeks. ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2021, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-bad-things-are-happening-in-new-york-and-new-jersey/949961/14 "2021-09-03T23:26:35Z")
The son of a friend of ours is an EMT in Ewing (outside of Trenton.) His truck got washed away. He wasn’t in it. A lot of flooding in Princeton and Pennington. The son of another friend who lives in Lawrenceville said there was a tornado in Princeton, but I can’t find any information about it in the Princeton Packet. A house we used to rent had a leaky basement in good times - I can imagine it got flooded really deep.