2 men die in flooded basements during storm in New York City
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The Manhattan man killed in Thursday's record-setting rainstorm complained multiple times about the flood-prone basement where he died, according to a tenant. First responders found Juan Carlos Montoya Hernandez, 43, dead in the flooded boiler room at a building on West 175th Street and Broadway in Washington Heights.
Two people were found dead in flooded basements during heavy rainfall in New York City that inundated streets and caused transit delays.
New details have emerged about the two men who died during Thursday’s storm that dropped nearly three inches of rain in two hours.
Two people died Thursday in NYC when flash flooding filled basements from Crown Heights, Brooklyn, to Washington Heights in Upper Manhattan.
The tornado watch will stay in effect until 10 p.m. Tuesday. A few thunderstorms could also produce large hail and damaging winds.
The warning was issued for Baldwin County. "The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire," says the National Weather Service.