Ida broke New York City's record for the most rain ever in an hour, which was set less than two weeks ago during Tropical Storm Henri
The empty Louis Armstrong Stadium in New York is under water during the U.S. Open. Photo: dpa/picture alliance via Getty I The remnants of Hurricane Ida hit the New York metro area on Wednesday night, bringing serious flooding to parts of the city and causing major travel interruptions. Below are updates from the storm, which has been downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone.
The Weather Service reports rainfall totals of up to 4.5 to 7 inches in some areas, and more rain is expected. Earlier in the night, the Weather Service issued a tornado warning in some neighborhoods in the Bronx after radar determined a tornado had formed.