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NYC gets minimal damage from storm, but scattered showers and cool temps remain
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Brittany Kriegstein
Published Apr 4, 2024
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The storm that pounded New York City Wednesday is mostly gone and didn’t leave too much lasting damage, according to city officials and meteorologists.
But don’t put away that rain gear just yet.
Scattered showers and unseasonably cool temperatures will continue to pass through the region Thursday, according to the National Weather Service, and some coastal flooding is still possible.
“Not a complete washout by any stretch of the imagination, but certainly want to keep that umbrella nearby because there are going to be a few showers around throughout the day today and tomorrow,” said meteorologist Dominic Ramunni.
“Fortunately, the winds have calmed down," he added. "Temperatures are going to be a little bit chillier than what we're used to in early April. Highs probably only getting into the upper forties this afternoon, which is about 10 degrees below normal."
The triple threat storm left New York City relatively unscathed, besides some downed trees and powerlines as well as localized street flooding, according to Zach Iscol, head of the city’s Office of Emergency Management.
“We had some significant flooding on the Henry Hudson [Parkway] last night, we had some crews out there from DEP along with NYPD and some members of our team that quickly addressed that to get traffic moving,” he said early Thursday on WNYC.
As of Thursday morning, Con Edison’s outage map was mostly showing clusters of customers in the Bronx without power.
Iscol warned that tree branches could continue to come down and damage power lines Thursday as more strong winds are expected.
The National Weather Service recorded 2.63 inches of rain and gusts up to 59 miles per hour in Central Park over the course of Tuesday and Wednesday, according to Ramunni.
The significant rainfall to kick off April comes on the heels of an exceptionally soggy March.
“It was a remarkably wet month," Ramunni said. "I mean, nearly 10 inches, which is more than double what we see typically."
The gloomy weather is forecasted to clear over the weekend, as sunny skies and warmer temperatures return.
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