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President Joe Biden has granted Connecticut a Major Disaster Declaration to aid in Ida recovery, prompting the release of federal funding to many impacted. State officials said the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) underwent several weeks of data requirement, which is required to qualify for the declaration. The assessment included a calculation of FEMA-eligible damage in order to determine whether…

Ten Massachusetts firefighters are departing for Louisiana Tuesday from the town of Lee to support first responders dealing with the devastation caused by Hurricane Ida. According to the Department of Fire Services, personnel from Carlisle, Dalton and Lynnfield will provide assistance under a mutual aid system known as the Emergency Management Assistance Compact. Louisiana officials last week requested aid under…

Pointing accusingly at climate change, President Joe Biden toured deadly flood damage in New Jersey and New York City Tuesday and said he was thinking about the all families who suffered “profound” losses from the powerful remnants of Ida. Biden first toured Manville, New Jersey, a community devastated both by fires and floods. Later, he visited Queens, which lost nearly…

The family of a Connecticut State Police trooper who died after his cruiser was swept away in floodwaters in Woodbury last week has released a statement. State law enforcement officials confirmed the trooper, Sgt. Brian Mohl, was on duty at the time his cruiser was overwhelmed by the floodwaters from the Pomperaug River early Thursday morning, making it a line…

Hurricane Ida made landfall in Louisiana on Aug. 29 as a catastrophic Category 4 hurricane on the 16th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina’s ruinous strike on the Gulf Coast. The storm’s remnants then continued to the northeast, where it is responsible for dozens of deaths. In the wake of the flooding, collapsed buildings and power outages caused by the storm, you…

Tales of selflessness and heroism — and of deadly delays and heartbreaking missed opportunities — are emerging after the remnants of Hurricane Ida pummeled the Northeast with record-breaking rain that flooded roads and houses, killing dozens.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio unveiled a new approach Friday to managing severe weather that he says will “bluntly be a jolt to people” but one he says is necessary to address increasingly frequent major flooding events — as the scope of devastation from this latest one continues to expand. His NYC Climate-Driven Rain Response plan involves three…

Wednesday’s storm ultimately dumped over 9 inches of rain in parts of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and Rhode Island, and nearly as much on New York City’s Staten Island. We have NBC10 Boston team coverage.

The remnants of Hurricane Ida churned an angry Blackstone River Thursday, cresting the banks and flooding the Rockdale section of Northbridge, Massachusetts. “Oh this is nuts!” exclaimed Northbridge resident Michael LaTour “I come out and I’m like, ‘oh my god, it’s in my backyard,’” said Wendy Rogers, also of Northbridge. Aerial footage showed the magnitude of the flooding from...

Wareham was hit hard by flooding after 7+ inches of rain fell, inundating basements and backyards.

The rushing floodwaters underneath the pavement caused Fairview Lane in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, to buckle and collapse.

The concern is that dams upstream may be opened, which would unleash a lot more water here.

Wednesday’s storm ultimately dumped over 9 inches of rain in parts of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and Rhode Island, and nearly as much on New York City’s Staten Island. From flooding along the Blackstone River to a road collapse in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, NBC10 Boston has team coverage on the aftermath of the storm.

After the remnants of Hurricane Ida brought record rainfall Wednesday night, rivers overflowed and highways flooded.

Thursday Evening: Mostly clear. Breezy. Temps in the 60s.
Overnight Thursday night: Quiet, partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Friday: Mostly sunny, pleasant. Highs in the low 70s.

Ida’s remnants left the region early Thursday morning, guilty as charged for the serious flooding it brought to communities in southern New England. Rainfall amounts totaled 9.5 inches in New Bedford, Massachusetts, more than 9 inches in Yarmouth, Massachusetts, and more than 7 inches in Fall River, Massachusetts, and Portsmouth, Rhode Island. This heavy rain affected roadways and, in particular,…

President Joe Biden detailed his administration’s efforts to provide federal assistance to competing climate crises across the U.S., including historic floods from Hurricane Ida across the southern and eastern states and the devastating Caldor Fire in the Sierra Nevadas. “We’re all in this together. The nation is here to help.”

The remnants of once-Hurricane Ida moved through Massachusetts Wednesday into Thursday, bringing gusting wind and flooding rains with it.

The remnants of Ida moved through New England overnight, delivering more than half a foot of rain in some areas. Though the region wasn’t as hard hit by flooding as New York and New Jersey, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut all received significant amounts of rain. Data released by the National Weather Service shows unofficial rain totals from Ida...

The remnants of Ida moved through New England overnight, knocking down trees and flooding area roadways. Below are some images from around the region.