For the second time this summer, a state of emergency has been issued for New York City after storms caused major flash flooding.
Flash flooding across New York City has resulted in drivers stranded on several major expressways.
The flooding has also caused significant flooding in Grand Central Station and other metro stations across the Big Apple.
Take a look:
BREAKING: MASSIVE FLASH FLOODING HITTING QUEENS, NYC RIGHT NOW! PROOF OF WEATHER MODIFICATION?
People, STAY AWAY from Bell Blvd and surrounding areas in Queens! Torrential rains have turned streets into raging rivers — cars are stranded, drivers being rescued from submerged… pic.twitter.com/Cg2u8MXuFU
— Project Constitution (@ProjectConstitu) July 31, 2025
“Never seen a deluge like this” – Wild video shows floodwaters pouring over a Metro-North train in Grand Central. https://t.co/rDdzws2rBk pic.twitter.com/25KvtjR35w
— FOX 5 NY (@fox5ny) July 31, 2025
The New York Post reported more details on the impact of the flash flooding:
Torrential summer storms battered the Big Apple on Thursday, trapping a LIRR train filled with passengers and submerging cars on a Queens highway in a travel nightmare that hampered the evening rush.
ADVERTISEMENTFloodwater soaked the iconic Grand Central Station’s platform, cascaded in dramatic waterfalls inside Brooklyn’s Jay Street-MetroTech and burst from the walls in the Seventh Avenue station in Park Slope, wild video showed.
Commuters prepare to trudge home in deluge as NY, NJ declare states of emergency warning of severe flooding
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To add insult to wet injury, a power outage at a Manhattan subway station caused delays on multiple trains as commuters desperately tried to flee home amid the storm.The roadways above ground weren’t spared either and as the skies opened up with a vengeance in the late afternoon, Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Eric Adams issued emergency declarations, urging New Yorkers to stay home to avoid the flooded streets and inundated subway stations.
The Clearview Expressway in Queens was left underwater, trapping a semi-truck and several cars, authorities said.
Wild video showed two vehicles almost completely submerged, an SUV stranded under the overpass with its trunk open, and the 18-wheeler with water up to its cab doors.
The footage also showed a pick-up truck hauling a small vehicle attempting to fjord the murky waters that appeared to be over three feet deep in certain spots.
More scenes:
Latest on the storm
https://t.co/3HL2il1I3x | Rain has brought significant flooding to parts of New York City, including Bayside, Queens, as this Citizen App video shows. pic.twitter.com/kkDlEJcb69
— Eyewitness News (@ABC7NY) July 31, 2025
BREAKING: New York Governor declares State of Emergency in NYC due to flooding pic.twitter.com/tmiB6rt1oz
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) July 31, 2025
ABC 7 NY reported several rescue operations have taken place:
This is a Guest Post from our friends over at WLTReport. View the original article here.110 people were offloaded from the LIRR train in Bayside, Queens, this afternoon by MTA and FDNY during flooding.
Commuters were on the train for about an hour before they were rescued.
ADVERTISEMENTLIRR Service is suspended in both directions on the Port Washington Branch due to flooding east of Flushing Main Street caused by today’s storm. The MTA is cross-honoring LIRR tickets on the 7 subway line for travel between Manhattan and Queens.
Additionally, for travel east of Flushing-Main St, consider taking an MTA or NICE bus, but with weather impacts causing roadway closures or delays, check the MTA app or the NICE bus website for possible service changes.
