NYC Storm Forecast: Heavy Rains, High Winds, Possible Floods Headed Our Way

NEW YORK, NY — A "major coastal storm" is expected to hit the NYC area Monday afternoon and last through Tuesday morning, bringing with it strong winds, heavy rains and coastal flooding, weather officials warned Monday morning.

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"The same storm that triggered the outbreak of tornadoes and severe thunderstorms across the South over the weekend weekend will sweep up the East Coast into Tuesday," AccuWeather reported.

The National Weather Service has issued a "hazardous weather outlook" for NYC in response to the brewing nor'easter.

According to forecasters, hazards include:

• Two to three inches of rainfall from Monday afternoon through Tuesday morning, which could cause urban flooding

• "High winds" from now through Monday night, which could knock down trees and power lines

• Coastal flooding during the Monday morning, Monday evening and Tuesday morning high tides, which could cause "widespread dune erosion and localized washovers at Atlantic ocean beaches from elevated waters"

AccuWeather added: "Crashing waves threaten to eat away at the beaches and cause erosion up and down the mid-Atlantic and New England coasts. The seas will be dangerous for small craft."

As has been the trend this January, temperatures are expected to remain unseasonably warm throughout the stormy weather — then rise even higher, into the upper 40s, once the storm passes midweek.

Here's the week's full forecast, via the National Weather Service:

Monday: Light rain. Temperature falling to around 38 by 3pm. Wind chill values between 25 and 30. Windy, with a northeast wind 26 to 34 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Monday Night: Rain. The rain could be heavy at times. Low around 39. Wind chill values between 25 and 30. Windy, with a northeast wind 29 to 34 mph decreasing to 21 to 26 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

Tuesday: Rain likely, mainly before 3pm. Cloudy, with a high near 41. Northwest wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Tuesday Night: Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 37. Northwest wind 10 to 17 mph.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 49.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 49.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 43.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 39.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 39.