According to Bloomberg, “The many projects needed to protect New York against a 100-year storm — a destructive weather event that has a 1% chance of happening in any given yea ...
An updated flood watch was released by the National Weather Service on Monday at 3:24 a.m. in effect until 2 p.m. for Herkimer, Hamilton, Fulton, Montgomery, Saratoga, Warren and Washington counties.
Warm temperatures and heavy rain could cause trouble in New York. Up to an inch of rain is coming, which could raise river and stream levels and cause ice jam flooding. An ice jam, or ice dam, happens ...
With the push of a button, New York City officials say they'll soon be able to deploy flip-up flood gates that are being placed underneath the FDR Drive to protect Manhattan from extreme floodwaters.