{"id":351214,"date":"2026-09-19T17:18:22","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T17:18:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/351214\/"},"modified":"2026-09-19T17:18:22","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T17:18:22","slug":"heavy-rain-and-downpours-threaten-nyc-with-localized-flooding-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/351214\/","title":{"rendered":"Heavy rain and downpours threaten NYC with localized flooding this weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Brief<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">An approaching low-pressure system is expected to bring widespread rain and embedded thunderstorms to the region on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Forecasters predict rainfall totals generally between 0.5 and 1.5 inches across the area, with locally higher amounts possible.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Minor urban and poor drainage flooding is likely in some locations, along with an isolated threat of flash flooding.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">NEW YORK &#8211; An approaching low-pressure system is set to deliver widespread rain and a risk of localized flooding to the New York City area on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">What we know<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Widespread rain is forecast to move into the region, accompanied by a period of heavy downpours and embedded thunderstorms from Sunday afternoon into Sunday night.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/wnyw_fox_local_articles_540\/c7b8fb2e429b009d1dde21c3bbe51c6b.png\"\/>Rainfall totals<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The National Weather Service anticipates rainfall totals ranging from 1 to 1.5 inches across much of the area, though localized spots could see higher amounts. A forecast map indicates areas including New York City, Newark, and parts of Long Island could see 0.5 to 1 inch of rain, while areas further north and east, including the lower Hudson Valley and Connecticut, are slated for 1 to 1.5 inches.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/wnyw_fox_local_articles_540\/1c4d8ae6221fde3b69a0efd05643b4fb.png\"\/>Flooding threats<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Minor flooding in urban and poor drainage areas remains a likely threat for some locations. Forecasters also warn of possible minor flooding along quick-responding small rivers and streams. The region remains under a marginal risk for excessive rainfall, meaning isolated instances of flash flooding could occur in areas that experience repetitive heavy downpours or thunderstorms.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/wnyw_fox_local_articles_540\/b50b75948e4ddcd5c50f1e213b3bbe45.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Source<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This article was written using information from the National Weather Service.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Brief An approaching low-pressure system is expected to bring widespread rain and embedded thunderstorms to the region&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":351215,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[15353,116042,534,9,56,63,65,64,116718,117057,37674],"class_list":["post-351214","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york-city","tag-flash-flooding","tag-localized-flooding","tag-national-weather-service","tag-new-york","tag-ny","tag-nyc","tag-nyc-headlines","tag-nyc-news","tag-poor-drainage","tag-rainfall-totals","tag-thunderstorms"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/351214","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=351214"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/351214\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/351215"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=351214"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=351214"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=351214"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}