Maryland and Delaware In
Maryland, A 19-year-old man was confirmed dead after flooding at an apartment complex in
Rockville. In
Frederick County, 10 students and their bus driver had to be rescued when their
school bus was caught in flooding. An EF2 tornado caused considerable damage to homes, businesses, schools, and other structures as well as trees, signs, and power lines in
Annapolis. Two other EF0 tornadoes also touched down in the state. In
Wilmington, Delaware, over 200 people were rescued from flooding caused by the storm along the
Brandywine Creek. The creek also reached a crest of , a new record.
Pennsylvania , in
Montgomery County, on September 2. At least five people were killed in Pennsylvania. In
Bucks County, a man drowned in his vehicle in the
Unami Creek. Parts of
Pennsylvania Route 611 were closed for six months due to flooding. Four tornadoes touched down in the states while another one moved into the state out of
New Jersey. A low-end EF2 tornado caused severe damage when it impacted the east side
Oxford in
Chester County. Another EF2 tornado caused severe damage in
Fort Washington,
Upper Dublin Township, and
Horsham Township in
Montgomery County, knocking down trees and power lines and tearing the roof off of the Upper Dublin Police Department. A woman was killed when a tree fell onto her house due to the tornado. Three EF1 tornadoes were confirmed in Bucks County, including one EF1 tornado that crossed the state line after striking
Edgewater Park, New Jersey and struck
Buckingham Township. In
Pittsburgh, a bus with over 40 people had to be rescued. This tornado came from the same storm that produced the
Mullica Hill, New Jersey EF3 tornado and this prompted the issuance of a
tornado emergency for
Burlington, New Jersey and
Croydon, and
Bristol, Pennsylvania, the first of its kind in the Northeast, as well as the first such alert associated with a tropical cyclone. Bucks County was also under a flash flood emergency at the time, marking one of the few times that these emergency alerts were issued for the same area. Damage in Pennsylvania amounted to anywhere between $2.5 billion and $3.5 billion.
Newark International Airport was shut down, cancelling more than 400 flights, and shutting down the airport parking lot. Ida significantly contributed to Newark's wettest September on record. In
Millburn,
Essex County, the
Rahway River overflowed its banks, flooding the downtown area. More than 100 rescues were conducted. People were evacuated to the Millburn Library. In nearby
Livingston, the
Canoe Brook overflowed its banks, and flooding damaged several police, fire department, and public works vehicles. One fire department SUV was swept away while rescuing a person in a trapped car. Around 500 rescues occurred in
Manville,
Somerset County, and 100 houses were estimated to be uninhabitable. Manville Office of Emergency Management Director John Bentz stated that the
Raritan River crested on the morning of September 3 at , beating
Hurricane Floyd of 1999. In nearby
Bound Brook, a
NJ Transit train was stuck in floodwaters. Nearby in
Newark, the city realized their wettest day on record with of rain pouring down. Three tornadoes touched down in the state, which were all produced by the same supercell. An EF3 tornado with winds of damaged or destroyed many homes and tossed cars in
Mullica Hill, New Jersey. One unanchored frame home was completely leveled and two people were injured by the tornado. The same storm later produced an EF1 tornado that prompted the
tornado emergency mentioned above. The storm crossed back later crossed back into New Jersey, and produced its final tornado, which caused EF0 tree damage in
Princeton. In
Hopewell, New Jersey,
Interstate 295 was shut down due to flooding. A total of 30 people were killed in New Jersey, making Ida the second deadliest tropical cyclone in the history of the state, behind
Hurricane Sandy. Damage in New Jersey amounted to anywhere between $8 billion and $10 billion. At least three people were killed in
Westchester County. More than 200 cars were abandoned on roads. A man was killed near the
Saw Mill River Parkway after his car was submerged. Initial estimates, according to New York Governor
Kathy Hochul, said flooding caused more than $50 million in damage in New York State. However, more updated numbers reveal damage in New York amounted to between $7.5 billion and $9 billion. In the
New York Subway System, 17 trains were trapped and service was halted until the morning of September 2. Everyone trapped was evacuated, with no casualties. Damage to the subway system was $75 million. At the
US Open tennis site in
Flushing in New York City, 18 people were rescued. New York City saw a record amount of rainfall in one hour, from 8:51-9:51pm on September 1, at , with records for 2-hour and 3-hour rainfall as well.
LaGuardia Airport recorded their wettest day on record, with of rain, while
Central Park recorded their 5th wettest day with of rain. The maximum amount of rainfall in
Staten Island of made it the 9th wettest tropical cyclone in New York. The flooding was so bad that
Bill de Blasio had to ban all non-essential travel on roads until 5am on September 2. The
West Shore Expressway was shut down due to flooding, and much of the
Staten Island Railway was shut down as well. By the morning of September 2, more than 13,200 homes had lost power on Long Island and the
Long Island Railroad had suspended service systemwide.
Caumsett State Historic Park Preserve suffered heavy damage and was forced to close after the storm.
New England During the storm, the first ever flash flood emergency for the state of
Connecticut was issued. A
Connecticut State Trooper sergeant was hospitalized after he and his police vehicle were swept away by floodwaters from the
Pomperaug River in
Litchfield County, early on September 2. He died later that day. Parts of Connecticut received over of rain, with a peak total of of rain in
Seymour. The state of Connecticut saw 20,000 power outages. Multiple roads closed due to flooding. An EF0 tornado was spawned in
Dennis, Massachusetts, causing minor damage to two homes and knocking down three large oak trees. ==Aftermath==