Memorial Day Weekend Rainout Day 2 Sun May 24 — Tri-State on Track for Wettest Memorial Day Since 1948, ~2" Rainfall, High Surf 5-10ft Brooklyn/Queens/LI, Life-Threatening Rip Currents; NYCEM Beach Warnings Hold, No Major Flooding Reports Through Sunday AM
May 24, 2026CBS New York | NY1 | NYC Office of Emergency Management | National Weather Service OKX | CNN Official
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Mamdani-era city government works through second day of multi-day Memorial Day rainout. NWS-OKX First Alert Days both Sat and Sun; tri-state averaging ~2" rainfall with thunderstorms producing 1"/hr brief rates. NYC OEM issued beach warnings for life-threatening rip currents all weekend; High Surf Advisory in effect for Brooklyn, Queens, Long Island with 5-10ft waves expected Sunday. Despite holiday wash-out, sustained-rain pattern keeps flash-flood threat low. First weekend test of catch-basin clearing op announced Friday; no major borough flooding reported through Sun AM. Cold open to beach season.
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