Mudslide caused by ‘historic’ storm suspends Metro-North service

NEW YORK (PIX11) – You may want to give yourself some extra time Monday morning to get to work after severe storms brought heavy rain and flooding to the tri-state area.

Metro-North’s Danbury and Waterbury branches are suspended until further notice. Flooding triggered a mudslide along the Waterbury line, according to the MTA.

Customers are urged to use the Harlem or New Haven lines instead. Crews will assess the damage along both lines on Monday.

Fast-moving water also shut down a road in the Southbury area of Connecticut. The flooding took down trees and rose near homes, video showed .

First responders helped evacuate at least 100 people from unsafe conditions in the state, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont announced. He called Sunday’s storm “historic.”

Firefighters rescued 19 people and a dog in Oxford as floodwaters raged below. Beacon Hose fire crews deployed a firetruck ladder over the waters and guided people from the Brookside Inn restaurant to safety.

Heavy rains also caused traffic trouble in New Jersey. High water was seen on I-78 near Hillside, leaving some cars partly underwater and drivers stuck in a gridlock, a Citizen App video showed.

There were at least a dozen water rescues in Englewood, N.J., according to officials. Rising water off of River Street in Paterson made for treacherous driving conditions.

The severe weather also caused cancellations and delays at all major New York City-area airports. At least 133 flights were canceled and 44 were delayed at Newark, LaGuardia and John F. Kennedy airports.

Newark had the most cancellations of flights.

A ground stop was also issued for LaGuardia and JFK. That was lifted as of Monday morning.

The MTA is encouraging commuters to check its website and app for the latest service updates.

Erin Pflaumer is a digital content producer from Long Island who has covered both local and national news since 2018 . She joined PIX11 in 2023. See more of her work here .

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