Weather report: NYC storm timing

Severe storms possible in NYC area Thursday evening

On Thursday evening in the New York City region, severe storms are possible with strong wind gusts and a slight chance of tornadoes.

The storms will start moving from the west to the east at around 4 p.m.

The storms should be out of the New York City area by around midnight.

The worst of the storms are expected to hit the area from around 6 p.m. until around 10 p.m.

The National Weather Service warns that there could be strong thunderstorms and localized wind gusts of up to 60 mph.

The chance of tornadoes was not large and they would be most likely west of New York City.

There is a chance for small hail in the storms.

Localized flooding of urban and poor drainage areas is possible due to brief periods of heavy rain.

In the Lower Hudson Valley, northeast NJ, and NYC the storms are supposed to hit 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.

On Long Island and Connecticut, the storms are expected between 9 p.m. to midnight.

There is a chance of scattered showers starting as early as late Thursday morning.