The heavy downpours wreaked havoc across the city with footage showing commuters overwhelmed by floodwaters in various subway stations.

Intense afternoon and evening storms brought flash flooding to the tri-state Monday, with the sudden and heavy downpours leading to impassable roads and dangerous conditions for drivers. Flash flood warnings were issued for different counties in and around New York City starting after 3 p.

Several NYC subway stations flooded on Monday night, causing severe delays and closures after rain drenched parts of NY, NJ and CT.

Severe flash flooding across the tri-state area on Monday caused subway delays and road closures across the Big Apple and pushed New Jersey to declare a state of emergency. All five boroughs and Nassau County are under a flash flood warning through midnight.

Watch out for localized heavy downpours on Wednesday afternoon, which could lead to flash flooding, especially in low-lying areas.

The heaviest rainfall and the most widespread thunderstorms are expected to develop from Northern Virginia through southern New England in the afternoon. The Weather Prediction Center has issued a “moderate” (Level 3 out of 4) risk for flash flooding in that corridor through Tuesday morning.

The National Weather Service has expanded a warning for potential 'life threatening' flooding in NY to include Rockland and central .

Severe flash flooding struck New York City, Westchester County, Staten Island, and Rockland County, Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Passaic