This morning's answer comes first: the National Weather Service issued a Flash Flood Warning at 7:38 AM covering Westchester's Sound shore, New Rochelle included, and it runs until 10:30 AM. Radar and rain gauges showed 1 to 2 inches already down, with another 1 to 2 inches possible while it lasts. The broader Flood Watch, posted Saturday, ends at noon. After that the forecast keeps improving: showers are likely before 11:00 AM, then only a chance of showers between 11:00 and 2:00 under a high near 80.
The morning is the part to plan around. If a corner near you floods in every storm, give it a miss until midday. Keep outdoor plans parked for the early hours and let the afternoon carry them; tonight stays mostly cloudy with only a 20 percent chance of a shower after 2:00 AM. One standing rule from the Weather Service worth repeating on mornings like this: if you reach a flooded stretch of road, turn around. Most flood deaths happen in vehicles.
The week behind the rain is the payoff. Monday clears out sunny with a high near 74, Tuesday stays sunny near 72, Wednesday near 78, and the next rain chance waits until Friday at 30 percent. The Street Fair is Saturday, six days out, and this weekend's soaker will be a week gone by then. One note that cuts in our favor: the watch never reached Putnam or Dutchess counties, where our sister editions watched a quiet alert map all morning.
The questions New Rochelle searches this week, answer first, source after.
When does the Flood Watch end in New Rochelle?
At noon today, Sunday, September 13. The Flash Flood Warning inside it ran from 7:38 AM to 10:30 AM. Showers themselves hold on a bit longer than the paperwork: likely before 11:00 AM, then a chance until about 2:00 PM, with the heaviest rain already fallen by dawn.
Tuesday, September 15 at 6:15 PM at City Hall, 515 North Avenue. After that, the calendar goes quiet until October 13, when a Committee of the Whole with public hearings starts at 3:45 PM and Community to Be Heard follows at 7:00 PM. The September 15 agenda had not surfaced in the Agenda Center as of Sunday morning, so Tuesday evening is the first place a neck-zoning next step would appear in writing.
Sunday morning owns the weather trouble: showers, a heavy cell at times, and the Flash Flood Warning until 10:30 AM. Give any morning drive extra minutes and expect ponding first in the low ends of blocks and the corners that always collect water. No new road advisories are logged for the city, and Metro-North runs the regular weekend timetable.
Monday flips the script for commuters: dry, gradually sunny, a high near 74, with a north wind gusting to 21 mph. One forward note for drivers: the Street Fair's car-free zone takes effect the morning of September 19, so downtown parking turns into a walk-in plan that Saturday.
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