Severe thunderstorms and torrential rain battered the mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions, causing catastrophic flash floods in New York, Connecticut, and New Jersey. Roads transformed into rivers, cars were submerged, and water rescues became a necessity across Long Island and Connecticut. Historic rainfall, exceeding the threshold of a 1,000-year event, was recorded in parts of Connecticut and New York. Some areas received as much as 10 inches of rain in just 12 hours. Read: Dramatic Water Rescue: Deputies In Florida Heroic Actions Save Woman From Sinking Truck The resulting flash floods prom…