{"id":987335,"date":"2026-08-07T19:01:27","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T19:01:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/987335\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T19:01:27","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T19:01:27","slug":"severe-thunderstorm-watch-in-nyc-area-flooding-possible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/987335\/","title":{"rendered":"Severe thunderstorm watch in NYC area, flooding possible"},"content":{"rendered":"

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NEW YORK<\/strong> – New York City and the surrounding area are under a severe thunderstorm watch with scattered storms arriving Friday afternoon and evening. \u00a0<\/p>\n

What we know:<\/p>\n

The National Weather Service issued the alert for multiple counties in the New York metro area effective until 9 p.m. Friday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Scattered showers and thunderstorms could lead to damaging wind gusts and flash flooding, the NWS said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Timeline:<\/p>\n

Storms will likely begin forming in the Tri-State Area after 2 p.m., with the greatest chance from 4 p.m. on.\u00a0<\/p>\n

FOX 5 NY <\/strong>meteorologist Mike Woods said there was a 50-60% chance of storms in the Tri-State Area beginning Friday afternoon.<\/p>\n

The area is under a “Level 2 risk” for strong-to-severe storms, which means larger areas could be impacted, Woods said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Dig deeper:<\/p>\n

Friday’s storm risk comes in the middle of a long hot and humid stretch for the New York City area, including Long Island, New Jersey and Connecticut.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The entire region is under a heat advisory until 8 p.m., with the heat index approaching 95 in the city.\u00a0<\/p>\n

An air quality alert is also in effect until 11 p.m. with concern about high levels of ozone build up.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Central Park registered a moderate Air Quality Index of 55 at noon, but AQI could reach unhealthy levels later in the day because of the heat and humidity.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Source:<\/b> This includes forecasting from the FOX 5 NY weather team.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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