As the weekend nor’easter comes to a close, the National Weather Service said lingering rain and wind could cause minor flooding into Monday evening.
According to NWS Meteorologist Bryan Ramsey, New Yorkers should expect light rain Monday but the city will be drying up throughout the week after.
“ We have the system still lingering in the area,” Ramsey said. “It is far weaker than it was before, but you’ll continue to see drizzle to light rain chances continue into the day … Any lingering impacts would be a couple spots where we could see some more minor flood benchmarks being hit for coastal flooding.”
Ramsey said that would align with the Monday morning to afternoon high-tide cycle on the city’s beachfronts.
While New York City experienced high winds and heavy rain over the weekend, the National Weather Service reported a greater concentration of downed trees and structures on Long Island. The agency also said there was moderate to major coastal flooding conditions on Long Island that left two to three feet of inundation in certain areas.
New York City’s Emergency Management Department said the storm brought “widespread” rain, wind gusts of over 50 mph and major levels of floodwater around Jamaica Bay. NYCEM spokesperson Ashleigh Holmes didn’t share any data of the number of homes or infrastructure damaged, but urged New Yorkers to report any damage to the city and file a 311 request for basement flooding, sewer backups, downed trees and other issues.
The season’s first — and early — nor’easter is, however, wrapping up.
“It should just be gradual improvement from here,” Ramsey said.