NYC Issues Flood Watch for 5 Boroughs as Tropical Storm Bands Threaten Flash Flooding
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Updated · FOX 5 New York · Jul 21
NYC Issues Flood Watch for 5 Boroughs as Tropical Storm Bands Threaten Flash Flooding
3 articles · Updated · FOX 5 New York · Jul 21
Summary
All five New York City boroughs were placed under a flood watch Tuesday as Mayor Zohran Mamdani warned heavy downpours could worsen sharply by the evening commute.
Multiple slow-moving tropical rain bands are expected to arrive in waves across the Tri-State area, with forecasters warning that brief lulls could be followed by renewed flash-flooding bursts.
Queens was still recovering from weekend flooding that submerged parts of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, stranded motorists in Woodside and forced firefighters to rescue a family of four from a Maspeth basement apartment.
Westchester County already saw flooding Tuesday, including closures on the Bronx River Parkway in White Plains, underscoring officials' warnings not to drive through flooded roads or walk into standing water.
City crews have been clearing catch basins in flood-prone areas, but officials said intense localized rainfall can still overwhelm drainage systems as the watch runs into early Wednesday.