New York City is experiencing severe weather disturbances today due to strong thunderstorms accompanied by heavy rain.

This weather coincides with poor air quality from the inflow of wildfire smoke from Canada, leading to flash floods that have submerged some vital roads and tunnels.

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The National Weather Service has issued an urgent flash flood warning, as active storms have dumped massive amounts of rain in short periods, causing water accumulation on streets and significantly disrupting traffic across the city. Despite these harsh weather conditions and official warnings, the massive crowds of Argentina fans have not retreated, advancing in unprecedented numbers toward the East Coast, and New York's famous squares have turned into blue and white arenas, as fans coming from Buenos Aires and various US states insisted on celebrating and igniting the atmosphere with chants, defying the rain and flash floods to support their leader Lionel Messi and his teammates. These weather developments have put the organizing committees of the 2026 World Cup™️ final on full alert to secure the routes leading to MetLife Stadium (New York/New Jersey), which will host the final match tomorrow Sunday.