Thursday brought intense, brutal heat, which fueled evening thunderstorms throughout the New York City area.
What does Friday have in store? More intense, brutal heat that will fuel evening thunderstorms throughout the New York City area.
It will be another hot and humid day with highs reaching the mid-90s for some. And pair that with oppressive humidity, and it will feel near or above 100 in the afternoon.
A heat advisory is in effect through Friday afternoon. The advisory covers the whole tri-state except for Eastern Suffolk County on Long Island and the Catskills and Poconos Mountains.
Then, just like on Thursday, there’s a chance that strong-to-severe storms roll through the tri-state starting in the late afternoon and lasting well into the evening.
Once again, damaging straight-line wind gusts are the main threat. Hail and isolated flash flooding are possible.
The flash flood threat is not expected to be widespread, but rainfall rates could be intense at times. That could be problematic for low-lying areas…