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The rain that tri-state residents saw this weekend is mostly in the rearview mirror but there’s still the chance of a thunderstorm or two, Storm Team 4 says. A cold front might bring a few thunderstorms Sunday evening, but they won’t be widespread. A few spotty showers are possible Monday afternoon and into the evening, according to Storm Team...

Latest forecast from Storm Team 4’s Matt Brickman.

The latest forecast from Storm Team 4’s Raphael Miranda.

Latest forecast from Storm Team 4’s Matt Brickman.

The latest forecast from Storm Team 4’s Raphael Miranda.

The threat of a rainstorm with lightning moving quickly into New York City forced the evacuation of two Pride Month events: a concert on a Manhattan pier and the Youth Pride gathering in Central Park.

Jose, which went from a Category 1 hurricane to a tropical storm late Tuesday, caused flooding and took down trees in parts of Long Island overnight, and though it’s expected to pass well east of the Jersey Shore, coastal flooding and dangerous rip currents are likely there as well, forecasters say.

Rising tides and whipping winds damaged a Jersey Shore fishing pier, flooded roads and got at least one driver stuck on a road in New Jersey Tuesday as Hurricane Jose started churning toward the tri-state.

Jose, which went from a Category 1 to a tropical storm, caused flooding and took down trees in parts of Long Island. Katherine Creag reports.

Jose, the system that had been a Category 1 hurricane for several days as it worked its way up the east coast, has weakened to a tropical storm, forecasters say.

Parts of Long Island remain under a tropical storm watch ahead of Hurricane Jose, which is expected to stay out to sea but still deliver punishing rains, rough surf, wind and beach erosion to the area.

Rising tides and whipping winds damaged a Jersey Shore fishing pier, flooded roads and stranded at least one driver as Hurricane Jose started churning toward the tri-state Tuesday. Brian Thompson reports.

Long Islanders are hunkering down as Hurricane Jose moves closer to Long Island. Greg Cergol reports.

A tropical storm watch has been issued for all coastal areas of the tri-state ahead of Hurricane Jose, which is expected to stay out to sea but still deliver punishing rains, rough surf, wind and beach erosion to the area.

A tropical storm watch is in effect for parts of Long Island ahead of Hurricane Jose, which is expected to deliver punishing rains, rough surf, wind and beach erosion. Michael George reports.

A tropical storm watch has been issued for parts of the Jersey Shore and Long Island ahead of Hurricane Jose, which is expected to stay out in the Atlantic but still deliver rough surf, wind and beach erosion to the tri-state.

Erica Grow’s forecast for Sunday, Sept. 17. 

Coastal areas in the tri-state are bracing for rough surf as Hurricane Jose approaches in the Atlantic.

Hurricane Jose continued to build strength as it swirled northward Friday night and early Saturday, and Storm Team 4 says the system is one that the tri-state — and entire East Coast, for that matter — should keep an eye on.