Hotter Than a Match Head

July 18, 2019

Hot town, summer in the city. You didn’t have to travel anywhere this week to experience the wonders of Nature in the form of severe weather. We’re still in a heatwave forecast to run through the weekend. Early in the evening yesterday just about suppertime the sky turned dark before opening up and dumping tons of rain on our island. People dived into subway stations and building lobbies, drenched to the bone, seeking shelter from the storm.

Besides a heatwave and the downpour yesterday, t-storms are expected on and off over the next several days and flash flooding is expected to disrupt traffic and inundate low lying areas. All of this is during a week that kicked off with the still unexplained blackout that left midtown west in darkness for hours on Saturday, on the anniversary of the really big 1977 blackout.

Here’s the most recent update from NWS via NotifyNYC:

Notification issued 07-18-2019 at 4:15 PM.

The National Weather Service has issued the following:

What: Excessive Heat Warning

Where: NYC

When: 12:00 PM on 7/19 to 8:00 PM on 7/21

Hazards: These conditions are dangerous to health. People without air conditioning, older adults, and people with chronic health conditions are most at risk. NYC will open cooling centers beginning 07-17-2019.

Preparedness Actions:

– Avoid strenuous activity

– Active children, adults, and people with lung disease such as asthma should reduce prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors

For cooling center information contact 3-1-1 or visit http://on.nyc.gov/extremeheat.

More info: www.dec.ny.gov or www.weather.gov/okx/.

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