Westchester County waking up to major flooding

CHRIS AND MARY, BACK TO YOU. >> THANK YOU. >>> WESTCHESTER RESIDENTS ARE DEALING WITH FLOODING THIS MORNING. >> ELIJAH WESTBROOK JOINS US LIVE FROM YORKTOWN WITH A LOOK AT THE CONDITIONS THERE RIGHT NOW. WHAT ARE YOU SEEING? >> Reporter: IT'S A MESS THIS MORNING. WIDESPREAD FLOODING. WANT TO GIVE YOU A LOOK AT THIS. THIS IS OLD YORKTOWN ROAD HERE. YOU'LL NOTICE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING AS SOON AS YOU GET OFF THE TACONIC PARKWAY. I HAVE TO SAY SAFETY IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT TODAY AS YOU DRIVE AROUND PORTIONS OF THIS AREA. YOU MAY NOT NOTICE HOW DEEP THE WATER IS UNTIL YOU'RE ACTUALLY IN IT. SO BE SURE TO BE CAUTIOUS AS YOU DRIVE AROUND. WE KNOW WEST QUARTERBACK CHESTER COUNTY ISN'T THE ONLY IMPACTED AREA. DRAMATIC SCENES WERE COMMON SUNDAY EVENING. ROCKLAND AND ORANGE COUNTIES ARE CONSIDERED TO BE AMONG SOME OF THE WORST. MUCH SO WE'RE LEARNING A WOMAN IN HER MID30S DIED AFTER TRYING TO EVACUATE HER HOME IN HIGHLAND FALLS. ALSO IN ROCKLAND COUNTY NEAR LOWLAND ROAD CREWS RESCUED A MAN BY BOAT. OFFICIALS ADDING THAT SIX HIKERS WERE RESCUED AT NEARBY BEAR MOUNTAIN INCLUDING A CHILD TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WITH A HEAD INJURY. WE SPOKE WITH RESIDENTS YESTERDAY WHO SAY THE WILD WEATHER CAUGHT THEM OFF GUARD. >> I WAS SUPPOSED TO COME TO THE PARTY. SAW A LOT OF WATER. NO PEOPLE. >> THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE SEEN THIS HAPPEN. >> Reporter: NOW THAT AREA ESSENTIALLY TURNED INTO A RUSHING RIVER SUNDAY EVENING. THE FAST MOVING RAIN LEFT CARS SUBMERGED UNDERWATER IN PLACES LIKE WEST POINT WHICH SAW ALMOST EIGHT INCHES OF RAINFALL. SOME OF THE HIGHEST TOTALS IN THE TRI-STATE. GOVERNOR HOCHUL DID DECLARE A STATE OF EMERGENCY. HER OFFICE RIGHT NOW IS IN CLOSE CONTACT WITH LOCAL AGENCIES AND OFFICIALS TO MAKE SURE RESIDENTS ARE SAFE DURING THIS TIME. WE WANT TO TAKE YOU BACK OUT LIVE ON OLD YORKTOWN ROAD. IT'S AN ABSOLUTE MESS THIS WAY. CARS, GOING TO GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE OF THAT RIGHT NOW. THERE'S A CAR TRYING TO NAVIGATE DOWN THE ROAD HERE. EXERCISE CAUTION BECAUSE YOU MAY NOT REALIZE HOW DEEP THE WATER IS UNTIL YOU'RE IN IT. THAT'S THE LATEST HERE IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY. >> WORST THING YOU COULD

Channel: CBS New York

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Keywords: CBS2 News This Morning, storm, storm damage, flood, flooding, yorktown, westchester county, new york, elijah westbrook, local tv

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Length: 2min 19sec (139 seconds)

Published: Mon Jul 10 2023