Overview
- The National Weather Service issued a tornado warning for parts of Queens on Thursday after radar detected rotation, then canceled the alert when forecasters said the storm weakened below severe limits and no touchdown was confirmed.
- Heavy downpours prompted flood advisories for Brooklyn, Queens and southwestern Nassau County, with localized rainfall rates near an inch per hour and some areas receiving totals approaching two to three inches.
- A Special Marine Warning covered New York Harbor to Fire Island Inlet earlier in the afternoon, and a tornado watch remained in effect for central and southern New Jersey through the evening.
- The NWS advised people to move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor, avoid windows, and warned motorists not to shelter under highway overpasses.
- Forecasters say colder air will sweep in Friday with rain tapering overnight and drier conditions expected this weekend, though gusty winds and minor coastal flooding may persist into Friday around high tides.