Areas of the New York metro region are under flash flood warnings as storms creep into the Northeast and showers are expected to continue throughout the day. NYC National Weather Service Issues First Flash Flood Emergency. Other places in and near the metropolitan area may be put under weather advisories in the coming hours as the storm approaches. Winds are fluctuating between 10 and 15 mph out of Kennedy and LaGuardia airports and are expected to stay that way until the early afternoon.īy the late evening, the storm will have left the area, and winds are expected to die down. Flash Flood Warning for New York City, Lower Hudson Valley, Nassau and Fairfield. Robert Mecea The storm began affecting the areas Tuesday morning, but humidity is supposed to drop by Wednesday afternoon. The greatest hazards with these storms will be damaging winds, hail and flash flooding. Many subway stations in New York City had water rushing through them. NWS New York NY / Twitter Vehicles drive through a large puddle on the service road of the eastbound LIE near the Van Wyck Expressway in Queens. Over a single hour between 8:51 and 9:51. Flooding is expected today in the NYC metropolitan area. The National Weather Service placed New York City under a flash flood emergency for the first time after the city was socked with torrential rainfall. Flash flooding is caused by thunderstorms and other intense rainstorms, and is the number one cause of deaths associated with thunderstorms, claiming more than. Queens, Brooklyn, Manhattan and Staten Island, along with parts of New Jersey and Long Island, have already experienced 2 inches of rain overnight, with 1 to 2 more inches expected in the next several hours. Hurricane Ida kills at least 41 across Northeast - including nine in NYC: Historic weather event paralyzes tri-state area as flash floods kill family of three in basement and turn streets to.

City emergency management officials warned that 5 to 6 inches of rain were expected with. Get those umbrellas and rainboots ready for the morning commute.Īreas of the New York metro region are under flash flood warnings as storms creep into the Northeast and showers are expected to continue throughout the day. The National Weather Service issued a flash flood watch for New York City until Thursday at 2 p.m.

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