Heavy rain pummeled New York City and its suburbs on Monday night, flooding parts of the subway system, inundating major roads and causing long flight delays.
The National Weather Service issued flash flood warnings for all five boroughs of New York, and the emergency management department told people who live in basement apartments or low-lying areas to be ready to move to higher ground.
There was flooding in multiple subway stations and service on the 1, 2 and 3 subway lines was suspended in Manhattan, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority said just after 9 p.m. Images and video circulating online showed flooding inside the 1 train station at 28th Street and Seventh Avenue.
Gov. Philip D. Murphy of New Jersey declared a state of emergency after the heavy rainfall set off flooding in parts of the state. Videos on social media showed heavy flooding in New Providence, N.J., in Union County, about 25 miles west of New York City. Kelly Martins, a county spokeswoman, said that there was flooding across much of the county and that water rescue equipment had been deployed, though no fatalities had been reported.
The mayor of Metuchen, N.J, southwest of Manhattan in Middlesex County, said that much of the borough was “experiencing significant flooding,” forcing the closure of several roadways. The police were assisting stranded motorists and taking them to the borough’s high school, he said.
The New York State Police said the Taconic State Parkway flooded, forcing the authorities to close the roadway in both directions in Mount Pleasant. The Sprain Brook Parkway was also closed in both directions in Mount Pleasant because of flooding.
Air travel was disrupted as well, with Kennedy International Airport reporting delays of more than three hours on departing flights, and Newark Liberty International Airport reporting departure delays of up to two hours, according to the tracking website FlightAware.
The Weather Service said soon after 10 p.m. that the heaviest of the rain had moved east and weakened, but warned that there was still residual flooding in New York City, New Jersey and surrounding areas.
There was flooding in Pennsylvania too. Emergency workers in Mount Joy, in Lancaster County, made 16 water rescues and responded to more than 30 requests for assistance from people with flooded basements, said Philip Colvin, coordinator for the borough’s emergency management’s team.
More than seven inches of rain fell across the area less than five hours, Mr. Colvin said, overwhelming storm drains and flooding some homes, particularly on the west side of town.
Ed Shanahan and Mark Walker contributed reporting.
Nazaneen Ghaffar is a Times reporter on the Weather team.
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