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Latest Timeline: Tropical Storm Elsa Brings Drenching Rain, Gusty Winds To Northeast Latest Timeline: Tropical Storm Elsa Brings Drenching Rain, Gusty Winds To Northeast
Latest Timeline: Tropical Storm Elsa Brings Drenching Rain, Gusty Winds To Northeast Fast-moving Tropical Storm Elsa is barreling up the Northeast, bringing flooding rains and strong winds. Due to its fast-forward movement, widespread flooding is not expected, however. The heaviest rainfall from the storm swept across New York City, Long Island, and Connecticut around daybreak on Friday, July 9, and the worst of the storm is expected to be over around mid-morning in those areas, and around midday and in the early afternoon in Massachusetts. Between 2 to 4 inches of rain is expected. The storm is packed with maximum sustained winds of 50 miles per hour with gusts as h…

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Latest Timeline: Tropical Storm Elsa Brings Drenching Rain, Gusty Winds To Northeast Latest Timeline: Tropical Storm Elsa Brings Drenching Rain, Gusty Winds To Northeast
Latest Timeline: Tropical Storm Elsa Brings Drenching Rain, Gusty Winds To Northeast Fast-moving Tropical Storm Elsa is barreling up the Northeast, bringing flooding rains and strong winds. Due to its fast-forward movement, widespread flooding is not expected, however. The heaviest rainfall from the storm swept across New York City, Long Island, and Connecticut around daybreak on Friday, July 9, and the worst of the storm is expected to be over around mid-morning in those areas, and around midday and in the early afternoon in Massachusetts. Between 2 to 4 inches of rain is expected. The storm is packed with maximum sustained winds of 50 miles per hour with gusts as h…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Latest Timeline: Tropical Storm Elsa Brings Drenching Rain, Gusty Winds To Northeast Latest Timeline: Tropical Storm Elsa Brings Drenching Rain, Gusty Winds To Northeast
Latest Timeline: Tropical Storm Elsa Brings Drenching Rain, Gusty Winds To Northeast Fast-moving Tropical Storm Elsa is barreling up the Northeast, bringing flooding rains and strong winds. Due to its fast-forward movement, widespread flooding is not expected, however. The heaviest rainfall from the storm swept across New York City, Long Island, and Connecticut around daybreak on Friday, July 9, and the worst of the storm is expected to be over around mid-morning in those areas, and around midday and in the early afternoon in Massachusetts. Between 2 to 4 inches of rain is expected. The storm is packed with maximum sustained winds of 50 miles per hour with gusts as h…

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Storm System With Potential For Damaging Wind Gusts, Flooding Arrives In Region Storm System With Potential For Damaging Wind Gusts, Flooding Arrives In Region
Storm System With Potential For Damaging Wind Gusts, Flooding Arrives In Region An unsettled weather pattern has arrived in the region with the potential for strong storms with gusty winds and the possibility of flooding. The time frame for which is Thursday morning, June 3 until early Friday evening, June 4. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain, especially in the areas shown in dark green in the image above. The primary threat from the storm will be damaging winds, the National Weather Service said in a Hazardous Weather Statement issued early Thursday morning. The high temperature will be around 70 degrees Thursday. Showers and thunderstorms are likely from…

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Super Soaker: Heavy Rain Will Sweep Through Region Leading To Cooler Temperatures Super Soaker: Heavy Rain Will Sweep Through Region Leading To Cooler Temperatures
Super Soaker: Heavy Rain Will Sweep Through Region Leading To Cooler Temperatures A long stretch of dry, warmer-than-average weather will come to an end as a cold front sweeps through the region, bringing in rain, which will be heavy at times, followed by cooler temperatures. Veterans Day on Wednesday, Nov. 11 will be cloudy with temperatures staying above average, with the upper 60s.  The rain should begin by mid-afternoon Wednesday and continue through the evening, with downpours that could cause flooding possible at times. Rain and showers will linger overnight and into Thursday, Nov. 12, which will be a colder and raw day with the high temperature in the mid 50…

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Tropical Storm Expected To Become Hurricane Could Bring Downpours To Region Tropical Storm Expected To Become Hurricane Could Bring Downpours To Region
Tropical Storm Expected To Become Hurricane Could Bring Downpours To Region Tropical Storm Zeta, expected to strengthen to hurricane status within hours, may bring significant rainfall to the region later this week. Zeta is located was located over the northwestern Caribbean Sea about 130 miles southeast of Cozumel, Mexico, at midday on Monday, Oct. 26.  Zeta is moving toward the northwest near 10 miles per hour, the National Hurricane Center said.  On the forecast track, the center of Zeta will move near or over the northern Yucatan Peninsula later Monday afternoon or Monday night, move over the southern Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday, Oct. 27, and appr…

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New Storm System Will Bring Soaking Rain Followed By Sharp Dip In Temperatures New Storm System Will Bring Soaking Rain Followed By Sharp Dip In Temperatures
New Storm System Will Bring Soaking Rain Followed By Sharp Dip In Temperatures A storm system will bring a new round of soaking rain, followed by a big drop in temperatures. Thursday, Oct. 15 will be sunny with a high temperature in the low 70s.  The overnight low temperature will be in the low 50s as clouds thicken.  There will be a chance of showers starting after around 3 a.m. Friday, Oct. 16. Showers will continue at times throughout the day in which the temperature will fall during the afternoon as a cold front arrives. Rain will become heavy overnight into Saturday morning, Oct. 17. Spotty snowfall is possible in some areas north of I-84 i…

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Super Soaker: Heavy Rain, Gusty Winds Will Sweep Through Area Super Soaker: Heavy Rain, Gusty Winds Will Sweep Through Area
Super Soaker: Heavy Rain, Gusty Winds Will Sweep Through Area A slow-moving cold front will bring scattered showers followed by widespread soaking rainfall with strong wind gusts to the region. There will be morning showers with patchy fog on Tuesday, Sept. 29, with heavy rainfall arriving late in the afternoon and continuing in the evening on a mostly cloudy day with the high temperature in the low 70s. Rain chances will increase from west to east during the day through the evening when strong wind gusts near 30 miles per hour are expected. Localized urban and poor drainage flooding are also possible, the National Weather Service said…

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Future Hurricanes Could Have More Intense Rain, Study Projects Future Hurricanes Could Have More Intense Rain, Study Projects
Future Hurricanes Could Have More Intense Rain, Study Projects Future tropical cyclones, or hurricanes, will feature more intense rain with more rain produced per hour than previous storms but fewer hurricanes will make landfall, according to predictions in a brand-new study. The researchers at the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences at Stony Brook University announced the findings on Monday, June 15. Published early online in Geophysical Research Letters, the study, which used global climate modeling, suggests that while rain intensity is likely to increase the number of storms that make landfall in the United States will decrease. “Essentially…

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Severe Weather Alert: Thunderstorms Will Bring Heavy Downpours, Damaging Wind Gusts Severe Weather Alert: Thunderstorms Will Bring Heavy Downpours, Damaging Wind Gusts
Severe Weather Alert: Thunderstorms Will Bring Heavy Downpours, Damaging Wind Gusts Thunderstorms with heavy rainfall and damaging wind gusts will sweep across the area as a cold front pushes through. The time frame for storms is during the afternoon and into the early evening on Thursday, June 11. A few of the storms could produce heavy rain capable of causing flooding, and gusty winds approaching severe limits, the National Weather Service said in a Hazardous Weather Statement issued early Thursday morning. Motorists should slow down to reduce the potential hazard of hydroplaning, the National Weather Service added. There will be showers at times through…

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Severe Thunderstorms Sweeping Through Region: Here's Latest Severe Thunderstorms Sweeping Through Region: Here's Latest
Severe Thunderstorms Sweeping Through Region: Here's Latest A round of scattered severe thunderstorms with damaging winds that could cause power outages is sweeping through the area. At 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 29, radar indicated strong storms were located north of New York City, along a line extending from six miles northeast of Hopewell Junction in Dutchess County to Yorktown Heights in Northern Westchester. (See first image above.) Expect multiple lines/rounds of storms, the National Weather Service said, noting that heavy downpours could cause flooding, especially in low-lying areas with poor drainage.  The strong wind gusts could …

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Severe Weather Alert: Here Are Areas At Highest Risk For Strong Storms With Damaging Winds Severe Weather Alert: Here Are Areas At Highest Risk For Strong Storms With Damaging Winds
Severe Weather Alert: Here Are Areas At Highest Risk For Strong Storms With Damaging Winds A slow-moving cold front will bring a round of scattered severe thunderstorms with damaging winds that could cause power outages. The strongest chance for showers and storms on Friday, May 29 will be in the afternoon into the evening.  Expect multiple lines/rounds of storms, the National Weather Service said, noting that heavy downpours could cause flooding, especially in low-lying areas with poor drainage.  The strong wind gusts could bring down trees and utility poles, causing power outages. Cloud to ground lightning strikes will also accompany the storms. Areas farther north…

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