NEW YORK—Just nine days after Superstorm Sandy hit, the city faces more hazardous weather with the season’s first nor'easter expected to hit the area Wednesday, bringing high winds and a mix of wet snow and rain.
The National Weather Service issued a high winds watch and a coastal flood watch from Wednesday morning through late Wednesday night.
“Keep in mind these are forecasts, and as we know forecasts change as you get closer to the event,” said Mayor Michael Bloomberg in an update Tuesday from City Hall.
Storm surges of 2 feet to 4.5 feet are expected. Bloomberg said there will be no mandatory evacuations but some particularly low-lying areas will likely flood.
Temperatures are projected to drop down into the 20s and 30s at night.
The storm comes a little more than a week after Hurricane Sandy ravaged much of the city’s southern coastal areas. Recovery efforts there are still underway.
An inch of rainfall Wednesday could mix with sleet. “We could have some snow on the ground and certainly some snow on the trees,” said Bloomberg. “That makes trees that already have their base flooded more likely to fall over, and that’s something we’re really going to worry about.”
