NEWARK, N.J. - Days after Hurricane Ida made landfall in Louisiana, states like New York and New Jersey more than 1,000 miles away were hit with major flooding, canceling flights and halting trains.In Newark, New Jersey, residents posted video of streets covered in several feet of water, submerging cars.
Video showed flood waters rushing through Newark Liberty International Airport. The National Weather Service confirmed at least one tornado and social media posts showed homes reduced to rubble in Mullica Hill, a southern New Jersey county just outside Philadelphia.The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which operates the Newark airport, tweeted at 10:30 p.m.