Government. Kathy Hochul calls New York flash floods '1,000 year event' | USA TODAY

The slow-moving storm moved northward Monday morning after hitting parts of New York and Connecticut on Sunday.

Deadly floodwaters had swept across parts of the Northeast Sunday, where a woman was killed by flooding in New York state. Parts of Pennsylvania were swamped by up to 8 inches of rain. And forecasters warned that residents from North Carolina to New Hampshire could expect heavy rains and potential flooding, with flash flood warnings in parts of New York, Vermont, and Connecticut.

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