Heavy Rain Could Bring Flooding to the Hudson Valley

A cold front is set to move through the northeastern U.S. Tuesday through early Wednesday, and is expected to bring cooler temperatures and locally torrential rainfall.

A Flood Watch has been issued for the Hudson Valley, Southern Tier, and parts of Pennsylvania Tuesday through Wednesday. The rain is expected to develop Tuesday afternoon before tapering off by Wednesday. Anywhere from 2 to 4 inches of rain is expected in the Watch area.

Windy and cooler conditions are forecast for Wednesday across the region.

Also, meteorologists are keeping a close eye on Tropical Storm Joaquin. As of Tuesday morning, Joaquin is located about 385 miles northeast of the central Bahamas, and could potentially effect the East Coast by the weekend. The storm is moving slowly to the west and this is expected to continue over the next day or so, before turning north by Friday.

The tropical storm is expected to strengthen over the next few days.