Yeah, 3 inches in an hour in NY City seems to be what did it.

That's 75 mil - a normal afternoon downpour in Taipei during the Monsoon but it's whether places are geared up to cope with it. Most big cities aren't.

The scenes were eerily similar to what happened in China earlier in the year when a subway flooded.

Note: relocated your post - can i get a job as a moderator?