New Yorkers hunker down AGAIN: Tropical Storm Fay adds to city's woes after three months of strict lockdown and protest curfews as torrential downpours cause at least 10K to lose power in the region
Tropical Storm Fay has bulldozed through the Tri-State area, headed upstate and through the Northeast after leaving 10K without power in New Jersey and many subway stations in New York City flooded.
While Tropical Storm Fay was not classified as a major storm and is moving out of the Tri-State area, local areas will still experience flooding rains and gusty winds into Saturday morning.
The fast-moving storm system was expected to continue weakening overnight, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said in its 11 p.m. advisory. The storm was moving north at 17 mph (27 kph) and producing top sustained winds of 40 mph (64 kph), forecasters said.
The storm is expected to bring 1 to 3 inches (3 to 7 centimeters) of rain, a further reduction from earlier forecasts' estimates. Flash flooding in certain areas is possible, as is minor coastal flooding in the tropical storm warning area stretching north from New York's Long Island to Rhode Island.
Tropical Storm Fay made rainfall in New York City on Friday afternoon but is already headed to upstate New York by Saturday afternoon
The fast-moving storm system was expected to continue weakening overnight
The storm is expected to bring 1 to 3 inches (3 to 7 centimeters) of rain, a further reduction from earlier forecasts' estimates
NEW YORK CITY: While the Big Apple did not experience the worst of the storm, it still had heavy rains
The storm is moving almost due northward and will move through the Hudson and Champlain valleys, according to the Weather Channel.
A vast majority of the rain from the storm is spreading up the Hudson Valley and into New England, with tropical storm conditions waning along the coast.
By Saturday morning, most remaining rain from Tropical Storm Fay should move from central and Upstate New York into northern New England. The rain will then move into Canada.
Long Island saw some 3,090 residents without power by 11pm on Friday, according to Newsday. PSEG has said that it is 'closely monitoring' the situation.
The storm is moving almost due northward and will move through the Hudson and Champlain valleys
NEW YORK CITY: Occupy City Hall encampment is flooded from the rains of Tropical Storm Fay
Tents and umbrellas were blown all across the encampment as a result of the harsh winds that were blowing
More carnage from the heavy winds that wreaked havoc on the Occupy City Hall encampment
The area is expected to have at least two inches of rain by Saturday morning. 18 beaches in Nassau County have had advisory warnings until Sunday morning because of the rain.
Both Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio told residents to tie objects down outside their home in a bid to prevent them from becoming projectiles.
While the Big Apple did not experience the worst of the storm, it still had heavy rains that caused various subway stations to flood.
De Blasio is expecting there to still be some heavy rain that continues into early Saturday.
NYC: The summer storm's impact on the city was expected to be 'pretty limited,' but Mayor de Blasio said it would be a bad night for outdoor dining - the only sit-down service allowed at city restaurants because of the pandemic
NYC: A person wearing a mask and a raincoat walks in the rain during Tropical Storm Fay
A New Yorker tries to get to their destination with their groceries while dodging the harsh winds from Tropicla Storm Fay
NEW YORK CITY: A person wearing a mask walks in the rain behind a pile of garbage during Tropical Storm Fay
The summer storm's impact on the city was expected to be 'pretty limited,' but de Blasio said it would be a bad night for outdoor dining - the only sit-down service allowed at city restaurants because of the pandemic.
'If you were going to go out tonight, instead order in and keep helping our restaurant community,' he said.
Showers become increasingly likely in the area after 10am, but temperatures will get hotter than Friday and reach in the mid-80s with humidity. According to the weather service, the daytime high will be topped by the heat index of 96.
NEW JERSEY: A sport utility vehicle moves down a flooded street in Ventnor
NEW JERSEY: Heavy rain from Tropical Storm Fay leaves a flooded street corner in Ventnor
NEW JERSEY: A tractor-trailer plows through standing water on a flooded Sea Isle City street, on New Jersey's Long Beach Island
Movement of the tropical storm as it heads to upstate New York and eventually to Canada
Storms will be possible later on Saturday night, and could last into Sunday morning.
New Jersey was hit especially hard by the storm, as 10,000 were left without power while winds picked up to 73mph, Patch.com reports.
Numerous roads from Hoboken to Ocean City, New Jersey, were closed because of flooding in the area.
In the Philadelphia area, flood watches and warnings remained into effect well after 6pm on Friday as over four inches had already been measured. By the end of day, more than five inches were seen in some areas, beating the record for July 10 rainfall set in 1931 of just 2.99 inches, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
Several beaches in Delaware had been temporarily closed because of the storm. And police in Ocean City asked drivers to avoid southern parts of the tourist town because flooding had already made some roads impassable. Some streets in the New Jersey shore towns of Sea Isle City and Wildwood were flooded, according to social media posts. Seaside Heights, New Jersey, reported a sustained wind of 37 mph (60 kph) and New York City's John F. Kennedy International Airport reported a wind gust of 45 mph (72 kph), said forecasters.
The shoreline town of Old Saybrook, Connecticut, was preparing to open the local high school as a 2,000-person shelter. In a nod to the coronavirus outbreak, Police Chief Michael Spera they will be handing out masks and will not be sending residents to the gym or other common areas.
NEW JERSEY: Cars move through a partially flooded street as Tropical Storm Fay sweeps across Jersey City
A NYC ferry sails up the East River as a thunderstorm passes over the skyline of midtown Manhattan
NEW YORK: Long Island saw some 3,090 residents without power by 11pm on Friday. 18 beaches in the area were issued advisory warnings
NEW YORK: With an absence of beach goers in rainy weather, lifeguards train in rough surf at Gilgo Beach on July 10, 2020 in Babylon
'They will actually be escorted into individual classrooms,' he said. 'If you take a school and make pretend that it´s a hotel, we´ll be using individual classrooms like individual hotel rooms.'
He said families will be allowed to stay together in one room. People who indicate they have symptoms that might be associated with the virus will be segregated to a separate area of the school.
New York City braced itself for the storm's impact as rain grew heavier Friday afternoon and weather experts and Mayor Bill de Blasio warned of the potential damage it could cause.
As the weather system edged its way closer to NYC, following a similar path to Hurricane Sandy in 2012, it caused dangerous flooding in New Jersey and prompted the Trump campaign to cancel a rally in New Hampshire.
Millions were forced inside to take shelter and outdoor dining was abandoned as the city activated its Office of Emergency Management.
A person takes shelter in an empty Bryant Park in Manhattan as millions of New Yorkers are forced back inside due to the approaching Tropical Storm Fay. Restaurants face another weekend of no customers as outdoor seating cannot be used
A man in Manhattan tries to control his umbrella from inclement weather brought about by Tropical Storm Fay
A person walks beside a Black Lives Matter mural painted on 5th as tropical storm Fay rolls in on Friday
Pedestrians in New York City as they attempted to travel despite the looming Tropical Storm Fay
Times Square remained empty Friday despite the city's reopening as Tropical Storm Fay drove residents back inside
Warnings remained in places across New Jersey and New York City Friday as Storm Fay slowly moved north
'We have activated our flash flood plan yesterday, which means we've had the Department of Environmental Protection and others out throughout the city clearing the catch basins because we do know that's a concern across the city,' OEM Commissioner Deanne Criswell said at a press briefing Friday, according to the New York Post.
'We do expect that we're going to have some damage to trees because of the winds that are coming in.'
As of 2pm Friday, Fay, the sixth named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, was still hurtling toward NYC and expected to make landfall in the coming hours, The Weather Channel reported.
It continued to travel northward at 12mph with its storm center still 200 miles south of NYC.
It was also noted that the U.S. has already reached the storm named 'F' in 2020, two months earlier than they would generally expect a storm of this magnitude to be barreling along the east coast.
Wildwood along the New Jersey coast was experiencing severe flooding on Friday afternoon, as was Ocean City.
New Yorkers hoping to brave the storm where seen sheltering under umbrellas on otherwise empty streets as rain drenched the newly painted Black Lives Matter mural along Fifth Avenue.
Pedestrians struggled through the wind and rain in New York on Friday with the worst of the storm yet to come
A woman shields herself from rain and wind with an umbrella as she walks along the Hudson River in front of the skyline of New York City, as Tropical Storm Fay was expected to sweep across the heavily populated northeastern United States
Pedestrians use umbrellas to protect themselves from Tropical Storm Fay as they take the NYC subway on Friday
People take shelter in NYC while waiting for a bus during heavy rain brought about by Tropical Storm Fay Friday
Pedestrians walk in Brooklyn Friday afternoon as rain from Tropical Storm Faye grew heavier
Surfers in Long Island took to eerily quiet beaches to make the most of the winds before the storm worsened.
The storm arrived as the city's residents looked to make the most of their new-found freedom following a strict coronavirus lockdown.
They remain disappointed again as city officials urge them to shelter indoors from the dangerous weather conditions.
'Tonight's not going to be a great night for outdoor dining. Get your furniture and umbrellas and everything in so they don't go flying and create a new kind of danger,' New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said Friday.
With an absence of beach goers in rainy weather, a person surfs at Gilgo Beach on Friday in Babylon, New York
Surfers in Long Island took to eerily quiet beaches to make the most of the winds before the storm worsened Friday
Cars move down Broadway in New York City during heavy rain brought about by Tropical Storm Fay Friday
Some roads in New Jersey were already cut off by flooding as the storm drew closer (pictured)
Floods hit New Jersey Friday afternoon as the tropical storm swept up the East Coast
Severe flooding had already hit Wildwood along the New Jersey coast on Friday afternoon
There were warnings that Storm Fay could cause severe flooding as it moved closer to New York City on Friday
Tropical Storm Fay (path depicted) is set to batter New York City on Friday, bringing the potential for flash floods and sustained 50mph winds for at least 12 hours as the storm system follows a similar path as Hurricane Sandy in 2012
The rain was predicted to continue through New York state through Saturday as the winds to last up to 12 hours
The hurricane center said the storm will produce between 3 and 5 inches of rain along and near its track, creating the potential for flash flooding where the heaviest rain falls
A flash flood watch was already in place for parts of New Jersey as of Thursday night. The National Weather Service (NWS) said a flash flood watch will be in effect starting Friday morning through Friday evening
According to forecasters, Fay will undergo slight strengthening into Friday before the center moves inland and weakens
Fay's formation Thursday means it is the earliest sixth-named storm on record, according to Colorado State University hurricane researcher Phil Klotzbach.
The previous record was Franklin on July 22, 2005, Klotzbach tweeted.
Two named storms formed before the official June 1 start of the hurricane season. None of this season's previous five named storms strengthened into hurricanes.
Meanwhile, forecasters were also keeping an eye on Tropical Storm Cristina, which formed Thursday off Mexico's western coast and was forecast to grow into the first hurricane of the eastern Pacific season by Friday morning.
New Yorkers hunker down AGAIN: Tropical Storm Fay adds to city's woes after three months of strict lockdown and protest curfews as torrential downpours cause at least 10K to lose power in the region
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