{"id":316197,"date":"2026-08-07T18:10:22","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T18:10:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/316197\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T18:10:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T18:10:22","slug":"nyc-severe-thunderstorm-warnings-possible-what-to-know-nbc-new-york-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/316197\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC severe thunderstorm warnings possible: What to know \u2013 NBC New York"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An elevated threat for severe storms covers much of the tri-state area Friday afternoon and evening.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>On a scale from 1 (low) to 5 (high), there is a Level 2 threat for the New York City metro Area, lower Hudson Valley, and north and central New Jersey.\u00a0 The Level 2 threat extends all the way southwest to the Washington, D.C. area<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786126218_979_image_4fc60b.png\" loading=\"lazy\"   alt=\" \"\/><\/p>\n<p>The main threat from Friday\u2019s storms will be damaging straight-line wind gusts 60 miles per hour or higher.\u00a0 There is a lower risk for flash flooding.\u00a0Tornadoes and hail are unlikely.<\/p>\n<p>A severe thunderstorm watch was issued for all five boroughs as well as neighboring counties in New Jersey and the Hudson Valley until 9 p.m. Friday.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786126218_787_image_0c867d.png\" loading=\"lazy\"   alt=\" \"\/><\/p>\n<p>Storms could begin as early as mid-afternoon, during peak heating when temperatures are near 90 degrees.\u00a0 They will be isolated at first and become more numerous around dinner time through mid-evening.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> This is when the wind and flood threats peak.\u00a0 After 9 p.m. the activity will become weaker and more isolated.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786126219_673_image_7551e3.png\" loading=\"lazy\"   alt=\" \"\/><\/p>\n<p>Rain totals will be under an inch in most places, but isolated areas could pick up a quick 2 to 4 inches, maybe more.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>The atmosphere is laden with moisture, so the strongest storms will drop heavy rain that adds up quickly.\u00a0 Fortunately, these storms will be on the move and training &#8212; meaning multiple cells follow each other over the same area &#8212; is unlikely, which will keep rain totals somewhat in check.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786126219_880_image_d0d3f0.png\" loading=\"lazy\"   alt=\" \"\/><\/p>\n<p>Heading into the weekend, we\u2019ll have a lower chance for showers and storms Saturday afternoon and evening.\u00a0 By Sunday, rain chances will be near zero in and around New York City.<\/p>\n<p>Friday storm outlook: Hour-by-hour radar projections<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786126219_406_image_b5973f.png\" loading=\"lazy\"   alt=\" \"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786126220_657_image_bcf60e.png\" loading=\"lazy\"   alt=\" \"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786126220_736_image_468fcc.png\" loading=\"lazy\"   alt=\" \"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786126221_896_image_630cc5.png\" loading=\"lazy\"   alt=\" \"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786126221_888_image_7daa5f.png\" loading=\"lazy\"   alt=\" \"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786126221_958_image_908420.png\" loading=\"lazy\"   alt=\" \"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786126221_790_image_3f9ab5.png\" loading=\"lazy\"   alt=\" \"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786126222_699_image_0480ff.png\" loading=\"lazy\"   alt=\" \"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786126222_96_image_bd3193.png\" loading=\"lazy\"   alt=\" \"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"An elevated threat for severe storms covers much of the tri-state area Friday afternoon and evening.\u00a0 On a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":316184,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[9,24,63,122,124,123,336,133],"class_list":["post-316197","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-queens","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-queens","tag-queens-headlines","tag-queens-news","tag-storm-team-4","tag-weather"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/316197","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=316197"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/316197\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/316184"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=316197"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=316197"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=316197"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}