Flash flood warning issued
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After a blistering heat wave, a dousing of heavy rain this week caused flooding across the region. Experts said it could have been worse.
Homes and roads were inundated with floodwaters as strong storms swept through the Tri-State Area on Monday.
New York City will have a cooler, soggier Sunday now that the massive heat dome across the US East that taxed power grids and snarled transit has started to crack, but temperatures in Washington and points south will still remain sultry through Sunday.
Flood watches are in effect across much of New York, with the greatest threat concentrated in the southern portions of the state, where multiple rounds of heavy showers and thunderstorms are expected from Sunday afternoon through Monday night.
More heavy rain and thunderstorms are bearing down on New York City as the region continues to cope with scattered power outages and flooding left behind by strong July 4 weekend storms. Multiple waves of heavy rain and storms are expected through Monday night and could produce total rainfall up to 3 inches,
Severe thunderstorms swept through New York and New Jersey on Saturday night, causing damage amid Fourth of July festivities.
The pastor credited the dozens of parishioners who responded to help protect the church from more severe damage.
