The Northeast is looking forward to another wet weekend ahead as the remnants of Tropical Storm Philippe and an incoming cold front will soak New England and possibly flood New York for the second time in two weeks.
Tropical Storm Philippe battered Bermuda with heavy rain and winds, but lost steam and was downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone on Friday as it turned north on a path toward Atlantic Canada and New England.
But the East Coast will not be spared by the storm as its remnants combined with an east-moving cold front will make for another rainy weekend.
Maine will be especially wet, but at least an inch of rain could fall from much of eastern New York into western and northern New England over the weekend, according to The Weather Channel.
Last weekend’s New York City floods saw cars submerged in floodwaters on the FDR Freeway in Manhattan (pictured on September 29)
Brooklyn was hit hard by the severe flooding and residents were seen up to their knees in water on Friday (pictured on September 29)
As seen from an aerial view, a truck moves through a flooded intersection following heavy rains from Tropical Storm Ophelia on September 24
This weekend could see at least one inch of rain – not as much as last weekend, but still enough for Mayor Adams to put an emergency plan into action (pictured on September 25)
The East Coast will not be spared by the storm as its remnants combined with an east-moving cold front will make for another rainy weekend
The threat of possible flooding prompted New York Governor Kathy Hochul to urge New Yorkers to prepare for severe weather.
Announcing that New York City has activated its Flash Flood Emergency Plan, Mayor Eric Adams said on X: ‘New Yorkers: periods of heavy rain and potential flooding are forecast late tonight into tomorrow. We activated the City’s Flash Flood Emergency Plan and proactively deployed resources and teams.’
Mayor Adams was quick to implement the emergency plan this weekend after he was criticized for his handling of last weekend’s flood chaos.
New York City’s party-loving Mayor Eric Adams was blasted after taking nearly four hours to issue a shelter-in-place order or provide any guidance on a rapidly escalating flash flood disaster.
This weekend’s rainfall is not predicted to be as disruptive as last weekend’s flooding – which closed the subway and caused heavy traffic
Last weekend’s rain was a hangover from Tropical Storm Ophelia (pictured on September 29)
An incoming cold front will soak New England and possibly flood New York for a second time in two weeks
It was among the worst seen in New York City since Hurricane Ida in 2021, when 13 people drowned in basement apartments after being caught off guard (pictured on September 29)
Multiple subway lines in New York City were closed and streets flooded after torrential rain hit the metropolitan area, prompting flood warnings in the city as well as Long Island, Connecticut and New Jersey (pictured on September 29)
Brooklyn saw a day’s worth of rain in just three hours, which is expected once every 100 years (pictured on September 29)
The rain, a hangover from Tropical Storm Ophelia, was some of the worst seen in New York City since Hurricane Ida in 2021, when 13 people drowned in basement apartments after being caught off guard.
While NYC emergency Twitter accounts warned of the rain Thursday, it wasn’t until after rush hour Friday morning that emergency alerts were sent to residents’ phones. Brooklyn saw a day’s worth of rain in just three hours, which is expected once every 100 years.
Meanwhile in Bermuda, the post-tropical cyclone was forecast to pass close to the island later on Friday. It was then expected to reach the coast of Nova Scotia or eastern New England Saturday night into Sunday, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami, which issued its final advisory on the system.
Officials in Bermuda closed schools ahead of the storm. Up to 5 inches (13 centimeters) of rain was forecast for parts of New York, New England and southeastern Canada.
It wasn’t until after rush hour on Friday morning that emergency alerts were sent to New York residents’ phones (pictured on September 29)
Mayor Adams was quick to put the emergency plan into action this weekend after being slammed for his handling of last weekend’s flood chaos
Tropical Storm Philippe battered Bermuda with heavy rain and winds, but lost steam and was downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone on Friday as it turned north on a path toward Atlantic Canada and New England.
“Interests in those areas should prepare for the possibility of strong winds and heavy rainfall,” the hurricane center said.
Phillippe drenched the northeastern Caribbean on Tuesday, with all schools in the US Virgin Islands closed and multiple power outages reported in the area amid downpours and lighting.
Tropical Storm Philippe is the 16th named storm to form in the Atlantic this year.
Meanwhile, tropical storm Lidia churned through open waters in the Pacific Ocean. It was located about 445 miles (710 kilometers) south of the southern tip of Baja California and had winds of up to 70 mph (110 kmph). It was moving west-northwest at 5 mph (7 km/h) and was expected to become a hurricane later Friday.