Drenching Storms Produce Widespread Flash Flooding, Strand Motorists In Northeast

A man climbs between highway signs on a portion of Interstate 676 after flooding from heavy rains from Hurricane Ida in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on September 2, 2021 - Flash flooding caused by the remnants of Hurricane Ida killed at least 44 people in four northeastern US states overnight into Thursday, including several who perished in basements during the historic weather event officials blamed on climate change. (BRANDEN EASTWOOD/AFP via Getty Images)

Numerous roads were shut down and impassable on Sunday after torrential rain impacted New York and Pennsylvania.

Heavy rain drenched the Northeast throughout the day on Sunday. In Pennsylvania, the first reports of flooding occurred around 12 p.m. EDT in Juniata County, where roads were washed out. As the rain moved east, a bevy of flooding reports came in for the eastern part of the state into the evening.