Heavy rains caused havoc in New York City. Subway stations flooded, disrupting transit. Passengers climbed walls to escape rising waters. Governor Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency. Roads became impassable,

Commuters in New York City climbed their way out of subway stations and experienced travel woes on the road as floodwaters swamped the area.

On Thursday, July 31, Chantal McLaughlin was near the Hudson Line train departing at 3:51 p.m., when she recorded water pouring onto the train and subway track from the ceiling above it. The train was leaving the Grand Central Terminal.

Storms and torrential rain soaked the tristate area on Thursday, triggering dangerous flash flooding that inundated basements, roads and New York City’s lifeline: the subway

Flooding in New York City created a waterfall in the underground tunnels of the subway system on Thursday (July 31). New York Governor Kathy Hochul and her acting counterpart in New Jersey said they were declaring states of emergency for areas facing the threat of extreme flash floods forecast for much of the Eastern Seaboard.