Hazardous Weather Outlook Issued for New Rochelle

The National Weather Service has issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook for southern Westchester County communities over the weekend due to possible flooding in some areas.

There is a chance of ice jam flooding of rivers and streams due to the combination of snowmelt and rainfall.

“Ice Jam flooding is unpredictable and sudden,” says the NWS. “So it is advised that those with interests along our larger rivers and streams monitor NWS forecasts for the latest information.”

The impending weather system has already delayed Saturday’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade in White Plains by an hour.

“Well after midnight, we’ll see rain spread into the Hudson Valley. A few locations could see a very brief period of wet snow or sleet at the onset of the precipitation… but for the most part, this is a plain… cold rain for everyone,” says Bill Potter of Hudson Valley Weather. “Rain could fall steadiest during the morning hours on Saturday… and begin to taper off during the early afternoon.”

Here’s the forecast for most of southern Westchester County:

Tonight: A slight chance of rain and sleet before 2am, then rain. Steady temperature around 36. Light south wind. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no sleet accumulation expected.

Saturday: Rain, mainly before 4pm. Areas of fog. High near 47. Light southeast wind. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Saturday Night: Patchy fog before 11pm. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 35. Northwest wind 7 to 9 mph.

Sunday: A slight chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 44. Wind chill values between 30 and 35. Northwest wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. North wind 9 to 13 mph.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 48.

Patch Editor Lanning Taliaferro contributed to this report.

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