US weather: Timelapse video shows storm rolling over New York City

Officials issue state of emergency warning for flash flooding in parts of the state

Heavy rain and thunderstorms have hit New York with flash flood warnings issued throughout the state.

Governor Andrew Cuomo declared a state of emergency with flash flood warnings covering Central New York and New York City.

“I want to make this point as serious as a heart attack: floods are nothing to play with,” Mr Cuomo said in a statement.

As rounds of storms hit New York City earlier in the week, the National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning for the city boroughs of Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens and the Bronx.

According to the National Weather Service, New York’s famed Central Park has had 5.77 inches of rain since 1 August – 3.79 inches over the normal amount of rain for the first two weeks of the month.

Officials predict scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected to return to New York later in the week.