Tornado damage threatened New Jersey residents, and a flash-flood warning was issued for Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx until 5 p.m. by the National Weather Service as torrential rains and gusty winds whipped through the New York City metro area Thursday.
Wind gusts up to 50 mph accompanied the storm, according to the NWS. New York City residents are warned to expect sudden bursts of heavy rain, reduced visibility and possible power outages from downed trees or power lines, the city’s emergency management center posted on X.
In Brooklyn, the intense downpour flooded streets, with social media posts appearing to show cars partially submerged in several inches of water.
Severe flooding at the corner of Fulton St. and Tompkins Ave. in Brooklyn, on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (Shawn Inglima/ New York Daily News)
City Councilwoman Susan Zhuang cautioned people to avoid Eighth Ave. in southern Brooklyn, with flooding impacting traffic and street vendors.
The storm created a hectic afternoon for New York City transit straphangers, with delays throughout Brooklyn.
Severe flooding at the corner of Lewis Ave. and Decatur St. in Brooklyn, on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (Shawn Inglima/ New York Daily News)
G train service on the cross-borough Brooklyn-Queens line was suspended in both directions between the Bedford-Nostrand station and Court Square shortly before the evening rush, with flooding near the Greenpoint Ave. station in north Brooklyn.
Nos. 2 and 5 trains were experiencing delays in East Flatbush after water inundated the tracks near the Newkirk Ave. station. Water on the tracks of the Fourth Ave. line near the 86th St. station in Bay Ridge was causing delays on the R train. The L was also hamstrung by the weather as water on the tracks between the Bushwick-Aberdeen stop and the Wilson Ave. stop caused delays on the Canarsie line.
FDNY inspect a stranded car during a severe flooding at the corner of Fulton St. and Tompkins Ave. in Brooklyn, on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (Shawn Inglima/ New York Daily News)
A downed tree near Sheepshead Bay on the Brighton subway line had also caused delays for the B and Q trains, though that tree had been removed by late afternoon.
Heavy rain is expected on and off until about 10 p.m.