A nor'easter moving up the East Coast is expected to bring coastal flooding, strong wind and rain to New York City through the weekend, with the worst of it forecast for Saturday.
The National Weather Service put New York City, southern Westchester County and Long Island under a coastal flood warning from 6 p.m. Friday until 6 p.m. Sunday. In the most exposed shoreline areas, water could rise 2 to 3 feet above ground level.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani issued a travel advisory beginning Friday afternoon and warned of possible flooding in parts of Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island and near the Battery, CNN reported. Gusts in the metro area could reach 50 mph, enough to topple trees and bring down power lines.
"New Yorkers should still prepare for gusty winds, rain and coastal flooding this weekend," Mamdani said, according to amNewYork.
The Global Citizen Festival in Central Park was canceled because of the forecast, ABC7 New York reported. The station said Freeport, Inwood and Great Kills Harbor on Staten Island could see major coastal flooding.
The biggest risk comes at high tide. NBC New York pointed to Friday evening, Saturday mid-morning and Saturday evening. A full moon Saturday will push those tides higher.
Gov. Kathy Hochul ordered state agencies to prepare and told people in low-lying and waterfront areas to take precautions, NY1 reported. The MTA is checking drains in flood-prone spots and has crews on standby.
City beaches closed for the season Sept. 13, and no lifeguards are on duty. Forecasters expect high surf and dangerous rip currents on Atlantic beaches at least through Saturday.
More than 40 million people along the East Coast could feel the storm. Near Boston, gusts could top 60 mph, and Ed Sheeran's weekend shows at Gillette Stadium in Massachusetts were called off.
This forecast reflects conditions as of Friday, Sept. 25. The storm's track could still shift.