Severe Storms Threaten NYC with Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds
The New York City area is under a Level 2 severe weather threat today, with storms expected to bring flash flooding, damaging winds, and a limited tornado risk. A Flood Watch is in effect from noon to 11 p.m. for NYC, the Lower Hudson Valley, Northeast New Jersey, Nassau, and Fairfield counties, as per the National Weather Service (NWS). Peak rainfall rates could reach 2 inches per hour, with total accumulations of 1–2 inches. A cold front moving across the Northeast is driving the severe weather, with thunderstorms developing in the afternoon and intensifying into the evening. The storms may produce wind gusts of up to 60 mph, hail, and isolated tornadoes, particularly in the Lower Hudson Valley and Northeast New Jersey.