NYC underwater: Roads turn to rivers as subway is suspended

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52% : The rainfall, which has already reached a rate of one to two inches an hour, significantly affected the morning commutes of millions of New YorkersThe downpours are occurring due to the remains of Tropical Storm Ophelia with converging winds located just to the northThe MTA tried o get ahead of the storm as workers started checking storm drains at the 157th Street subway station on ThursdayThe downpours are occurring due to the remains of Tropical Storm Ophelia with converging winds located just to the north, Fox Weather meteorologist Greg Diamond told The Post.New Yorkers were warned to prepare to seek higher ground on Sunday as post-tropical cyclone Ophelia continued to hammer the East Coast with wet weather.
49% : Brooklyn is picturedMayor Eric Adams shared a warning about the severe weather expected in NYCAmtrak services originating out of New York's Penn Station have also been affected and may experience delays, Amtrak said on X.Hochul said earlier on Friday: 'Brooklyn is seeing some of the heaviest impacts of this rainstorm -- all Brooklynites should be extremely careful right now.'The MTA tried to get ahead of the storm as workers started checking storm drains at the 157th Street subway station on Thursday.MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber said: 'No matter what we do, there is going to be water in the subway system ...
47% : States of emergency were declared last week in Virginia, North Carolina and Maryland.

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