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What? Does NYC subway really shut down because of the rain?
by ilyak 17y ago
What? Does NYC subway really shut down because of the rain?
- VolatileVoid 17y agoNo, but they do, typically, operate at lower speeds. In really, really bad storms (like on 8/8/2007), the subway can shut down. On 8/8/07, 3 inches of rain fell in one hour, and a tornado hit Brooklyn, causing most subway lines to be severely delayed or completely shut down.
- arantius 17y agoRarely, yes. It takes a pretty serious storm, but I've seen service interrupted due to rain within this past year. This year has had record rainfall. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/01/nyregion/01hot.html http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/01/nyregion/01hot.html "One reason for the record-breaking low temperatures was the record-breaking rainfall and accompanying cloud cover. The deluge of more than 16 inches (twice the average amount) made it the second wettest June and July on record, edging 1928. The wettest June and July was 1975, with more than 19 inches." (First reference I could Google up.)