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Eye Of The Storm: Heavy Rain, Strong Winds Make For Wet Mess

It's a wet mess. And a windy one too.

A look at areas where a Coastal Flood Advisory (light green) and Flash Flood Watch (green) are in effect.

A look at areas where a Coastal Flood Advisory (light green) and Flash Flood Watch (green) are in effect.

Photo Credit: National Weather Service

A storm bringing heavy downpours and strong winds between 20 and 30 miles per hour with gusts up to 50 mph is barreling through the area.

Up to 2.5 inches of rainfall is possible before it winds down late in the afternoon.

A Flash Flood Watch is in effect until 6 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 24 for the entire area. A Coastal Flood Advisory has been issued for 11 a.m. till 3 p.m. Thursday for southern Westchester and coastal Connecticut.

The storm arrived overnight along with a brief surge of warmer air. 

The heaviest rain is expected just after the end of the Thursday morning commute. There will be heavy downpours into the afternoon Thursday that could cause ice jams even though the high temperature will climb to the mid  to upper 40s. The storm should wrap up by around 5 p.m. Thursday.

Colder air will return overnight with a low around 22 degrees.

Friday, Jan. 25 will be sunny with the high temperature in the mid 30s.

A new Arctic blast will be in full force overnight Friday into Saturday, Jan. 26 with the low temperature dropping to around 12 degrees. 

Saturday will be mostly sunny with a high in the mid to upper 20s.

There's a chance for snow on Sunday, Jan. 27 on a cloudy day with a high around 32 degrees.

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