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New York City Activates Heat and Flood Measures Ahead of Severe Afternoon Storms

Two task force members have been dispatched to support search and recovery in Texas following recent deadly floods.

A woman walks on the High Line in Manhattan on June 25, 2025.
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Overview

  • The National Weather Service issued a heat advisory for New York City from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday with feels-like temperatures near 100°F.
  • A flood watch remains in effect from 2 p.m. until 2 a.m. Wednesday with forecasts of heavy rain, damaging winds and flash flooding.
  • NYC Emergency Management has opened cooling centers, deployed outreach teams to assist vulnerable residents and staged crews to address downed trees and power lines.
  • NOAA’s Weather Prediction Center and Storm Prediction Center have raised the region’s flash flood and severe thunderstorm risks to Level 2.
  • Two members of New York City’s task force departed Tuesday to assist with search and recovery operations in flood-stricken Texas.