A tornado watch has been canceled for New York City but remains in effect for parts of the area until 6.pm Tuesday.

The watch, issued by the National Weather Service, includes Nassau County, northern New Jersey and the Hudson Valley. 

AccuWeather meteorologist John Feerick said Tuesday afternoon that there was a “very small chance of an isolated tornado.” Feerick said the main threat for the evening could come from potentially heavy downpours and gusty winds.

The watch signifies that conditions are favorable for the development of severe thunderstorms producing tornadoes. Forecasters say wind gusts up to 70 mph, hail and lightning are possible.

“We are going to have squally showers that move through the area this afternoon and evening,” AccuWeather’s Dr. Joe Sobel said. “Those squalls can produce some lightning and thunder, they can produce some strong, gusty winds — upwards of 50 mph, and an isolated tornado can’t be ruled out.”

On Sept. 16, two destructive tornadoes and a fierce macroburst barreled across a large swath of Brooklyn and Queens. A woman inside a car was killed. It was the city’s ninth and 10th tornadoes since 1950.

The Tri-State saw light rain and dense fog Tuesday morning, along with breezy conditions. Most of the precipitation fell east and west of the Big Apple.

Temperatures will reach a high of 77, which is higher than normal but still falls short of the record 88 set back in 1881.

Tuesday night will see a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy skies after midnight.

“On Thursday the rain rolls back in,” Elliott said. “We could see some real heavy rain. Again, this is contingent on a low that right now is well south of Florida, so we’ll be watching that.”

“Thursday into Friday could be a real soaker,” he said.

(Source: WCBSTV)