A storm packing high winds and heavy rain was sweeping through the Northeast early wednesday, while wild winter weather elsewhere brought tornadoes and deadly accidents in the Midwest and South, flood threats in florida and blizzards in the Northwest. New jersey Gov. Phil Murphy already declared a state of emergency tuesday afternoon and New York City officials evacuated nearly 2,000 migrants housed at a sprawling tent complex ahead of predicted wind speeds that could top 70 mph at times. In Maine, Gov. Janet Mills delayed the opening of all state offices until noon wednesday due to the storm.
The National Weather service warned of possible major flooding in portions of Long Island with up to 9-foot (2.7-meter) seas through wednesday morning and a chance of major and minor flooding along streams and rivers throughout the Tri-State area, even though rain was expected to tail off. The wild weather came as portions of the Northeast were still digging out from a nor’easter that dumped more than a foot of snow in some areas over the weekend. On tuesday, the same weather system brought heavy rain, hail and at least three reported tornadoes to the South before moving eastward.
Many areas of florida remained under flood watches, warnings and advisories early wednesday morning amid concerns that streams and rivers were topping their banks. Gov. Ron DeSantis, who gave his State of the State address tuesday as tornado warnings were active outside the Capitol, issued an executive order to include 49 counties in North florida under a state of emergency.
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