New York City, heat and Extreme
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An updated report was issued from the National Weather Service on Saturday at 8:50 p.m. for scattered thunderstorms until Sunday at midnight for Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, Tompkins, Madison and Cortland counties.
Severe thunderstorms swept through parts of New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania on Friday, triggering flood warnings and widespread power outages
Severe storms hammered parts of the tri-state area Monday afternoon into the late evening hours, flooding City subways, prompting dozens of water rescues and triggering a state of emergency in hard-hit parts of New Jersey.
An updated flood watch was released by the National Weather Service on Sunday at 10:25 a.m. valid from 11 a.m. until Monday 5 a.m. for Oneida, Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, Tompkins and Madison counties.
New York's weather forecast includes scattered showers, thunderstorms, and potential high heat index values nearing triple digits this week in various boroughs.
According to the National Weather Service in State College, York County will be under a heat advisory until 8 p.m. Friday with a high temperature of 96 degrees and heat index values around 104 degrees. Friday night, it will be partly cloudy with a low around 73.
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Staten Island residents face a dangerous combination of intense heat and potential severe thunderstorms on Friday, with the National Weather Service issuing heat advisories and warning of possible damaging wind gusts.
The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch for NYC, predicting thunderstorms and potential flash floods with heavy rainfall rates across all five boroughs.
Forecasters warned that seniors and those with chronic health problems faced increased heat risk. Meanwhile, a disturbance was swirling in the Gulf.