Rain...

Just before 6 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2007, a storm barreled through New York City, dumping up to 4 inches of rain within two hours amid tornado-force winds. It completely crippled the subways in a way unfamiliar to riders at the time.

It was the third storm that year to set off flooding across the subway system — including an April 15 event that dumped the most rain across the city since 1882, according to an MTA storm report. 

But the August 8 weather system was the most severe because the fast and furious rainfall knocked out every line at the height of the morning rush, leaving the city’s subway system crippled for up to eight hours.

It forced the MTA to re-evaluate how it handles emergencies, particularly with the threat of climate change potentially bringing more severe weather to the city. And without the changes made after August 8, 2007, Hurricane Sandy's damage in 2012 could have been even worse.

Last week we had plain rain 8 inches from Ida, that crippled the transportation system in NYC completely. 14 years after Sandy... same results.

We are expanding the subway system for a reason.!!!!!! Just a thought.