Stay with Chief Meteorologist Lee Goldberg and the Eyewitness News AccuWeather team for continuing updates on the nor'easter.
NEW YORK (WABC) -- A nor'easter hitting the Tri-State is bringing excessive rain, damaging winds and coastal flooding.
Coastal flooding is expected during multiple high tide cycles through Monday as a prolonged onshore flow from our nor'easter combines with already high astronomical tides. The greatest threat for major, damaging flooding will be along Great South Bay (L.I.) and Barnegat Bay (NJ).
High Wind Warnings were dropped on Monday morning, but Coastal Flood Warnings remain for New York and New Jersey.
Stay with Chief Meteorologist Lee Goldberg and the Eyewitness News AccuWeather Team for continuing updates as the storm developments. We'll provide live updates as we get them here.
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Residents in Red Hook, Brooklyn are no strangers to flooding -- the neighborhood was ravaged by Superstorm Sandy.
New barriers are currently being built to protect the area, but with this weekend's Nor'easter bearing down, many residents say they are worried.
Chief Meteorologist Lee Goldberg has an update on preparations for next week's nor'easter, and the timing and potential impact across the Tri-State.
New York City Emergency Management (NYCEM) is urging New Yorkers, especially those living along the coast, to prepare for potential impacts from a storm expected to affect the city Sunday into Monday. The National Weather Service (NWS) has forecast a total of 1.5 to 3 inches of rain with locally higher amounts possible.
Communities along southern Brooklyn, southern Queens, the eastern shore of Staten Island, and the Bronx shoreline are at greatest risk for flooding and storm impact.
"This weekend, New Yorkers should expect a storm that will bring strong winds, heavy rainfall, and potential flooding," said New York City Mayor Eric Adams. "Our teams are ready and prepared, but as always, we encourage New Yorkers to stay aware and connected through Notify NYC to prepare for any impacts. We will continue to monitor this storm to keep our city safe and strong."
"We're keeping a close eye on this storm as it moves up the coast," saidNYCEM Commissioner Zach Iscol."While the exact impacts will depend on the storm's track, we're expecting strong winds and coastal flooding, especially in our shoreline communities. We encourage all New Yorkers to begin preparing now: make a plan, check on your neighbors, and sign up for Notify NYC alerts."
For the latest updates, visitNYCEM's website,sign up for emergency alerts by visiting theNotify NYC page, or call 311.
Con Edison is preparing in advance of the forecasted nor'easter and augmenting its staff with 900 mutual aid workers for emergency response.
The company urges members of the public to stay safe, and stay away from downed wires that could be live.
The priority for restoration is critical customer facilities that have an impact on the public, such as mass transit, hospitals, police and fire stations, and sewage and water-pumping stations.
Crews will then prioritize repairs that provide power to the largest numbers of customers as quickly as possible, then move on to restore smaller groups and individual customers.
Customers can sign up for text alerts by texting REG to 688-243 and following the prompts. Customers can also report outages and check service restoration status at conEd.com/reportoutage,with Con Edison's mobile app for iOSor Androiddevices, or by calling 1-800-752-6633.
Customers who report outages will receive updates from Con Edison with their estimated restoration times as they become available. Information on outages and restoration times is also available onthe Con Edison outage map.
