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New York City is under Flood Watch Tuesday \u2014 with the National Weather Service warning of the potential for life-threatening flash flooding.<\/p>\n

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The Big Apple joins parts of Long Island, the Hudson Valley, most of Connecticut, northern New Jersey, and eastern Pennsylvania, hit by an AccuWeather Flood Watch alert.<\/p>\n

Some areas will be drenched with 2 to 5 inches of rain \u2014 with some localities getting soaked by 2 to 3 inches per hour, reported ABC 7.<\/p>\n

New York City, the Mid-Hudson, and Long Island have a Moderate chance (40-70%) of flash flooding, while the Capital Region and Mohawk Valley have a Slight chance (15-40%).<\/p>\n

The rest of the Empire State has a Marginal chance (5-15%) of flash floods.<\/p>\n

Heavy rain will continue through Wednesday morning, with areas across the Catskills seeing totals of 6 to 8 inches in just a matter of hours, making travel hazardous.<\/p>\n

Hundreds of flights were canceled on Tuesday across New York area airports in anticipation of the dangerous storms.<\/p>\n

They include 117 at JFK, 109 at LaGuardia, and 61 at Newark \u2014 affecting between 10 and 20% of all flights.<\/p>\n

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As well as all five New York boroughs, nearby Nassau, Westchester, Orange, Putnam, and Rockland Counties are all affected by the Flood Watch.<\/p>\n

In New Jersey, Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Passaic, and Union Counties face fresh flooding fears.<\/p>\n

Fairfield and New Haven Counties in Connecticut are also affected.<\/p>\n

New York Governor Kathy Hochul urged residents to be safe ahead of the heavy rain forecast across the state Tuesday and Wednesday.<\/p>\n

\u201cNew York State will be experiencing a prolonged rain event beginning Tuesday that will bring heavy rains and cause flash flooding \u2013 New Yorkers should stay vigilant, stay informed, and use caution,\u201d Governor Hochul said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs State agencies are ready and mobilized to keep New Yorkers safe, it is important for everyone to do their part by monitoring your local forecast and when in doubt, turn around, don\u2019t drown,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

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Monday night already saw powerful storms across New Jersey, bringing lightning and hail, flash flooding, and heavy rain.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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