NYC saw its 2nd wettest hour in history as rain caused terrifying, freak flash flooding
'New York City picked up a hair over 2 inches last night — 2.07 inches to be exact — making it the second wettest single hour ever recorded in the city,' FOX Forecast Center meteorologist Christopher Tate told The Post on Tuesday.
'It was bested only by the nearly 3 inches of rain that fell in New York City during the aftermath of Hurricane Ida in 2021.'
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4 A subway station is flooded in New York City on July 14, 2025.
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4 Storm clouds move over The Empire State Building and the Manhattan Skyline before an evening thunderstorm in New York City on Monday, July 14, 2025.
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The heavy downpours wreaked havoc across the city with footage showing commuters overwhelmed by floodwaters in various subway stations.
One clip captured a deluge of water pouring into the 28th street station in Manhattan — trapping scores of people on the 1 train line.
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'I'm gonna call this one in, I can't open the doors, it's not safe,' the conductor can be heard saying in the video.
The 1, 2 and 3 trains all ended up being suspended throughout Manhattan as the MTA addressed flooding across several stations, the agency said.
4 The Big Apple saw 2.07 inches of rain fall in one hour overnight.
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4 MTA worker cleaning up water at the 28th St 1 line station on July 14, 2025.
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Meanwhile, the Forest Hills-bound M and R trains operated under severe delays as multiple stations reportedly flooded in Queens.
While rain and scattered thunderstorms were predicted again through Tuesday, Tate said it would be no where near as bad as Monday's dump.
'I think the odds of that are pretty low,' he said.
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