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“We ask New Yorkers in this time to stay safe, stay prepared, and to keep an eye out for one another,” said Mamdani, adding that city workers were out over the weekend clearing catch basins and preparing neighborhoods that are historically flood-prone for the impending storm.<\/p>\n
The mayor asked New Yorkers who live in basement apartments to plan to evacuate.<\/p>\n\n<\/button><\/div>\nGary Hershorn\/ABC News – PHOTO: Lightning strikes One World Trade Center during a thunderstorm in New York City, July 3, 2026.<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
“If you see water rising around you, move to higher ground,” Mamdani said.<\/p>\n
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In Ocean Township, New Jersey, severe weather likely caused the roof of a BJ’s Wholesale Club\u00a0to partially collapse\u00a0while 27 people were inside the store, according to Monmouth County Sheriff Michael Sorrentino.<\/p>\n
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Sorrentino said the incident occurred around 11:16 a.m. He said two people were partially entrapped but managed to free themselves and safely exit the business. He said no injuries were reported.<\/p>\n
“This incident is another reminder of how quickly severe weather can create dangerous and unpredictable conditions,” Sorrentino said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n<\/button><\/div>\nABC News – PHOTO: Flood threat alerts, July 6, 2026.<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Meanwhile, more than 700 flights have been canceled as of 2:30 p.m ET at New York and New Jersey airports due to the severe weather.<\/p>\n
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All major airports in the New York region were seeing flight delays of more than an hour due to thunderstorms, with ground stops being issued by the Federal Aviation Administration throughout the day.<\/p>\n
Flights out of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and Philadelphia International Airport were also seeing flight delays due to thunderstorms.<\/p>\n
The storms expected on Monday follow a multi-day heat wave. Parts of the mid-Atlantic and South saw heavy rain on Sunday night.<\/p>\n
At one point, more than 800,000 utility customers from Oklahoma to Connecticut lost electricity on Sunday, including 85,000 in New York, according to the website\u00a0PowerOutage.com.<\/p>\n
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In New Jersey, Gov. Mikie Sherrill said that thunderstorms on Friday night and over the weekend knocked out power to nearly 300,000 utility customers and that wind gusts of up to 80 mph toppled trees and power lines.<\/p>\n
At least 25 people are suspected to have died in New Jersey from the sweltering heat wave that had enveloped a large portion of the country, officials said.<\/p>\n
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At least 60,424 utility customers in New Jersey, 43,664 in New York, more than 95,000 across Pennsylvania and at least 100,000 in Michigan remained without power on Monday morning, according to PowerOutage.com.<\/p>\n
New Jersey Health Commissioner Dr. Raynard Washington told reporters at the\u00a0news conference on Saturday\u00a0that many of the people who perished in the heat in New Jersey were found in homes without air conditioning.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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