The First Alert Weather Team has declared a Red Alert for heavy rain.
We'll be on Red Alert Wednesday afternoon through Thursday morning for periods of moderate to heavy rain and gusty winds.New York City has activated its flash flood emergency plan ahead of the storm, and will be issuing a travel advisory, authorities said.A Flood Watch has been issued for portions of the Tri-State Area starting at 1 p.m. Wednesday and lasting through Thursday morning.Timeline of the stormThe rain will arrive around noon to 1 p.m. on Wednesday and spread from south to north.
Thursday, but additional rainfall will only slow down the recovery process across any flooded areas.Soil moisture is running a little above normal, and although the river forecasts are not likely to breach major flood status, minor flood stage and some overflow could occur if training rain affects the area. Smaller rivers and streams will be quick to respond as opposed to, for example, the Passaic or Raritan rivers, that have a longer lag time.
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