New York Governor Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency Sunday night for New York City, Long Island and Westchester County in light of the storm, which began lashing the East Coast with rain, wind and coastal flooding over the weekend. New Jersey also declared a state of emergency.
The National Weather Service says communities in the Tri-State area have seen anywhere from one to a little over two inches of rain so far, with wind gusts pushing 50 miles per hour in some locations. Meteorologist Dominic Ramunni says coastal areas have seen the brunt of the storm, and it’s on its way out.
“As we go into [Monday night], we’re gonna start to see the effects of this system begin to wind down as the storm moves out further into the Atlantic [Ocean],” he explains. “I think we’ll see chances of rain start to go down into this evening, and then [Tuesday] we’re gonna be talking about a mostly dry day, perhaps an outside chance of a shower in the morning.”…