Fast-moving Elsa caused heavy rain and strong winds to batter New York City and New England on Friday. It flooded streets and toppled trees, and hampered some rail service.

The storm’s maximum sustained winds were close to 50 mph (85 km/h), with stronger gusts as it passed over Massachusetts. The U.S. National Hurricane Center stated in its 2 p.m. update Elsa is no longer considered a tropical hurricane.

Elsa was strong enough to bring about 3.5in (9 cm) of rain to Rhode Island and Massachusetts by the afternoon. This flooded streets and left cars stranded. Framingham police stated that Route 9 at Route 126 in West Boston was closed due to high water.

Storm conditions caused commuter rail delays in the New York City area. There were slight delays on the Harlem Line north and service was suspended on Long Island Rail Road’s Oyster bay Branch due to fallen trees.

A small rock slide occurred under the main railroad track at West Haven, Connecticut. Trains had to switch to a secondary track for about an hour. West Haven was also one of the cities that experienced significant flooding.

Joe Soto, emergency management director of the city, stated that “we’re waiting for the water to recede.” “The drainage system was just overwhelmed.”

A day earlier, a deluge had flooded New York City’s streets and subway stations.

Sarah Feinberg, interim president of New York City Transit, stated in an email that despite videos showing flooding at some stations on Thursday, she “actually weathered it quite well”.

Friday’s rains could reach up to 6 inches (15 cm) in some places, which was enough to cause flash flooding.

The coast of New England was expected to be the most affected by the strongest winds. The storm was expected to bring heavy rainfall to the Maine coast, with up to 4 inches (10 cm) of rain. It will then blow into Canada’s Bay of Fundy late Friday.

On Friday, scattered power outages were reported along Elsa’s route.

On Wednesday, one Florida death was already attributed to the system. Elsa was also responsible for a devastating tornado in Georgia.

Nine people sustained injuries in Camden County, Georgia on Wednesday when a tornado struck a camp for military retirees and active-duty personnel. Chris Tucker, spokesperson for Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base, stated that eight of the injured had to be admitted to hospital.

After its employees had assessed the damage, the National Weather Service reported that the EF-2 tornado flipped over several RVs and threw one of them into a lake.

One person was reported to have been killed when a tree fell on two cars in Jacksonville, Florida. According to the Naval Air Force Atlantic Office, the victim was identified as Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Deshawn Levon Johnson (26), from Virginia.

A Coast Guard Air Station Savannah crew saved a family who had become stranded on Otter Island Wednesday after their boat sank. According to Coast Guard news releases, the group was taken to a hospital in good condition.

According to the National Weather Service, Morehead City, North Carolina (North Carolina), a tornado was seen near Fairfield on Thursday afternoon.

According to the National Hurricane Center, overnight in New Jersey saw a wind gust of 78 mph (126 kph), in Ludlam Bay and a gust of 71 mph (114 kph), in Beach Haven. Both were “associated with nearby tornadoes.”

Brian McNoldy, a Hurricane Researcher at the University of Miami, stated that Elsa is the fifth-earliest storm named in Fifth Name.