STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A major storm with the potential to become a “bomb cyclone” will rock New York City with heavy rain and strong winds through Monday, according to a meteorologist at AccuWeather.
The stormy conditions will begin on Sunday, impacting those traveling just a week before Christmas, according to AccuWeather. Slow travel will likely be due to flooded roads, airline delays, and flight cancellations — while regional power outages are possible.
It could reach the official criteria of a bomb cyclone as it strengthens rapidly into Monday, senior meteorologist at AccuWeather John Feerick told the Advance/SILive.com on Sunday morning.
A bomb cyclone is another way of referring to a storm undergoing “bombogenesis,” as noted by AccuWeather. In other words: explosive storm strengthening. When a storm gathers strength, air rises, and as a result, it creates a vacuum effect that produces lower atmospheric pressure, according to AccuWeather. In order to be dubbed a bomb cyclone, the central barometric pressure within this storm must fall 0.71 of an inch of mercury in 24 hours or less.
“It may not, by the letter of the law actually reach that level,” said Feerick. “It’s going to be kind of close. But regardless, it’s going to be a very powerful storm for sure that’s going to impact the area tonight and tomorrow morning.”
The worst conditions due to rain, flooding, and powerful winds in New York City will occur during Sunday afternoon and Sunday night. There will be a bit of rain and drizzle on Sunday afternoon, but conditions will ramp up this evening with heavy rain, said Feerick.
The National Weather Service announced a coastal flood watch, aerial flood watch, and wind advisory for Staten Island in effect from Sunday into Monday.
Due to the raging storm, the Monday morning commute in New York City may be slow and difficult.
“Probably will start to see some pretty heavy rain move in after nine or 10 o’clock probably, and then we’ll see…
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