Current:Home > StocksCharles H. Sloan-New York City braces for major flooding as heavy rain inundates region -Ascend Finance Compass
Charles H. Sloan-New York City braces for major flooding as heavy rain inundates region
TrendPulse Quantitative Think Tank Center View
Date:2025-04-11 09:21:14
The Charles H. SloanNew York City area is bracing for major flooding as heavy rain slams New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Connecticut.
In New York City, the heaviest rain will fall from Friday morning through Friday evening.
The rainfall rate has already reached 1 to 2 inches per hour.
Flash flood warnings were issued in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens and Long Island on Friday morning.
New York City emergency officials also issued a travel advisory.
MORE: 3 life-saving tactics to use if in a car during a flash flood
New York City could see up to 5 inches of rainfall. Totals could surpass 6 inches in parts of New Jersey, Long Island, Connecticut and New York's Hudson Valley.
By the Friday morning rush hour, over 3 inches of rain had already been recorded at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport.
By Friday night, the rain will lighten up. Showers may continue Saturday morning, but the rain will move out of the Northeast by Saturday afternoon.
veryGood! (22)
Related
- Behind on your annual reading goal? Books under 200 pages to read before 2024 ends
- 'Wait Wait' for December 9, 2023: With Not My Job guest Fred Schneider
- Teen gunman sentenced to life for Oxford High School massacre in Michigan
- High school students lift car to rescue woman, 2-year-old child in Utah: Watch video
- EU countries double down on a halt to Syrian asylum claims but will not yet send people back
- What is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which is marking its 75th anniversary?
- What it means for an oil producing country, the UAE, to host UN climate talks
- Children of imprisoned Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi to accept Nobel Peace Prize on her behalf
- Travis Hunter, the 2
- 2 Chainz Shares Video from Ambulance After Miami Car Crash
Ranking
- Don't let hackers fool you with a 'scam
- The Dodgers gave Shohei Ohtani $700 million to hit and pitch — but also because he can sell
- UN says the Taliban must embrace and uphold human rights obligations in Afghanistan
- At COP28, sticking points remain on fossil fuels and adapting to climate as talks near crunch time
- DeepSeek: Did a little known Chinese startup cause a 'Sputnik moment' for AI?
- West African leaders acknowledge little progress in their push for democracy in coup-hit region
- Homes damaged by apparent tornado as severe storms rake Tennessee
- Jersey City's 902 Brewing hops on the Tommy DeVito train with new brew 'Tommy Cutlets'
Recommendation
Jamie Foxx reps say actor was hit in face by a glass at birthday dinner, needed stitches
Iran bans Mahsa Amini’s family from traveling to receive the European Union’s top human rights prize
Europe reaches a deal on the world's first comprehensive AI rules
Texas AG Ken Paxton files petition to block Kate Cox abortion, despite fatal fetal diagnosis
EU countries double down on a halt to Syrian asylum claims but will not yet send people back
Captive in a chicken coop: The plight of debt bondage workers
Lobbying group overstated how much organized shoplifting hurt retailers
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy heads to Argentina in bid to win support from developing nations