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NYC Weather: Hazardous Winds, Rain Follow Wild Night Of Storms
A tornado watch was issued for the city early Monday, though one didn't materialize.
NEW YORK — Rain, strong winds and thunderstorms are all in the mix Monday for New York City.
Rain and winds up to 34 mph batter New York City early morning, with remnants possible up to 9 a.m.,the National Weather Service says.
It follows a wild night of storms in which even an tornado watch was issued for the city, though it didn't materialize.
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.@NWSNewYorkNY Tornado Watch issued for NYC, from 1 AM on 4/15 to 7 AM on 4/15. Favorable conditions exist for a tornado to form. https://t.co/oBGvYAYGD9. Multilingual & ASL Link: https://t.co/WpEEZTNGEN.
— NYCEM - Notify NYC (@NotifyNYC) April 15, 2019
Then a wind advisory will go into effect starting from noon Monday through 2 a.m. Tuesday, with the forecaster predicting winds as strong as 45 mph. Strong winds could make driving difficult, and the weather service warns.
The city could see as much as a quarter of an inch of rain Monday, with a temperature of about 53 degrees lasting most of the day, the weather service says.
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Here's a closer look at what to expect from the weather this week, courtesy of the National Weather Service.
Today
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 9am, then a chance of showers between 9am and noon. Temperature rising to near 64 by 11am, then falling to around 53 during the remainder of the day. Windy, with a light and variable wind becoming west 29 to 34 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. Windy, with a northwest wind 23 to 32 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 61. West wind 16 to 18 mph.
Tuesday Night
A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. West wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light northwest after midnight.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 60. Northeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Friday
A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66.
Friday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 55. Breezy.
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