Coastal Flood Warning Issued for NYC: Stormy Friday Ahead

By SIMONE WILSON

NEW YORK CITY, NY — Government weather officials warned Thursday afternoon that ocean flooding could soak NYC's coastal areas, including South Brooklyn along the Lower New York Bay, between 7 p.m. and 11 p.m. Friday (aka, high tide).

Tides could rise up to 1.5 feet higher than usual, according to the National Weather Service (NWS), and impacts on coastal neighborhoods could include "widespread flooding of vulnerable shore roads and/or properties due to height of storm tide and/or wave action."

"Numerous road closures are needed," the NWS said. "Lives may be at risk for people who put themselves in harm's way. Isolated structural damage may be observed."

Water will likely be dumping from the sky on Friday, too, according to forecasters.

The NWS is predicting up to three quarters of an inch of rain could fall in the Brooklyn borough Friday, thanks to stormy weather and "possible thunderstorms" beginning after 8 a.m.

More rain is in the forecast for Saturday and Sunday (Mother's Day), although the weekend weather probably won't be as crazy as Friday's.

Here's the full NWS forecast through Sunday night.

Friday: Rain, with thunderstorms also possible after 8am. High near 54. Northeast wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Friday Night: A chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 50. East wind 8 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. East wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. South wind 7 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday: A chance of showers, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 64. Southwest wind 8 to 16 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.