NEW YORK (WABC) -- Much of New Jersey and the Catskills are drying out Wednesday morning after heavy rain soaked the region, but flooding concerns remain for parts of the Tri-State area. Flooding downpours are expected to continue through sunrise across Long Island, the Hudson Valley and Connecticut, where an AccuWeather Alert remains in effect and a Flood Watch continues.
The steady rain will gradually taper to scattered showers this afternoon, with a few breaks of sunshine possible and highs reaching the upper 70s.
Looking ahead, a few showers are possible Thursday, while Friday brings more sunshine and only the chance of a stray thunderstorm.
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The weekend looks mostly dry, with the next chance for storms arriving late Sunday. Partly cloudy skies and an isolated shower or thunderstorm are possible Monday and Tuesday.
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An animal sanctuary called "Goats of Anarchy" was inundated with rising flood waters from Tuesday's storms.
Video shows workers carrying out goats to protect them from the flooding.
The skies were downright hostile to travelers on Tuesday At one point, there were ground stops at all three airports due to thunderstorms.
Mario Sandy tried all day to get to Canada. He had five flights cancelled. He even raced from Newark to LaGuardia hoping for a ride.
Despite his travel nightmare, he remained positive about it all.
"I'm always positive about everything. Yeah. Yeah, I like to be like that. You know. Yeah. I have a lot of faith," Sandy said.
Thankfully, he has a place to spend the night and will try again on Wednesday.
Adding to the weather woes, American Airlines had to temporarily ground all flights nationwide due to an IT outage.
Jasmine Mista and her family were buckled up, on the plane and ready to fly to Buffalo when everyone was told to disembark.
With the system down on American Airlines, she couldn't access the website and says she will have to regroup later at a hotel.
The worst part: time is not on their side. Her sister is getting married on Wednesday, and most likely, they will miss the happy event.
"It's really frustrating because this is our first time coming here, trying to enjoy the moment," Mista said.
It was not hard finding stranded passengers at the airport as hundreds of flights were cancelled. The lucky ones had only delays. The rest ... looking for a hotel
American Airlines was able to fix their computer system but getting flights back in the air and taking care of all the stranded travelers, will take time, and patience.
Video shows heavy flooding and then the aftermath of the buckling road once the waters receded on Wagaraw Road in Hawthorne, New Jersey on Tuesday night.
Meteorologist Lee Goldberg forecasts that the severe weather phase of tonight's storms will begin to wind down over the next hour or so, but that doesn't mean we're out of the woods.
The brunt of the flood threat is still expected overnight until around sunrise before the storms completely move out.
New York City could see the brunt of the flood threat around 10:30/11 p.m. until around 2/3 a.m. Then storms will move east to parts of Connecticut and Long Island.
