Hurricane Henri kept on track to wreak havoc on New York early Sunday — but early downpours had already sparked major flooding in the Big Apple by Saturday night, shuttering subways and inundating roadways.
The tempest was on course to make landfall on Long Island or in southern New England by midday Sunday, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
But storms caused in part by moisture from Henri hit the region late Saturday bringing heavy rains and flash floods to New York City, and even forcing drivers out of their cars in Brooklyn.
Photos captured by The Post in Gowanus showed police and firefighters assisting drivers whose cars appeared to be completely stuck in more than six inches of water.
Twitter users also reported flooding in Williamsburg, as drivers navigated streets-turned-rivers by the earlier than expected rains. The deluge, along with lightning, brought the star-studded We Love NYC Homecoming concert in Central Park to a halt at around 7:30 p.m. The highly anticipated event was officially canceled about two hours later.
Close to 4 inches of rain came down over Central Park on Saturday night, with 1.69 inches falling just between 10 p.m. and 11 p.m., the National Weather Service said.
Water even made it into some subway stations. Subway officials were forced to suspend 1 trains between 14th Street and 96th Street and 3 trains between Harlem-148th Street and Penn Station shortly before midnight due to track flooding near 79th Street, the MTA said. Riders were advised to take the 4 train or the 2 train, which was rerouted onto the east side.
One tweet showed a waterfall pouring down on the tracks in Queens as the A train waited with its doors open.
By GINA MARTINEZ and ADAM SCHRADER and SHANNON THALER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
New York City has been hit flash flooding amid torrential rain and lightning as Henri impacts the North East, with millions braced for flooding, toppled trees and extended power outages.
Henri, which had been downgraded to a tropical storm, began spreading inland across parts of New England around 9am Sunday morning.
Strong winds lashed the region as Rhode Island and eastern Long Island saw gusts of up to 59 miles per hour and 45 miles per hour respectively, according to the National Hurricane Center
Some 55 million people are under storm warnings ahead of the arrival of Henri, and the National Hurricane Center warned that winds that could reach 80 mph.
Eversource, who provide power to 1.2 million customers in Connecticut, warned that between 50% and 69% their customers could lose power for between eight and 21 days, NBC reports.
Tropical storm-intensity winds began striking the coast at around 8am.
Several videos posted online showed drivers plowing through high water in New York City, and Newark and Hoboken, New Jersey.
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