Subways Drenched As Florence Remnants Flood NYC

NEW YORK — Torrential rains flooded roads and filled train stations with ankle-deep water as the remnants of Tropical Depression Florence soaked New York City Tuesday afternoon.

The city will be under a flash flood watch until 7 p.m. as the system dumps up to two inches of rain on the metropolitan area, according to the National Weather Service.

Rain was seen falling in sheets early in the afternoon, drenching drivers, straphangers and pedestrians alike.

The showers created a waterfall on a Penn Station subway platform and formed a pond-like puddle at an entrance to the building. The water briefly caused service changes on the C and E subway lines, New York City Transit said.

Streams of water were also seen dripping at the bustling Times Square subway hub. Commuters had to wade through another massive puddle in the First Avenue L train station, a video posted to Twitter shows.

"Extremely dangerous," the user papi chulo wrote.

Also seen covered in water was the 28th Street 1 train stop. A solitary "wet floor" sign stated the painfully obvious.

The roads weren't immune — one photo posted to Twitter showed cars halfway submerged at the corner of 37th Avenue and 48th Street in Queens. Another Twitter user reported "waves" on one street in Astoria.

@CBSNewYork There are WAVES on the street in Astoria. https://t.co/3GBp93p91J
— (@KevinDontDance)https://twitter.com/KevinDontD... data-datetime="2018-09-18T17:09:00+00:00">Sep 18 2018

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