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Thanksgiving Storm Strengthens As It Takes Aim At East Coast: Here's Latest
A significant storm system is strengthening before its arrival on the East Coast on Thanksgiving, potentially disrupting travel plans with rain, sleet, and snow.
The storm is expected to develop overnight on Wednesday, Nov. 27, into Thanksgiving morning on Thursday, Nov. 28.
For a look at precipitation types by area, see the first image above from AccuWeather.com: heavy rain and thunderstorms (dark green), rain (green), a mix of rain and snow (pink), and snow (blue).
Heavy rain is anticipated along the I-95 corridor, with the possibility of heavy snow in parts of upstate New Yor…
Fairfield County Towns, Cities Move Fireworks Due To Approaching Storms
Don't worry; thunderstorms forecast for the weekend won't ruin planned fireworks displays in Fairfield County; they are just moved a day later.
Numerous cities and towns, including Stamford, New Canaan, Fairfield, and Greenwich, announced on Friday, July 5, that they have canceled fireworks scheduled for Saturday, July 6, to Sunday, July 7.
All the details remain the same, such as time and place, just the date has changed.
"Safety is always our top priority in making any decision to postpone," said Fairfield First Selectman William Gerber. "The weather for Sunday is expecte…
Post-Thanksgiving Storm Strengthens As It Heads Toward Northeast
A coastal storm intensifying in the mid-Atlantic will bring widespread rain with sleet and snow in some interior locations in the Northeast at the tail end of Thanksgiving weekend, affecting travel.
The time frame for the system is late Sunday afternoon, Nov. 26 into the early morning hours of Monday, Nov. 27, according to the National Weather Service.
"On Sunday, rain will mainly be confined to eastern Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware before spreading into New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York by Sunday night," according to AccuWeather.com. "By Monday, rain will primarily focus acros…
Rounds Of Storms Knock Out Power In Fairfield County: Communities Most Affected
Rounds of storms, some of which were severe, have caused numerous power outages in Connecticut.
As of around 8:30 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 13, Eversource reported around 1,800 customers affected, and United Illuminating another 116.
Here are the communities with the most outages:
Lebanon (New London County, 459
Stamford (Fairfield County), 157
Montville (New London County), 129
Milford (New Haven County), 114
Franklin (New London County), 68
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