Storms prompted flash flood warnings across the New York City metropolitan area Monday night, with photos showing severe flooding across the city and in parts of New York state and New Jersey.

The heavy downpours wreaked havoc across the city with footage showing commuters overwhelmed by floodwaters in various subway stations.

Several NYC subway stations flooded on Monday night, causing severe delays and closures after rain drenched parts of NY, NJ and CT.

Watch out for localized heavy downpours on Wednesday afternoon, which could lead to flash flooding, especially in low-lying areas.

Severe flash flooding across the tri-state area on Monday caused subway delays and road closures across the Big Apple and pushed New Jersey to declare a state of emergency. All five boroughs and Nassau County are under a flash flood warning through midnight.

The National Weather Service has expanded a warning for potential 'life threatening' flooding in NY to include Rockland and central .

Severe flash flooding struck New York City, Westchester County, Staten Island, and Rockland County, Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Passaic

The heavy rain has forced rescuers to halt search operations for victims of the deadly floods that occurred in the region just over a week ago.