Just days after parts of the region got slammed by torrential rains that led to deadly flooding and washed out roads, another round of potentially severe storms could make a mess of the tri-state.
Anyone looking for a cool end to what has been a downright sweaty week should brace for some mixed news.
After a brief morning break between evening storms, more flood-making storms are on the way back to the tri-state Friday night. A couple of isolated storms were on the radar by the evening, with more expected to swing through later in the night.
With so much humidity in the air, Storm Team 4 says Friday's storms are capable of producing hourly rainfall rates between 1.5 and 2.5 inches. That's enough to lead to flash flooding.
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Expect showers to stay scattered throughout the weekend. Saturday looks to be the drier day with just a pop-up shower or two possible. Sunday could be the wettest of the three days.
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By the time the weekend comes to a close, 2-3 inches of rain can be expected, with isolated areas getting more than that. The humidity everyone is so fond of... probably won't break until mid-next week.
Totals won't come near the 7-9 inches that was seen in Orange and Putnam counties last weekend. There was so much rainfall that hit suddenly, the severity led to a flash flood emergency being issued — a rarity that happens maybe once a year.
The severe storms on Sunday proved to be fatal. Conditions worsened to the point where the Orange County executive and governor of New York called for a state of emergency. Orange County Exec Steven Neuhaus said that an investigation was underway into the death of a woman in her mid-30s reportedly trying to evacuated from her home with her dog and she was swept away by a flash flood.
See below Storm Team 4's exclusive 10-day forecast:
