Get those umbrellas and rainboots ready for the morning commute.
Areas of the New York metro region are under flash flood warnings as storms creep into the Northeast and showers are expected to continue throughout the day.
Queens, Brooklyn, Manhattan and Staten Island, along with parts of New Jersey and Long Island, have already experienced 2 inches of rain overnight, with 1 to 2 more inches expected in the next several hours.
Flooding is expected today in the NYC metropolitan area. NWS New York NY / Twitter
Vehicles drive through a large puddle on the service road of the eastbound LIE near the Van Wyck Expressway in Queens. Robert Mecea
The storm began affecting the areas Tuesday morning, but humidity is supposed to drop by Wednesday afternoon. Robert MeceaWinds are fluctuating between 10 and 15 mph out of Kennedy and LaGuardia airports and are expected to stay that way until the early afternoon.
By the late evening, the storm will have left the area, and winds are expected to die down.
Other places in and near the metropolitan area may be put under weather advisories in the coming hours as the storm approaches.
Areas of the New York metro region are under flash flood warnings as storms creep into the Northeast and showers are expected to continue throughout the day. Robert MeceaA previous tornado watch for Kings County has been canceled.
The storm began affecting the areas Tuesday morning, and humidity is due to drop by Wednesday afternoon.
From Wednesday through the rest of the week, the skies are expected to be sunny and clear, with temperatures reaching the mid-70s to low 80s.
