Car Floats Down Street as Storm Ida Floods Paterson, New Jersey

A car was seen floating in floodwater as storm Ida battered Paterson, New Jersey, on September 1. New Jersey Gov Phil Murphy https://twitter.com/GovMurphy/status/1433248953659711490 declared a state of emergency in response to the severe weather. As of Thursday afternoon, at least 12 people were known to have died in the storm in New Jersey, according to https://www.nj.com/weather/2021/09/idas-path-of-destruction-in-nj-at-least-8-dead-epic-flooding-fierce-tornado-damage-houses-destroyed.html local reports . This footage was recorded by Christian Lora from his home in Paterson. One white car is shown floating near a person standing on the roof of another vehicle. (Footage by Christian Lora/Storyful via Getty Images UGC)