A fast-moving storm front is unleashing flooding rains and high winds on New York City, threatening to upend the evening commute for millions before dissipating this weekend.
Brooklyn and Manhattan were under a flash flood warning Thursday afternoon as heavy downpours fell across the city. Up to four inches (10 centimeters) of rain could fall in the area by late Friday, according to the National Weather Service, with gusting winds of up to 50 miles (80 kilometers) per hour possible in coastal areas of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.