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Flooding disrupts travel in New York; 2 dead in New Jersey

The storm, which passed through the northeast of New York on Monday night, caused flash floods that disrupted road, rail and air travel.

A man walks on a flood damaged section of Route 22 in North Plainfield, N.J., Tuesday, July 15, 2025. (AP)

Two people died in New Jersey after their vehicle was swept away by flood waters, while commuters across the New York region faced delays on Tuesday following heavy overnight rain, according to multiple reports and visuals on social media.

The storm, which passed through the northeast on Monday night, caused flash floods that disrupted road, rail and air travel. Governor Phil Murphy said the two deaths happened in Plainfield, northern New Jersey the same city where two people also died in flooding on July 3.

“We’re not unique, but we’re in one of these high-humidity, high-temperature, high-storm intensity patterns right now,” Murphy said after touring damaged areas in Berkeley Heights. “Everybody needs to stay alert.” The victims’ names had not been released as of Tuesday.

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Flooding affected parts of the New York subway system, with videos on social media showing water pouring into stations and soaking platforms. In some images, passengers could be seen standing on train seats to avoid rising water.

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Janno Lieber, head of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), told ABC 7 that New York’s sewer system was overwhelmed. “What happened last night is a reality in our system,” he said, adding that such flooding tends to happen when more than 1.75 inches of rain falls within an hour. “We’ve been working with the city to try to increase the capacity of the system at key locations.”

Subway, Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North services had resumed by Tuesday morning, though the MTA warned of some residual delays. PATH trains between New Jersey and Manhattan were running normally, while some New Jersey Transit buses and trains were still delayed or taking detours.

Several roads remained closed, including parts of the Bronx River Parkway in New York and Routes 22 and 28 in New Jersey, where emergency repairs were underway. Governor Murphy declared a state of emergency across all 21 New Jersey counties and asked people to avoid unnecessary travel.

Amtrak also warned of delays on its Northeast Corridor line as equipment was checked and prepared for use.

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At Newark Liberty Airport, 159 flights were cancelled, according to the flight tracking site FlightAware.

In North Plainfield, New Jersey, a house collapsed after catching fire shortly after the family evacuated. Authorities said an explosion may have caused the collapse, but no one was hurt.

(With inputs from AP and The New York times)

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