New York City faced a staggering deluge on Friday, with torrential rain wreaking havoc across the metropolitan area. The impact was felt as subway and commuter rail lines were knocked out, highways became impassable, basements flooded, and LaGuardia Airport’s terminal was temporarily shuttered. This marked one of the city’s wettest days in decades. Record Rainfall By nightfall, certain areas of Brooklyn had received more than 7.25 inches (18.41 centimeters) of rain, with a particularly astonishing 2.5 inches (6 centimeters) falling in just one hour. John F. Kennedy Airport recorded 8.65…
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