© Jack Pestaner / FacebookWater has also been seen accumulating at subway stations of City Hall, Borough Hall in Brooklyn, and the World Trade Center. The effects of the rain on the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail Station in Jersey City is seen above.
Heavy rains brought flash floods that are likely to hamper the afternoon commute home in the
New York metropolitan area on Friday.
Transit officials are reporting delays caused by flooding while those traveling by air may have to wait up to four hours at any of the three local airports.
The heavy rain prompted officials to shut down the main Seventh Avenue entrance to Penn Station in midtown Manhattan.
Water has also been seen accumulating at subway stations of City Hall, Borough Hall in Brooklyn, and the World Trade Center.
New Jersey has also been hit hard by flash floods.
Cars driving along some parts of Route 440 in Jersey City were completely submerged.
Police in Hoboken are urging motorists not to drive unless it's an emergency.
Social media users posted images showing cars almost entirely covered by a few feet of water.
Forecasters are predicting more precipitation as the evening progresses on Friday.
Thunderstorms and showers are possible later Friday and into Saturday.
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