NEW YORK (WABC) -- After severe flash flooding walloped parts of New York City and New Jersey Saturday afternoon, the rest of the day's storms were not nearly as wild, with a cold front finally ushering in a much nicer air mass.
With the last of the storms gone, Sunday will be sunny and less humid and will feature better air quality, the skies significantly cleansed of noxious Canadian wildfire smoke. There will still be enough particulate matter in the air to be a problem for sensitive groups.
Central Park saw 1.62 inches of rain, but some areas had more, with Newark reporting 2.38.
Now, under Sunday's clear skies, areas hard-hit by the storm's flooding must focus on cleanup, as the city's aging infrastructure once again endured another test.
Eyewitness News and ABC 7 for the latest.
An ominous Flash Flood Warning for parts of New Jersey, New York City and Westchester County and tornado watches for New Jersey expired Saturday evening, but not before significant flooding hit parts of northern New Jersey and New York, in particular Queens.
In Flushing, the flooding was a big problem on Saturday. In Flushing, the flooding was a big problem. Some streets became a lake with houses flooded by rainwater.
A Flash Flood Warning was issued for parts of New Jersey, New York City and Westchester County until 11:30 p.m. targeting some areas that were already hit hard.
Covered areas are Bergen, Essex, Hudson and Passaic counties as well as western Manhattan and the northern Bronx. Southern Westchester County is also covered, including Yonkers.
A Tornado Watch that had covered much of New Jersey has expired, but the area is not out of the woods yet when it comes to additional thunderstorms and potential flooding.
