Update: Major Rain And Wind Storm Continues To Pester Mid-Atlantic And Northeast

Philadelphia, PA, United States (AHN) – A weekend rain storm left hundreds of thousands of people in the mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions of the east coast without power.

In New York, about 138,000 customents of Con Edison were still without electricity Sunday morning. The utility restored about 29,000 customers’ power between Saturday and Sunday, but the company said in a statement that downed tree limbs and continued strong winds were stalling efforts to fix more downed lines.

Flooding from all the rain and the melting snow from this winter’s several major storms was severe. In central New Jersey, flood waters were responsible for stranding a commuter train with about 500 people on board for more than five hours, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported.

The National Weather Service reported that the two-day total for rainfall recorded at the Philadelphia International Airport was 3.1 inches.

The storm also packed hurricane-force winds that exceeded 70 miles per hour. The gusts knocked down power lines in states throughout the region, and problems with overhead power lines west of New York prompted Amtrak to suspend trains between New York City and Philadelphia. Service between the two cities was out from about 6 p.m. Saturday night to around 12:30 a.m., according to an Amtrak statement.

Rain in the Philadelphia region is expected to continue through Monday, according to the National Weather Service.

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