Severe NYC Thunderstorms, Flash Flooding Possible This Weekend

Image via AccuWeather

NEW YORK CITY, NY — Just when you were starting to get used to sandal weather, a set of possible thunderstorms and flash floods have decided to make their merry way to NYC for the first weekend of June, the National Weather Service announced Friday in a "hazardous weather outlook" for the region.

Saturday is actually expected to be rather nice — or, at least, only "mostly cloudy" — with a very slight chance of rain after 2 p.m.

Sunday is a different story.

"There is a potential for strong to severe thunderstorms and flash flooding on Sunday, mainly in the afternoon and evening," the NWS said. "Showers and thunderstorms could produce heavy rain with maximum hourly rainful rates approaching 1 inch per hour."

And "if these heavier showers and thunderstorms move over the same locations," weather officials warned, "flash flooding of urban, low-lying and poor drainage areas would be possible."

Wind gusts during the thunderstorms could reach nearly 60 mph, according to government forecasters.

AccuWeather, for its part, is predicting the storms could get "rather volatile" (LOL), with heavy winds leading to "tree and power line damage, hail and torrential downpours."

And throughout all this mayhem, we've got expected temps in the upper 70s and lower 80s.

Happy almost summer, y'all. Here's the full weekend forecast.

Friday Afternoon: A chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 72. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. South wind around 6 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

Saturday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2am. Cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Sunday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce gusty winds and heavy rain. Patchy fog before 9am. High near 76. Southeast wind 6 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Sunday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then a chance of showers. Some of the storms could produce gusty winds and heavy rain. Patchy fog. Low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.