Staten Island residents should prepare for a potentially stormy Thursday with a high risk of thunderstorms and heavy rainfall, according to the National Weather Service . The Storm Prediction Center has placed the area in a marginal risk for severe weather, with isolated thunderstorms and the possibility of brief moderate to heavy rainfall expected through early evening. Showers and thunderstorms could continue to impact the New York City area through 2 a.m.

The weather service warns that showers and thunderstorms could produce widespread rainfall ranging from half an inch to 2 inches, with locally higher amounts possible. Brief nuisance flooding may occur in urban and poor drainage areas, though the risk of flash flooding remains low due to recent dry conditions. A pre-frontal trough w

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