VIDEO: New York City is using its fleet of drones to help warn people of weather advisories.
Emergency Management Commissioner Zach Iscol said New Yorkers seeing the worst of this storm will have very little time to tell if things are getting bad.
“We know the tri-state area is the target area right now. Right now, you have maybe an hour’s notice, and you know what’s going to get hit very hard,” Iscol said.
With a buzzing sound in the background, a drone equipped with a loudspeaker flies over homes, warning people who live in basement or ground-floor apartments about impending heavy rains.
“Be prepared to leave your location,” said the voice from the sky in footage released Tuesday by the city’s emergency management agency. “If flooding occurs, do not hesitate.”
About five teams with multiple drones each were deployed to specific neighborhoods prone to flooding.