SAFE AND SOUND: Two people rescued from cars stranded in floods in Pleasant Hills, Pennsylvania, as water from thunderstorms rushed along the boulevard, leaving several vehicles trapped in the fast-moving water.
As of 11 a.m. ET, Elsa was moving to the northeast at 31 miles per hour with its center located about 10 miles southwest of Montauk Point in New York. The deadly storm was packing maximum sustained winds of 50 miles per hour, with even higher gusts.People walk along a closed road for floods as Tropical Storm Elsa passes through Hoboken, N.J., July 9, 2021.A woman makes her way on a flooded street as Tropical Storm Elsa passes through Hoboken, N.J., July 9, 2021.
The National Weather Service said it doesn't anticipate a significant change in Elsa's strength through Friday and that the storm, which has weakened from the first hurricane of the 2021 Atlantic season, is forecast to become a post-tropical cyclone by the afternoon. Elsa is expected to move offshore from the northeastern U.S. coast by Friday evening before heading to Canada's Atlantic provinces by late Friday night and Saturday.
Much of the northeast is forecast to receive 2 to 4 inches of rain through Friday, with up to 6 inches possible in parts of New York, Connecticut and Massachusetts. That could trigger"considerable flash and urban flooding," the National Weather Service warned.A person wades through the flood water near the 157th St. subway station in New York City, July 8, 2021.
Tropical storm warnings also remain in effect for some of the Northeast, from parts of Long Island, New York, to coastal areas of Connecticut and Massachusetts. Meanwhile, a"tornado or two" will be possible over parts of Long Island and southeastern New England through early Friday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service.Heavy rain falls on a subway platform on 42nd street in New York City, July 8, 2021.
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