A tornado warning has been issued for Queens as NYC braces for hail and heavy rain this weekend
For New Yorkers with access to a nearby window, this weekend’s weather forecast probably won’t come as much of a surprise. Well, maybe it will — particularly if you aren’t used to seeing phrases like tornado warning and quarter-sized hail pop up in your local weather updates. The National Weather Service has issued a tornado warning for Queens County until 2 p.m. Thursday, November 12, as a powerful storm system moves through the Tri-State area. A tornado watch is also in effect for parts of New Jersey until 7 p.m. , while a Special Marine Warning covers New York Harbor and coastal waters stretching from Sandy Hook, New Jersey, to Fire Island Inlet, Long Island, until 1:45 p.m. And that’s not all the weather has in store. Forecasters are tracking heavy rainfall, potentially severe thunderstorms, gusty winds and localized flooding throughout the afternoon and evening. Some areas could see more than two inches of rain, particularly where heavier downpours repeatedly move over the same communities. Thursday’s relatively mild temperatures are also about to make a dramatic exit. Behind the storm system, much colder air will sweep into the region, bringing Friday temperatures down into the 40s, with gusty winds making
