Storms and possible tornadoes pummel the Northeast US, flooding roads and damaging beaches

NEW YORK (AP) — Heavy rain and winds pounded the Northeast U.S. on Thursday as storms tore through a beach on Long Island, stranded dozens of people in their cars in New Jersey and knocked out power in parts of Delaware’s capital city. Photos and video shared on social media show debris thrown in the air and…

Tornadoes appeared in Queens and on Long Island as flooding disrupted traffic on some major highways. A tornado was also confirmed in Delaware.

Storms spark tornadoes and flash flooding in Mid-Atlantic  CNN

A slow-moving tropical depression over the Gulf of Tonkin is forecast to strengthen into a tropical storm by Friday, threatening northeastern Vietnam and Thanh Hoa Province with heavy downpours and raising the risk of flooding, flash floods, and landslides.

Heavy rain and winds are pounding the Northeast U.S. Storms tore through a beach on Long Island and stranded dozens of people in their cars in New Jersey on Thursday

Heavy rain and winds were pounding the Northeast U.S. as storms tore through a beach on Long Island and knocked out power in Delaware's capital city.

Heavy rain and winds are pounding the Northeast U.S. Storms tore through a beach on Long Island and knocked out power in Delaware’s capital city on Thursday

It came amid a wave of severe weather that slammed parts of the Interstate 95 corridor Thursday evening, with thunderstorms and dangerous flash flooding

Level 3 of 4 Flash Flood risk issued for NYC as storms set to erupt Thursday evening, with 17 million people at highest risk of flash flooding.