In Photos: Historic Rain Devastates Northeast, Causes Apocalyptic Flooding

ABC News reports at least 22 people have died in relation to remnants of Hurricane Ida hitting the northeast overnight.

New York City's subway system flooded in 46 locations, with an estimated 15-20 subway trains being stranded due to a "regional emergency" that "hit the entire transportation system," Janno Lieber, the acting chair and CEO of New York's Metropolitan Transit Authority confirmed to CNN.

Central Park reported a record 3.15 inches of rain during a one-hour span between 8:51 p.m. and 9:51 p.m. on Wednesday (September 1.)

The National Hurricane Center confirmed Ida reached wind speeds of 150 MPH, tying Hurricane Katrina on the 16th anniversary of the devastating storm, as well as Laura (2020) and the Last Island Hurricane (1856) as the most powerful storms to ever hit the state.

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A car drives through floodwaters on Kutztown Road in Temple, PA.
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Vehicles drive through puddled waters on River street in Wilkes-Barre, PA.
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A pick-up truck drives through a flooded River Drive as water gushes out of a man hole in Passaic, NJ.
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A box of masks is seen floating in the flooded basement of a home on Lester Street in Passaic, NJ.
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A fallen tree is blocked off in Central Park following a night of heavy wind and rain from the remnants of Hurricane Ida in New York City.
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A fallen tree is cut up in Central Park following a night of heavy wind and rain in New York City.
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A person walks through floodwaters on Newark Street in Hoboken, NJ.
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A person walks through floodwaters on First Street in Hoboken, NJ.
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Commuters walk into a flooded 3rd Avenue / 149th St subway station where service was disrupted due to extremely heavy rainfall in the New York City.
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Highway 440 in Jersey City, NJ as hundreds of cars got stuck in flash floods.
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Highway 440 flooded in Jersey City, NJ.
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People out in the street during heavy rain and storm at Times Square in New York City.
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Cars drive through floodwaters on 5th street highway in Muhlenberg, PA.
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An SUV drives through floodwaters on 8th Ave in Temple, PA.
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Water gushes out of a man hole on River Drive on September 02, 2021 in Passaic, NJ.
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People walk by large puddles following a night of heavy wind and rain from the remnants of Hurricane Ida in New York City.
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Commuters board a bus since subway service was disrupted at the 3rd Avenue / 149th St train station in New York City.
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A man falls off his bike into a flooded street the morning after the remnants of Hurricane Ida drenched the New York City and New Jersey area.
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A man cleans up garbage from a flooded street in Hoboken, NJ.
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Rainfall from Hurricane Ida floods the basement of a fast food restaurant in the Bronx, NY.
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A person makes their way in through the rain in New York City.
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