{"id":74832,"date":"2025-12-18T21:20:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T21:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/74832\/"},"modified":"2025-12-18T21:20:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T21:20:08","slug":"nyc-braces-for-thunderstorms-flooding-and-travel-disruptions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/74832\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC braces for thunderstorms, flooding, and travel disruptions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">NEW YORK (PIX11) \u2014 A travel advisory has been issued beginning Thursday night, as inclement weather is expected to hit New York City.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The announcement follows the issuance of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/coastal-flood-advisory-issued-nyc-135252854.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:coastal flood advisory;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">coastal flood advisory<\/a> and a <a href=\"https:\/\/pix11.com\/weather\/wind-advisory-in-ny-nj-as-storm-approaches\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:wind advisory;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">wind advisory<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/pix11.com\/news\/local-news\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:More Local News;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\"> More Local News <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">New York City Emergency Management warns that 1 to 1.5 inches of rain accompanied by thunderstorms will arrive in the region, potentially causing flooding in low-lying and poorly drained areas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Coastal flooding is possible in southern Brooklyn, Queens, and on Staten Island.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Wind gusts could reach 45 to 50 miles per hour, especially on Long Island.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Despite the unusually warm daytime temperatures on Friday, temperatures will drop significantly on Friday night, causing standing water to freeze.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/pix11-preferred-source-google-184248152.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Make PIX11 your preferred news source on Google: Here\u2019s how;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Make PIX11 your preferred news source on Google: Here\u2019s how <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The travel advisory remains in effect through Friday night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The inclement weather could disrupt road, rail, and air travel. 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