When it rains it pours.
Thousands in the New York City area were without power Wednesday from the heavy rain and blustery winds that slammed the region, as a second powerful storm gears up to unleash havoc on the Big Apple this weekend.
The storm will bring intermittent rain Wednesday after drenching the city, Long Island, and most of southeast Connecticut overnight with between two and three inches, according to the National Weather Service.
“It looks like the showers are going to be on and off throughout the day, but by the afternoon it’ll slowly die off. Especially the winds as well, they’ll also be dying down,” Fox Forecast Center Meteorologist Nikki Nolan told The Post.
While the gusty conditions appear to be tapering off, a wind advisory will remain in effect until 8 p.m. Wednesday.
Wind gusts may be as high as 50 mph and the temperature is expected to drop as the storm moves out of the region, according to Nolan.
Though the downpour had largely stopped by the morning, damaging winds had thousands across the tristate area left without power as of 8 a.m., according to Poweroutage.us, which tracks utility information.
Both Suffolk and Nassau counties had about 1,800 customers without power, while there were about 1,100 affected in Westchester.
Con Ed, which had about 2,000 customers without power Wednesday morning said they were activating hundreds of contractor workers to quickly help those affected.
PSEG Long Island, which serves Long Island and the Rockaways, said in a statement they had restored power to over 12,700 customers since 4 p.m. Tuesday.
A flash flood warning was issued along the Yantic River in Connecticut because of a partial dam break, according to the National Weather Service.
The break left portions of Norwich underwater, closing off several streets and prompting Norwich Public Schools to shutter for the day.
At least 3,000 people in the area were without power Wednesday morning.
A flood advisory will also remain in effect until 10 a.m. Wednesday.
And New York isn’t in the clear just yet — a second powerful winter storm is expected to move in the region toward the weekend.
“This weekend, we actually have a big another big winter storm coming. It looks like not going to really hit our area until Saturday,” Nolan warned. “It’s calling for more rain, definitely more winds as well.”
While the upcoming storm will likely bring snow to parts of upstate and western New York, the city likely won’t see anything more than flurries — though it’s likely the storm will manifest as strong winds and heavy rain once again.
The good news, according to Nolan, is that the weather is not expected to be quite as brutal as the storm currently leaving the region.
“Definitely rain and winds again but not as extravagant or as severe as it was yesterday,” Nolan noted.
“Then we should be in the clear after Monday.”
