New York City isn't alone in being under a drought warning. Ten nearby Hudson Valley counties are also under one, as of Monday: Delaware, Dutchess, Greene, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Schoharie, Sullivan, Ulster and Westchester counties.

Dry conditions in the state have spawned wildfires along the New York and New Jersey border and conditions seem unlikely to alleviate until storms move into the region midweek.