Expert says number of flash floods likely to increase in NYC

It certainly feels humid today and it’s been cloudy and rainy for the last two weeks.

As recently as Monday, and twice in July, the National Weather Service issued flash flood warnings. That’s when there’s a sudden flood quickly after heavy rain, when the water accumulates faster than drainage systems like sewers can absorb.

It got us thinking: are those warnings happening more and more, or does it just feel like that since we tend to get alerts on our phones about them?

Tyler Taba, the director of policy and government affairs at Waterfront Alliance, joins WNYC's Sean Carlson to help us understand more about flooding in the city.