Roads and transit conditions were mostly back to normal Friday after heavy rainstorms prompted emergency rescues, stranded commuters and delayed flights across the city Thursday.

Sections of major roadways were temporarily shut down during the evening rush, and some train stations were flooded as downpours swept through the city.

What You Need To Know

  • Roads and transit conditions were mostly back to normal Friday after heavy rainstorms prompted emergency rescues, stranded commuters and delayed flights across the city Thursday

  • Sections of major roadways were temporarily shut down during the evening rush, and some train stations were flooded as downpours swept through

  • City and state officials had declared a state of emergency for all five boroughs amid the storm

  • A Flood Watch remained in effect for New York City until 8 a.m. Friday

City and state officials had declared a state of emergency for all five boroughs Thursday.

Commuters captured video water pooling on the floor of a city bus as it pushed through a flooded Brooklyn street.

In Bayside, Queens, riders on an eastbound Long Island Rail Road train had to be evacuated by firefighters after rising floodwaters trapped the train. Videos posted online showed stranded passengers being guided to safety.

A flooded stretch of the Grand Central Parkway in Queens was closed in both directions at one point, with a tractor-trailer seen nearly submerged.

Police told The Associated Press they pulled two people from vehicles caught in the flood before the waters receded and traffic resumed.

The National Weather Service estimated between 1 to 3 inches of rain fell across the region, with parts of Queens and Nassau County receiving more than 3 inches.

A Flood Watch remained in effect for New York City until 8 a.m. Friday. The worst of the flooding had subsided overnight, with subways and buses returning to their normal schedules in time for the morning commute.