Thunderstorm to hammer New York: Severe weather timeline amid flood warning

The severe weather threat is set to return to New York in just 24 hours after a deadly storm tore through the region earlier this week.

Four people were killed in neighbouring Pennsylvania as storms hammered through much of the US on Tuesday night. In central New York, more than 19,000 people were left without power due to powerful wind gusts that downed trees and power lines as a line of destructive thunderstorms made their way from Texas to New York.

On Friday, more storms are set to begin making their way towards the region with showers and thunderstorms forecast into Saturday. While the rain will bring much-needed drought relief ahead of dry season, forecasters warn it could also lead to flooding in some areas.

Cooler Thursday in New York before storms begin to roll in

The end of April saw some warm weather for New York as temperatures soared into the 80s but May will get off to a cooler start…

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