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The New York Daily News reports:
Damaging downpours dumped more than 3 inches of rain across the city early Friday, snarling travel on land and at the airports with the steady rain expected to last throughout the day and Gov. Hochul declaring New York City was in a state of emergency. A flash flood warning was in place for Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island, said the National Weather Service, warning of rain continuing for hours and the threat of flooding on highways, streets and underpasses.
Major havoc was reported in city subways as a widespread 3 to 5” inches of rain was expected across the region, with the possibility of up to 5-7″ of rainfall, according to the NWS. MTA subway service on the No. 2, 3, 4 and 5 trains was suspended Friday shortly before 9 a.m. due to flooding on the tracks during the morning downpour. with the agency reporting service suspensions, partial suspensions, delays and rerouting of some trains.
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It is never safe to drive or walk into flood waters:
6″ of moving water can knock someone off their feet.
Any time you see a flooded road, walkway, or path, follow this simple rule: Turn Around, Don’t Drown. https://t.co/z4w7a9NFlu
— NYS Div. of Homeland Security & Emergency Services (@NYSDHSES) September 29, 2023
Service across our network is severely disrupted due to this extreme rainfall. Please stay home if you don’t need to travel.
If you must head out, use extra caution and check the service status for your line at https://t.co/8rwbuwle0p before you go. Stay safe, New York. https://t.co/mkn8WLJlJd
— MTA (@MTA) September 29, 2023
Brooklyn is seeing some of the heaviest impacts of this rainstorm — all Brooklynites should be extremely careful right now. pic.twitter.com/sXXGV8dDog
— Governor Kathy Hochul (@GovKathyHochul) September 29, 2023
Thinking how some neighborhood names give indication as to your flooding risk. I live in Crown HEIGHTS so my streets are fine. At my kid’s school in Park SLOPE cars are barely making it through… pic.twitter.com/vnyuEEJhLu
— Michelle Young (@michelleyoungNY) September 29, 2023
Major flooding in Brooklyn today. Trains shut down and the only way out of the station is through this. pic.twitter.com/yQPLOyc6dX
— Seth Chinnis (@sethchinnis) September 29, 2023
Multiple New York City subway lines were shut and streets inundated after torrential rain pelted the metropolitan area, prompting warnings about flooding in the city as well as Long Island, Connecticut and New Jersey https://t.co/YckDDuxXDD pic.twitter.com/5euIP1QFPv
— Bloomberg (@business) September 29, 2023
There are currently service disruptions on *every single line* in the NYC subway system amidst extreme rain and flash flooding across the city.
Avoid travel is you can. pic.twitter.com/IeACVXea2k
— Mark D. Levine (@MarkLevineNYC) September 29, 2023