NEW YORK – A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect for parts of New York and New Jersey, including New York City and Long Island.
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Timeline:
The severe thunderstorm watch is in effect until 10 p.m. tonight.
Severe weather is expected to develop this afternoon, with the main threat being wind gusts around 50-60 mph in northern New Jersey and New York City as thunderstorms roll through the region.
The heaviest rain and highest chances for severe storms are expected around the evening commute, between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. An isolated tornado risk cannot be ruled out for this period.
Residual rain showers may linger into early Saturday, particularly across coastal communities, before cooler air sinks into the region and brighter skies take over for the weekend.
Local perspective:
NOAA issued a Level 2 out of 5 risk of severe thunderstorms for New Jersey, the New York City metro area, Long Island, the Lower Hudson Valley and southwestern Connecticut on Friday.
Forecast models project around 0.5 inches of rain for most of the Tri-State Area by Saturday morning.
What’s next:
Forecasters are monitoring another system developing in the southeastern states that could potentially bring more rain by Monday, but the models remain split, for now.
The Source: This article is written with information from FOX Weather, the National Weather Service and FOX 5 NY meteorologist Mike Woods.