A powerful storm brought severe flooding to New Jersey on Thursday as drenching rain saw roads submerged in water while high winds and thunderstorms battered the region

AT least two people have been killed inside a flooded basement after heavy rain lashed New York, the police said. Storms and flooding battered the city after record-breaking rainfall disrupted

Widespread flooding shut down numerous highways and local roads across New Jersey on Oct. 30 as weather systems brought heavy winds and rain.

Torrential rain flooded parts of the tristate region on Thursday. In Bayonne, N.J., a firefighter rescued a mother and her 4-year-old daughter from their car, which was trapped in a flooded underpass.

The National Weather Service said wind gusts could reach 50 miles per hour through the evening, especially along the coast and in open areas. City officials are warning of minor street flooding, slick sidewalks and coastal flooding in southern Queens and parts of Brooklyn.