Video captures floodwater blanketing a train in a subway station as 50 million people in the New York and New Jersey region were under a flood watch.

On Thursday, July 31, Chantal McLaughlin was near the Hudson Line train departing at 3:51 p.m., when she recorded water pouring onto the train and subway track from the ceiling above it. The train was leaving the Grand Central Terminal.

“Wow, never seen a deluge like this on a @MetroNorth train in @GrandCentralNYC!” McLaughlin said in her post on X. “Wishing all New Yorkers a safe commute!”

In the video, water is pouring down on a segment of the train, but there are some dry areas where passengers can stand.

See video of deluge pouring onto train

State of emergency was issued for New York

Cars in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York City reported flooded roads after the heavy rains and flash floods began on Thursday.

A state of emergency was also declared by New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and New Jersey’s acting Gov. Tahesha Way as emergency management officials in New York City asked residents to avoid traveling through the afternoon on Friday, August 1.

Contributing: N’dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY