SEE: Commuters Trudge Through Flooded Washington Heights Station

WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, NY — Commuters at Washington Heights' 181st Street subway station had to wade through ankle-high water to get in and out of the station Wednesday night after a rainstorm hit New York City.

"Really?! Flooding on the NE exit of the 181 Street 1 train station, commuting should not be a mission impossible," a commuter said on social media.

The commuter told Patch that she tagged City Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez in her tweet so he can call attention to the flooding during the planned RidersRespond subway tour on Thursday.

Elevators at the 181st Street station were listed by the MTA as out of service starting shortly before 6:45 p.m. Wednesday evening. The reason for the outage: "under investigation."

The National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning for parts of New York City as the skies opened up Wednesday afternoon. Manhattan and the Bronx are at risk of flash flooding, with "thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area." The service said "up to one inch of rain" had already fallen by 5:15 p.m. The watch is in effect until 6:45 p.m.

Photo courtesy @melditron via Twitter