What you should know
- Thunderstorms and showers are possible in parts of the tri-state on Monday, with the threat of more rain looming later in the week.
- The remnants of Ida are expected to reach the New York area on Wednesday, with the threat of storms and heavy downpours; Rain totals of 3-5 inches are expected.
- Ida made landfall in southern Louisiana as a Category 5 monster hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph; the whole city of new orleans was left in darkness
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NEW YORK – The threat of more torrential rains returns to the tri-state area mid-week as the remnants of Ida move east after a devastating touchdown off the Louisiana coast as one of the strongest hurricanes to ever hit. directly to the US.
Rodolfo Maya gives us a summary about the passage of the powerful storm.
What remains of Ida, which has been responsible for at least one death in Louisiana and left the entire city of New Orleans without power, is expected to reach the Thirty-State area on Wednesday. A widespread 3 to 5-inch rainfall is possible for those in the New York City area and parts of New Jersey, with possibly higher local amounts possible.
Ida’s local rainfall totals could go up or down depending on the exact path of the storm.
The threat comes after Storm Henri dumped more than 10 inches of rain in parts of the city. Bringing Central Park its wettest hour in history over the course of a 36-hour siege. This summer was the second wettest on record in Central Park.
A flash flood watch was issued for most of New Jersey for Wednesday and Thursday. Emerging thunderstorms are possible for Monday from three states before that system.
Check out the latest weather alerts for your neighborhood here.
Places to the northeast of the city have the best chance of seeing potentially severe weather later on Monday, says The Weather Authority (LAEET). Temperatures will rise above average again with a heat index of 90 degrees below zero and high humidity, creating unstable conditions.
Temperatures drop after Ida’s remains arrived at the end of the week. They will dip into the mid-70s on Wednesday and the persistent rain should keep it cool through Thursday.
The sky will clear on Friday just in time for a nice, sunny Labor Day weekend, which should have more pleasant temperatures in the 70s and 80s.
Ida made landfall in southern Louisiana as a Category 4 monster hurricane on Sunday, 16 years after the day it struck Katrina. It quickly weakened into a tropical storm as it blazed a debris road from Louisiana to Missippi, leaving millions in the dark.
Follow the conditions with our interactive radar below:
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