2pm update: Queens tornado warning expires, storms continue

People near Rockaway Beach said that, you know, that they are seeing some heavy downpours near their area. Of course, that is going to continue to work its way through. So, and that's going to be the trend as we go throughout the evening. I hate to say it, you know, I wish we could just see this and be like, okay, well, at 2 o'clock, once it expires, we're all in the clear. However, we mentioned parts of Jersey under that tornado watch, meaning the ingredients are there. There could be a tornado, not, there isn't one, you know, thankfully. But that's in effect until 7 o'clock this evening. In New Jersey? Yes, for parts of Jersey. Wow. Okay. Well, that's significant, too, because those parts of Jersey, too, there's open. Some of the areas, there's open spaces. Yeah. Other areas. What about that rain for Jersey, too? Have they already been hit? Yes. That was really at the top of the noon show. They were getting hammered with some of the heavier rainfall. We actually had, and we still do. Have a flash flood warning in effect for parts of northeastern Jersey. So that makes sense. Yeah, they always get hit hard. So crazy. Yes. You know, so flash flooding of small creeks, streams, urban areas, highways, streets, underpasses, and of course, those areas with poor drainage, low lying areas, you know, more susceptible to seeing some of that flash flooding. So, Lauren, also, I'm looking at the map, the map that we have. OK, go in New York. Yeah. Going up the East Coast there, just past Hartford. So it really is going up across the East Coast. Yes. New England. You know, we were watching earlier, or I was watching radar earlier, and Philly was getting hammered. You know, now, look, they're starting to see a little bit of improvement there. But it is moving towards the tri-state area. And then next, our friends in Connecticut. And then eventually Boston. Hopefully it's a lot weaker by time. It reaches their area, though, you know, not as strong as we're seeing. I will be interested to see the rainfall accumulation with this. So I feel like it's been pretty steadily raining over the past hour. So, you know, it looks like it's so every map here. Yeah, we're going to look at like a lot like a lot of rain there. Right. Yeah. So, you know, definitely. Definitely not the nicest day. No. We'll stick with that for sure. We have about 10 minutes left of this tornado warning. We will see if they extend it or if they just let it expire. Usually they'll let us know ahead of time what they choose to do based on what it looks like on radar. Okay, so let's look ahead. Let's try to be positive here. Yeah. Hopefully there's no serious damage and no injuries with this that are going on. The rest of the weekend, like the storm is expected to continue through tonight. We don't know about the tornado warning, but in terms of the rain and stuff tonight. Yeah, you know, today, today, tomorrow, not going to be the most pleasant days. But then by the weekend, it's going to be cold. Don't get me wrong. You know, 40s for highs. Wow. OK. Yes. It's a little old. But, you know, we're not talking about severe weather. We're not talking about rain. We're talking about drier air moving in in time for the weekend. So cold. Yes. rainy and miserable. No. Okay. I hope you don't mind the cold. We can deal with that. Yes. Yes. Well, it is November. Great. We are a couple of weeks away from Thanksgiving, which is crazy in itself. I know that's nuts in itself. So we've been we've been pretty lucky so far with the With the fall weather here and with the lack of lack of rain. I mean, I think people, I think that's the other thing too. It's like when we go through a long spell like this, I'm a driver, I drive. Okay. And I see, I see that, you know, when we go through a long period where it's been very, very dry, there hasn't been a lot of rain. It's almost like some people forget how to drive in the rain. It's like, wait a minute. Okay. It's rainy. It's wet. You know, those roads are so slick. And I mean, you're seeing in that live camera there, that is LaGuardia, right? And you're seeing the raindrops on the camera as well. So not the... Not, you know, great weather to be out in right now. You know, even if you're not in that area where the tornado warning is, of course, definitely you want to be inside. But even surrounding areas, we're still seeing heavy downpours working their way through and going to continue. Exactly. And there's another thing that's catching my attention with this, too, is you see the westbound traffic in the right lane there headed towards the BQE turnoff or towards the RFK Bridge, and that traffic is kind of starting to build and they're going a A little bit slower, so maybe they had a rain squall or whatever. We can see the rain, like you said, on the camera. Yep, it's easy to move through. So it's a busy weather day. I mean, even looking at all of our warnings. Oh, we do have our JFK camera. Okay, we're coming. Okay, great. That is awesome. Love to hear that. Oh, great. So we can watch. We'll have a live picture from JFK Airport. Yes. And this is very close to the area where the tornado warning is most seriously in effect. Right. And hopefully, you know, I mean, at least it's 153 now. So hopefully, oh, okay. Yeah, look at that. Okay, much heavier. Look at the rain coming down. Now, some of that might be... Hail? Yeah, it very well could be. I mean, we have reports of quarter-sized hail. I mean, that very well could be. Regardless, heavy downpours, gusty winds working through the area. I mean, you're seeing it right there. And actually, we're on the better side. We have a... Someone driving in Jersey, right? North Jersey right now as we track the heavy rainfall on Live View 5. I think we're going to try to pull that up as well. So, you know, our eyes and ears on the ground. No, 100%. We're getting a lot of feeds in here. So this is northern New Jersey. Yes. And it looks kind of dry. Rain, still rain coming down. It doesn't look too heavy. Yeah, those windshield wipers aren't going too fast. No. You know, not too bad. Okay. Well, it looks like they already, you said they already had the rain. As they start going really fast. I think that's great. But yes, that, you know, I'm not sure exactly where they are located right now, but parts of Jersey under a tornado watch right now. So, you know, again. Still not going to be seeing great weather until we get to about the evening hours, and then that should expire by around 7 p.m. It looks steady there, but doesn't look too heavy. It doesn't look bad. I mean, even on radar, the strongest of the storms are continuously moving. Now it looks like towards Bridgeport area. My eyes are not good. I can't even tell. Towards Bridgeport? Yeah. Krista, can we go back to JFK Airport? Because we're nearing that. Five-minute mark to the expiration, possible expiration of the tornado warning, and this way we can keep an eye on what the weather is looking like right there. So this is, if you're just joining us, this is a live picture here from the area around JFK Airport, Jamaica Bay, and tornado warning, as Lauren has been telling us, in Queens in effect until 2 p.m., which is about a little over four minutes from now. And we're watching this very, very closely. And one thing I really learned, I never had heard that before about these rain sheets kind of making a donut around the actual tornado. Absolutely, making it hard to see. You know, you can't see a visible, clear-cut, you know, canvas. Like the fun we've seen in the movies. Exactly, yeah. You might not see that, but all of a sudden the wind may pick up and the stronger. I mean, it looks pretty steady there right now, which is... Good news. I mean, we were expecting the worst of this storm, like the cluster of those heavier downpours, the severe part around JFK Airport, around 145. Here we are, 155. So, you know, it is moving its way past. So we might be seeing improvement in that area. Still doesn't look great, but, you know, in the sense of, you know, tracking anything severe, we may be seeing improvement in that area. I do want to see. Okay. And again, if you're just joining us right now, Airports to JFK. This is very close to JFK Airport, to the terminals. Thank Check for possible delays to your flights. If you have people arriving or if you're planning to leave, check for the arrival and departure times. you Make sure they're not weather impacted. Look at that. The sky looks very gray, very low. very And you can see, too, out into that pier, whatever that extended piece is right there of land. Thank you. much. The visibility is very, very low, which also plays a role in terms of the speed of the takeoffs and the departures with the planes. And so that's what it's looking like now. Steady, steady rain a little. It actually looks like it's letting up a little bit. It does. So I think we are seeing improvement. Is there a way we can get radar back up for a second? I mean, I don't know if it's weather live, too. Oh, perfect. OK, you know, we are starting to see improvement. Notice the heaviest of that rain now moving to the north. But starting to weaken. We're not seeing as many yellows or as many red colors, but I am still watching on radar there towards Long Island. You could see some of those storms that are offshore in the Atlantic right now. I'm looking ahead now as we are expecting this to expire. We're going to keep an eye on this. And the red is always the heaviest, and the yellow is heavy, but... Yeah, the moderate to heavy downpours, yeah, so... So my friends on Long Island, I would be keeping a close eye on radar, especially over the next, I would say, 30, 40 minutes. OK, just because of that area. I'm pointing to it as if you can see where I'm pointing. We'll wait and see. I'm not in front of a green screen. All right. We'll see. We'll figure it out. You know, those heavy downpours over there in the Atlantic that are moving to the northeast, they may brush towards East Hampton. You know, if they stay organized, I believe in that same area that I'm talking about. Those storms in the Atlantic, we do have a special marine warning in effect, it looks like. Like, um... Moving to the northeast at five knots. Okay, yes. We have a special marine warning in effect, which makes sense because those are some strong storms there. Exactly. Basically, that means there are severe thunderstorms over the open water. water. Right. But as they continue to travel to the northeast and make their way a bit closer, We will continue to keep an eye on it. You know, hopefully they can continue to weaken, and that will be that. But we are going to continue to track that. It's a very active weather day across the Tri-State area. No, it totally is. Flash flood warnings, tornado warnings, tornado watches. No, absolutely. Flood advisories. Let's just hope it comes through without any damage. Right, right. That is also, you know, a perk. I mean, hopefully everyone, of course, is just staying. Inside. But, you know, I'm looking on X. I keep typing Queens and JFK and I'm not seeing anything in the sense of, you know, visuals of a tornado on the ground. Not to say there isn't one, but, you know, typically when you start to see. A bunch of pictures start getting filtered in, then you start to say, okay, it looks like there may be something, and then that's when the National Weather Service will go and confirm it and say, hey, yes, there is something on the ground. The only thing we have right now, which is why the National Weather Service issued it, is radar indicated, meaning it had that look to it that it could produce a tornado. So, you know... Very well could stay that way, which we would like that, you know, ideally this expires at two o'clock. The weather improves for Queens and surrounding areas and, you know, we just continue to track the rain as it heads through the tri-state area throughout this evening. No, absolutely. All right, we're coming up on that two o'clock. Yeah, it's good news here. Tornado warning for Queens County will expire at two o'clock, meaning there's no need for them to And to continue that warning. They are going to expire that says the storm, which prompted the warning, has weakened below severe limits, no longer appears capable of producing a tornado. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. So that's great. And this is all from the National Weather Service. We just got that in right now from the National Weather Service. So that is. Hot off the press. So accurate to say that the tornado danger has passed? Yes. Tornado warning in Queens has expired. Okay. As of literally right now, 2 o'clock. All right. Not to say, though, you won't notice the nasty weather throughout the afternoon and into the evening. So just stay weather aware. Stay with Fox 5. I'll have your latest forecast at 4 o'clock. Yes. I know we'll be talking about it in Newsroom Live here at 2 o'clock. Right. We'll have you come back. Yeah. Yeah. I'll continue to. And give us a little update. Yeah. Yeah. Hopefully we can get a little more information. We'll see what's going on. Yeah, and let us know if you're seeing anything, of course, safely. You know, there is that QR code on the right side of your screen. Right. If you have any indication that, you know, you are seeing any severe weather near you, we'd love for you to share that, of course, if you can't do so safely. Yeah, scan the QR code and send us pictures if you have anything weather-related. In your area, or you come across it when you're on the road. You're in the Rockaway area, let us know how it was. Exactly, exactly. All right, Lauren, this sounds great. Hey, Mike, so we're going to take a short break. We'll come back with Newsroom Live, or we're staying on this? Okay. All right, we're going to take a short break. Lauren, thank you so, so much for all of this. Of course. We're going to take a short break. When we come back, we're going to continue to monitor. What did he say? We're going to say goodbye to our Fox 5 viewers. Oh, okay. We came into programming to let you know about this tornado warning. So if you're watching us on Fox 5, meteorologist Lauren Crivey, Lisa Evers here, and we're just signing off. We'll let you get back to normal programming. Okay, and stay with us for Newsroom Live. We're coming up in Newsroom Live with the latest from that Brooklyn building collapse and so much more. Stay with us. Lauren, thank you so much. Awesome.