Weather warnings issued as cold front and hurricane remnant approach NYC

August 5, 2024 Brooklyn Eagle Staff

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CITYWIDE — A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT for much of the East Coast, including New York City, ahead of torrential rains expected to last through Wednesday, according to a notice issued Monday afternoon from the NYC Department of Emergency Management. This rainfall is part of a frontal boundary that is also expected to brief relief from a prolonged heat wave. The New York City Emergency Management Department has issued a Travel Advisory for Tuesday, Aug. 6, into Wednesday, Aug. 7, concurrently with the citywide Flood Watch that the National Weather Service is activating citywide Flood Watch in effect from 2 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 6, to noon on Wednesday.

A few isolated showers and thunderstorms may produce briefly-heavy rainfall and minor flooding as early as tomorrow morning with storms increasing in coverage by the afternoon. More widespread showers and thunderstorms may develop over the city overnight into Wednesday morning, with the potential for continued storm activity during the day Wednesday. An update released Monday afternoon places the worst of the impact on Tuesday evening, overnight into early Wednesday.

A second heavy rainfall is also possible later this week as the remnants of Tropical Storm Debby move into the region from the Southeast and mid-Atlantic.

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