New York, NY plans private weather forecasting service with neighborhood-specific storm warnings

New York, NY private weather forecasting storm warnings

Planning

New York City is planning to hire a private weather forecasting service in response to severe flooding caused by Hurricane Ida. The private weather forecaster would supplement National Weather Service predictions and create neighborhood-specific storm forecasts. According to the new plan, the city will issue more aggressive weather warnings that include mandatory evacuation orders for basement apartments and travel bans for roads and subways before heavy rains are forecast.

Emergency Preparedness Public Safety Disaster Recovery / Continuity of Operations

New York, NY

Municipality in New York

United States

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NYC to hire forecaster, beef up warnings after Ida flooding

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City is planning to hire a private weather forecaster, install more drainage features and issue earlier and more aggressive warnings to residents under a new plan to respond to heavy rainfall like the deadly deluge Hurricane Ida dropped on the city earlier this month.

NYC Hiring Private Forecaster for 'Second Opinion' on National Weather Service Predictions

Mayor Bill de Blasio said reports from the National Weather Service during Hurricane Ida were often "too vague or too late and we need something more urgent."

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