Heavy rain in New York City

Nearly 8 inches of rain were recorded at John F Kennedy International Airport on Friday, which was the most in a single day since 1948. Meanwhile, Brooklyn received a month’s worth of rain in only three hours.

Remnants from Tropical Storm Ophelia pounded the city in the morning, hitting Brooklyn and Queens particularly hard. New Yorkers shared images of inundated streets, with water rising up half the diameter of some car wheels.