Atlantic and Northeast Thursday, wreaking havoc along the Interstate 95 corridor and leaving a young boy in Maryland dead. This was another serious flood event in a summer that’s been full of them.

Strong rain storms lashed the East Coast Thursday, delaying flights throughout the region and prompting emergency rescues of motorists trapped in deep water on busy highways from the Philadelphia area to New York City. In Pennsylvania, National Weather Service warnings of up to 3 inches of rain in an hour produced flooding in Reading.

Widespread storms moving through the mid-Atlantic and Northeast on Thursday brought periods of intense rain and flash flooding that swamped streets and subways in New York and snarled air travel across the East Coast.

Scattered locations in the Philadelphia area experienced flash flooding after heavy rain moved through on Thursday.

Thursday's storms dropped several inches of rain across the Delaware Valley. Here's how much rain fell in your area.

Storms are expected to bring flash flooding, heavy winds and a tornado risk to the Philly region on Thursday, July 31, 2025.

Hours after New Jersey declared a State of Emergency, Gov.Kathy Hochul did the same for New York ahead of the severe weather that threatens to bring to the area severe storms and flash flooding. “The State of Emergency includes the Bronx,

The Philadelphia region will be under a NEXT Weather Alert on Thursday due to the threat of heavy rain that can cause flooding and damaging winds.