Rain did not deter a massive crowd from gathering in Times Square to ring in the New Year Tuesday night with an estimated 1 million people in attendance.

Under a steady rain, an estimated one million revelers packed Times Square in New York on New Year's Eve on Tuesday to watch the iconic Waterford Crystal ball drop. Carrie Underwood performs in Times Square on New Year's Eve on December 31,

Rain was forecast to fall in the New York City metro area from 7 p.m. to 2 a.m., with moderate to occasionally heavy rain falling for a two to four hour period in that window, the National Weather Service’s New York office said. Thunder was predicted for the same area from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., the office said.