NEW YORK (1010 WINS/WCBS 880) -- The major coastal storm that hammered the New York City area with pounding rain and powerful winds Sunday into Monday caused severe flooding in parts of the city, as well as in New Jersey and Westchester.
Photos show cars completely submerged in Elmsford, a village west of White Plains in Westchester that saw several inches of rain.
North Jersey got hit especially hard. Caldwell saw more than 4.62 inches, while New Brunswick clocked 4.10 inches. In New York, Central Park measured 2.41 inches and LaGuardia Airport got 2.32 inches.
A street is flooded on Saw Mill Road in Elmsford on Dec. 18, 2023.Kena Betancur/Getty Images
A truck is submerged in floodwater in Elmsford on Dec. 18, 2023.Kena Betancur/Getty Images
There was also significant flooding in Paterson, which declared a state of emergency over the impacts of the storm. The city saw more than 3 inches of rain.
Cars are stranded in floodwaters in Paterson, New Jersey, on Dec. 18, 2023.Kyle Mazza/Anadolu via Getty Images
Vehicles are removed from floodwater in Paterson on Dec. 18, 2023.Kyle Mazza/Anadolu via Getty Images
Streets in southern Queens, including in Rosedale, were also inundated by inches of rain, photos show.
The worst of the weather was on Monday morning, but some rain and winds were set to continue before the storm moves out entirely later in the day.
Floodwaters block the intersection of Hook Creek Boulevard at 145th Avenue in Rosedale, Queens, on Dec. 18, 2023.Theodore Parisienne/New York Daily News/Tribune News Service via Getty Images
Cars are seen abandoned in floodwater in Elmsford on Dec. 18, 2023.Kena Betancur/Getty Images
