The rain has been hammering the Northeast region, causing massive flooding and trees to fall. Parts of the Mid-Atlantic, New York and New England could see more than 3 inches of rain through Monday, with local amounts exceeding 5 inches. The melting snow from past storms are compounding the flood issues.

Average wind speeds over the Northeast region have been between 40 – 60 mph. JFK Airport in the New York City area is the big winner with a gusts up to 74 mph. Overnight and Sunday over eastern New York and northern New England, heavy rain could change to heavy wet snow, especially above 1000 to 1500 feet.

Local Storm News

The strong winds will continue to down numerous trees and power lines. A huge tree has fallen across Midland Parkway in the borough of Queens taking out the power lines. Firetrucks and emergency personnel are already on the seen trying to keep everyone safe from the sparking power lines. So far the outage seems to only have affected about 10 blocks in the Jamaica Estates neighborhood.

In transit news, it seems that F train service into Queens from the 34th st, has been temporarily suspended. We will continue to investigate the issue. Currently, the only known advisory is that F trains will run local in both directions between 71 Av and 21 St/Queensbridge. However, this advisory is only between the hours of 12am and 5am this weekend.

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