Flood warnings issued for NYC area as evening rain and storms move through (2024)

After a stormy weekend, the trend of daily showers continued in parts of the tri-state area on Monday — with some of the rain getting heavy at times.

More rounds of scattered storms are expected through the evening, possibly lingering for kickoff to the Jets game vs. Buffalo at MetLife Stadium at 8 p.m. There is a chance for heavy downpours at times, which could lead to flash flooding.

Hours before kickoff, a shelter-in-place warning was issued at the East Rutherford stadium around 5:30 p.m. due to the severe weather with guests being first advised to stay in their cars. The stadium advised guests to seek shelter in their cars or inside the stadium.

There is a flood watch in effect for New York City as well as neighboring counties in northeastern New Jersey, Long Island, the Hudson Valley and into Connecticut. There could be up to 3 inches of rain in spots that get hit by the slow-moving pockets of precipitation. Some thunder and lightning is possible, though no destructive winds are anticipated. Urban areas, streams and places with poor drainage are most vulnerable to flooding.

A flash flood warning is in effect for parts of southern Westchester County and eastern Bergen County until 8:45 p.m. As of 6 p.m., thunderstorms were moving through Hudson County.

The storms are expected to last until about 9 p.m.

Tuesday will also see some showers and storms. The pattern essentially remains unsettled with afternoon and evening thunderstorm chances right into Wednesday before we finally get a strong enough front to move through and clear things out. The front clears on Wednesday, and after the rain and storms that should wrap up early, humidity should begin to drop quickly and skies will clear.

Isolated severe weather (damaging wind, hail most likely, and/or flash flooding) will be possible Wednesday morning as the storms come through. But the passage of the front Wednesday afternoon will do two things for us: Help to keep Hurricane Lee out to sea, and usher in much drier air to bring gorgeous weather for the weekend.

As of Monday, it appears the storm will stay far enough away to the east to have minimal impacts for the tri-state area, though coastal New England could get swiped by the edge of the storm.

What Lee, a category 3 hurricane, will do for the NYC area is keep things breezy and dry for several days, assuming it maintains its current track. It could bring some waves and rough surf to those along the shore, with peak impacts looking to hit late Friday into early Saturday.

It’ll be cooler and more dry/comfortable beginning Thursday.

What does the 10-day forecast look like?

The pattern essentially remains unsettled with afternoon and evening thunderstorm chances right into Wednesday before we finally get a strong enough front to move through and clear things out.

It’ll be cooler and more dry/comfortable beginning Thursday.

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