Intense weather could roll through the New York region on Thursday and Friday, with a potential to inflict property damage and present other dangerous conditions.

“There is a chance that some of the thunderstorms, should they occur, could be on the stronger to severe side of things. Right now, damaging wind gusts of 58 to 70 miles per hour are possible,” said Bryan Ramsey from the National Weather Service. “In some of the storms, that could lead to damaged trees, downed power lines, scattered power outages.”

The unsettled weather will follow a relatively calm day on Wednesday, with temperatures barely hitting 80 degrees and a chance of light scattered showers, Ramsey said.

But things will rapidly warm up on Thursday, when temps soar past 90 with even higher real-feel temperatures.

“ We have a warm front coming through. That's going to really increase the humidity outside, which is going to make it feel hotter,” Ramsey said. “ Anyone commuting in from New Jersey could even see heat index values approaching or exceeding 100 degrees.”

The hot air will help thunderstorms develop and intensify, but it’s still hard to say exactly how the elements will converge, Ramsey said. Multiple storm cells could overlap and cause flooding on roads around the city, high winds could damage power lines, and there’s even a chance of large hail or isolated tornadoes developing on Friday, according to the forecast.

“Maybe we could see one, two tornadoes possible in some of these thunderstorms,” Ramsey said. “Whether that occurs in the city, it's going to be really hard to say. But we are messaging that it's a possibility.”

The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory for the city Thursday and Friday. Cooling centers will be open across the five boroughs, and city agencies can help qualifying residents purchase an air conditioner or fan.

Skies are expected to dry out and calm down on Saturday —– just in time for Knicks fans to take to the streets to watch Game 5 of the NBA finals.

"Even though we stay hot, it does lower humidity, so we don't have to worry about any dangerous heat indices this weekend,” Ramsey said.