As first Noreaster of the season passes by, heavy rain hits Staten Island – SILive.com

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Heavy rain will hit Staten Island all day Saturday as the first Noreaster of the season is passing through the East Coast.

Precipitation will be heavy until the early afternoon with flooding possible in the borough, according to AccuWeather.com.

One ramp in the vicinity of the Staten Island Expressway and Mosel Avenue in Grasmere was closed earlier Saturday morning due to flooding, according to emergency radio transmissions.

The temperature is expected to reach a high of 49 degrees with wind gusts of up to 50 miles per hour, which will make it feel more like temperatures in the 30s, forecasts indicate.

The Noreaster will bring heavy snow in the New England area.

As the Noreaster passes by, just under seven million people are under winder storm warnings, the National Weather Service said.

There currently are no advisories or warnings issued for Staten Island.

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