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Tornado Watch Issued For Connecticut, With 60 MPH Wind Gusts, Hail Also Possible Tornado Watch Issued For Connecticut, With 60 MPH Wind Gusts, Hail Also Possible
Tornado Watch Issued For Connecticut, With 60 MPH Wind Gusts, Hail Also Possible As a slow-moving storm system barrels through the Northeast, a Tornado Watch has now been issued for much of the region until 3 p.m. Sunday, July 16. It includes parts of southeastern New York -- Long Island, as well as Westchester, and Putnam counties -- as well as all eight counties in Connecticut, and the following counties in Massachusetts: Berkshire, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, and Worcester. A look at all areas under the watch, also including parts of Rhode Island, New Hampshire, and Maine, is marked in yellow in the image above from the National Weather Service. …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Tornado Watch In Effect For Fairfield County Tornado Watch In Effect For Fairfield County
Tornado Watch In Effect For Fairfield County As the remnants of Ida bringing downpours and flooding to the region, a Tornado Watch is now in effect for much of the region. It lasts until 1 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 2, and covers: New York: New York City Westchester County Rockland County Long Island Connecticut: Fairfield County New Haven County Middlesex County New London County Isolated wind gusts of up to 70 miles per hour are possible, said the National Weather Service. Related story: Videos Capture Apparent Tornado Touchdown

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by Joe Lombardi
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Tornado Watch Now In Effect For Fairfield County Tornado Watch Now In Effect For Fairfield County
Tornado Watch Now In Effect For Fairfield County A Tornado Watch has just been issued for nearly the entire region. It's in effect until 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 27, the National Weather Service said. It was issued just before 3:30 p.m. Thursday. It covers Westchester, Putnam, Rockland and Orange counties in the Hudson Valley, Suffolk County on Long Island and Fairfield County in Connecticut. The watch comes as a new round of severe storms is expected to sweep through the area. The main threats, including the potential for tornadoes, are damaging wind gusts up to 70 mph, golf-ball size hail, brief heavy downpours and local flash flooding. …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Tornado Watch Issued For Parts Of Region, With 70 MPH Wind Gusts, Large Hail Also Possible Tornado Watch Issued For Parts Of Region, With 70 MPH Wind Gusts, Large Hail Also Possible
Tornado Watch Issued For Parts Of Region, With 70 MPH Wind Gusts, Large Hail Also Possible Click here for a new, updated story: Tornado Watch Now In Effect For Most Of Region A Tornado Watch has just been issued for parts of the region. It's in effect until 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 27, the National Weather Service said. It was issued just before 1:30 p.m. Thursday. It covers Ulster, Sullivan, Dutchess and several other upstate counties in New York, Litchfield County in Connecticut and Berkshire County in Massachusetts. (See the image above.) The watch comes as a new round of severe storms is expected to sweep through the area. The main threats, including the potential for…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Tornado Watch Issued, With 70 MPH Wind Gusts, Large Hail Also Possible Tornado Watch Issued, With 70 MPH Wind Gusts, Large Hail Also Possible
Tornado Watch Issued, With 70 MPH Wind Gusts, Large Hail Also Possible A Tornado Watch has just been issued for much of the region. It's in effect until 10 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 2.  Main threats include the potential for tornadoes, scattered damaging wind gusts up to 70 mph, and isolated large hail. Scattered severe thunderstorms are also expected through around 11 p.m. Sunday. The watch does not currently include New York City or Long Island. For a look at areas covered by the watch, see the first image above. Earlier report: Severe Thunderstorms With Damaging Winds, Possible Tornadoes Expected Ahead Of Isaias' Arrival

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Tornado Touched Down In New York, National Weather Service Confirms Tornado Touched Down In New York, National Weather Service Confirms
Tornado Touched Down In New York, National Weather Service Confirms A tornado touched down in New York State when a round of severe storms sweep through the region Friday night, May 15, the National Weather Service confirmed. The twister was in one of the northern areas of New York and Connecticut in which a Tornado Watch was in effect. It touched down between 5:59 p.m. and 6:01 p.m. Friday in Wilton, New York, located near I-87 in Saratoga County, where it blew away and displaced street signs and uprooted and snapped a string of trees, with some falling on top of houses, according to the National Weather Service. It also peeled off part of the sheeting of…

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Tornado Watch In Effect For Parts Of Region As Storm System Sweeps Through Tornado Watch In Effect For Parts Of Region As Storm System Sweeps Through
Tornado Watch In Effect For Parts Of Region As Storm System Sweeps Through A potent storm system is bringing scattered severe thunderstorms with torrential downpours, hail and damaging wind gusts that could cause power outages, leading to a Tornado Watch for portions of the area.  The Tornado Watch is in effect until 10 p.m. Friday, May 15 for Dutchess and Ulster counties in New York and Litchfield County in Connecticut. Severe Thunderstorm Warnings have been issued for southern areas until late Friday night. The National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center has placed the entire forecast area at a threat level ranging from marginal to enhanced (a highe…

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One Tornado Confirmed In Area, Surveying Continues In Fairfield County One Tornado Confirmed In Area, Surveying Continues In Fairfield County
One Tornado Confirmed In Area, Surveying Continues In Fairfield County Click here for an updated story: Twister With 110 MPH Winds Confirmed In Northern Westchester As surveying for confirmed tornadoes in Westchester and Fairfield counties, the National Weather Service said late Wednesday morning that a tornado touched down in Rockland County Tuesday afternoon. The EF1 tornado began at Harriman State Park and Gate Hill Road and ended near Wilderness Drive in Stony Point, where it uprooted trees. The twister, with 100 mph winds, touched down around 4:15 p.m. A Tornado Warning was in effect from 4:12 p.m. until 4:45 p.m. Tuesday in Rockland and Northern Westch…

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Storm Knocks Out Power To Hundreds, Brings Down Trees In Fairfield County Storm Knocks Out Power To Hundreds, Brings Down Trees In Fairfield County
Storm Knocks Out Power To Hundreds, Brings Down Trees In Fairfield County A severe storm that swept through Fairfield County late Tuesday afternoon resulted in downed trees and wires and has knocked out power to hundreds of homes and businesses. Norwalk and New Canaan were especially hard hit. There are 572 customers without power in Norwalk and 400 in New Canaan at 6:30 p.m., according to Eversource. Elsewhere, 37 lost power in Wilton A Tornado Watch is in effect until midnight as the chance for storms and showers continues. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

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Tornado Watch In Effect As Severe Storms Sweep Through Area Tornado Watch In Effect As Severe Storms Sweep Through Area
Tornado Watch In Effect As Severe Storms Sweep Through Area A Tornado Watch is in effect for Fairfield County as severe storms sweep through the area from west to east. The watch went into effect at 4:55 p.m. Tuesday and lasts until midnight. The watch comes after a Tornado Warning expired at 4:45 p.m. in Northern Westchester after a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado crossed over the Hudson River from Pomona in Rockland County to Peekskill. The chance for showers and thunderstorms lasts through midnight. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

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Police Caution Drivers As Severe Storms Approach Connecticut Police Caution Drivers As Severe Storms Approach Connecticut
Police Caution Drivers As Severe Storms Approach Connecticut Related story: Severe Thunderstorm Watch For Fairfield County, Tornado Watch For Parts Of Western CT Connecticut State Police are cautioning motorists to exercise extra caution during the evening commute as the region braces for the latest round of wild weather that is expected to hit the area on Tuesday. A tornado watch was issued in parts of Connecticut on Tuesday, as whipping winds, heavy rain and potential flooding are expected in the area, with the heaviest rain expected between 4 p.m. and 9 p.m. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect for Fairfield County until 11 p.m. In advance…

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by Zak Failla
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Parts Of Western CT Now Under Tornado Watch As Storms Approach Parts Of Western CT Now Under Tornado Watch As Storms Approach
Parts Of Western CT Now Under Tornado Watch As Storms Approach Parts of Connecticut are now under a tornado watch as severe thunderstorms will hit the area Tuesday afternoon and evening. The tornado watch was issued at 1:05 p.m. for Litchfield County and is in effect until 8 p.m. Tuesday. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect for Fairfield County until 11 p.m. The thunderstorms will be accompanied by heavy rain, potentially damaging winds with large hail also possible. The heaviest rain is expected from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday. Locally heavy rainfall could bring minor flooding of urban and poor drainage areas. There is also a small chance for loc…

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by Joe Lombardi