Be careful on the commute: Much of the area -- especially north of New York City -- is waking up to widespread flooding this morning. elijahwestbrook and ZinniaDee_TV have live team coverage on the road conditions.
Westbrook is reporting from Old Yorktown Road in Shrub Oak, Westchester County, where drivers will notice flooding as soon as they get off the Taconic Parkway. The water is about 7 to 8 inches deep.
Safety is especially important, as drivers may not know how deep the water is until they actually hit it. Westchester County wasn't the only area impacted by the Sunday evening storm. Rockland and Orange were considered to be among some of the worst.That area essentially turned into a rushing river. The fast-moving rain left cars submerged under water in places like Thayer Road at West Point, which saw almost 8 inches of rainfall -- some of the highest totals in the Tri-State Area. after trying to evacuate her home in Highland Falls.
"She and her dog were crossing to where her car was parked, which was a flood of river. And she walked across and lost her footing," County Executive Steve Neuhaus said."I'm trying to respond to people that are trapped, their house is in danger of either washing away, collapsing, or elderly people who are evacuated from one of the nursing homes here."In Rockland County, crews at a park near Lowland Hill Road in Stony Point rescued a man by boat.
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