Flash flood warnings strike north-east US amid wildfire smoke from Canada
Photograph: Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenNew York City on 16 March 2026. Videos shared on social media showed water pouring into parts of the city’s vulnerable infrastructure, including Penn Station.By the afternoon, more than 2.5in (6cm) of rain had fallen in some locations, with flooding either under way or expected in areas covered by the warning. The National Weather Service has placed much of the tri-state area under a level 3 (out of 5) risk.
- ▪Photograph: Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenNew York City on 16 March 2026.
- ▪Videos shared on social media showed water pouring into parts of the city’s vulnerable infrastructure, including Penn Station.By the afternoon, more than 2.5in (6cm) of rain had fallen in some locations, with flooding either under way or ex
- ▪The National Weather Service has placed much of the tri-state area under a level 3 (out of 5) risk.
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New York City on 16 March 2026. Photograph: Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenNew York City on 16 March 2026. Photograph: Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesUS weatherFlash flood warnings strike north-east US amid wildfire smoke from CanadaPoor air quality from wildfires continues to plague New York City as several neighborhoods hit by thunderstormsMarina DunbarSat 18 Jul 2026 15.11 EDTLast modified on Sat 18 Jul 2026 15.34 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleSaturday is delivering a double dose of dangerous weather across the north-eastern US, with smoky skies from Canadian wildfires giving way to severe thunderstorms that have already triggered a flash flood warning as torrential rain pounds parts of the region.After a brief break on Friday, smoke from the wildfires moved back…
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