The remnants of Tropical Storm Chantal moved into the New York City area on Monday, bringing hefty downpours and the risk of flash flooding.
Numerous New Jersey counties were placed under a flash flood watch through Monday evening, the National Weather Service said. No such warning was issued for the five boroughs, though all five were under a heat advisory.
The storm “continues to offer at least a 10 percent risk of 3 inches [of rain] in 3 hours for parts of [northeast New Jersey] late this afternoon,” NWS meteorologists wrote Monday.
In the city, scattered storms were expected to continue from Monday morning through Tuesday night, with pockets of heavier rain in certain places. The chance of precipitation in Central Park remains above 50% until Wednesday morning, according to NWS forecasts.
Even though the remnants from Chantal are predicted to head out to sea after Monday’s precipitation, a new system is expected to quickly take the former cyclone’s place.
“Deep tropical moisture remains in place ahead of the front, and showers and thunderstorms look to develop once again into the afternoon hours,” NWS experts predicted for Tuesday’s forecast. “The main concern will once again be torrential downpours and localized flash flooding.”
Chantal formed off the coast of Jacksonville, Fla., on July 4 and eventually reached tropical storm strength on July 6, making landfall near Litchfield Beach, S.C. The storm’s worst impacts were felt in North Carolina, where one woman was killed in heavy rainfall on a road in Chatham County.
Additionally, multiple tornadoes were reported, and one was confirmed in Wilmington. More than 80 water rescues were conducted in Durham, with another 50 rescues in nearby Chapel Hill, local authorities said.
With News Wire Services
