Light Rain 40°
Business
Gas Prices Take New Jump Gas Prices Take New Jump
Gas Prices Take New Jump While most motorists enjoyed relief at the gas pump during several weeks of plummeting prices, costs are on the rise nationwide. AAA announced that nationally, 28 states, including New York and Connecticut, saw the average gallon of gas increase in price last week. The national average of $2.43 per gallon is six cents more expensive than a week ago, and nine cents more expensive than last month. According to AAA, this is the largest one-week increase seen at the national level since last year. Although prices are up week-to-week and month-to-month, AAA noted that prices are 11 percent chea…

SHARE

by Zak Failla
Schools
Morning Update: School Closures For Tuesday Morning Update: School Closures For Tuesday
Morning Update: School Closures For Tuesday Here Are Projected Snowfall Totals For Storm That Will Sweep Through Area  The following schools and school districts have announced closures for Tuesday, Feb. 12 due to the winter storm. Westchester Ardsley Public Schools, closed Bedford Central School District, closed Blind Brook Public Schools, closed Briarcliff Manor Union Free School District, closed Byram Hills Central School District, closed Dobbs Ferry Union Free School District, closed Chappaqua Central School District, closed  Croton-Harmon Union Free School District, closed Eastchester Union Free School Di…

SHARE

by Daily Voice
Weather
Flash Flood Watch: Storm Will Bring Heavy Downpours, Up To 2.5 Inches Of Rainfall Flash Flood Watch: Storm Will Bring Heavy Downpours, Up To 2.5 Inches Of Rainfall
Flash Flood Watch: Storm Will Bring Heavy Downpours, Up To 2.5 Inches Of Rainfall Get set. It's going to get wet. A 24-hour storm will bring heavy downpours and up to 2.5 inches of rainfall. A Flash Flood Watch is in effect from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 24 for Westchester, Putnam, Rockland, Orange and Fairfield counties. The storm will arrive along with a brief surge of warmer air. The chance for rain starts at around 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 23 on a mostly cloudy day with a high in the low 40s and wind-chill values between 20 and 30. Rain will become heavy overnight with up to a half-inch possible by daybreak on Thursday, Jan. 24. There will be h…

SHARE

by Joe Lombardi
Business
Gas Demand Hits Lowest Level in Nearly Two Years, Lowering Cost Gas Demand Hits Lowest Level in Nearly Two Years, Lowering Cost
Gas Demand Hits Lowest Level in Nearly Two Years, Lowering Cost Prices at the pump continue to plummet for motorists, as the gasoline demand hits its lowest level in nearly two years, AAA announced. Nationally, the average motorist is paying $2.23 per gallon, down from $2.49 a year ago and down 19 cents from a month ago. The price drop comes despite a record number of travelers throughout the country during the holiday season. According to AAA, the average price per gallon has dropped each week for more than three months. Officials cited supply and demand for the decreasing prices. “As the global crude market continues to be oversupplied, oil prices ar…

SHARE

by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
Prices At The Pump Plummeting Toward New Year Low, AAA Says Prices At The Pump Plummeting Toward New Year Low, AAA Says
Prices At The Pump Plummeting Toward New Year Low, AAA Says As the calendar year crawls toward completion, motorists may see the lowest prices for gas at the pump this year, according to AAA. After reaching a five-year peak in October, gas prices are the lowest they’ve been this year, and they continue to plummet as the holiday season approaches.  Nationally, the average price per gallon is $2.51, seven cents less than a week ago and 30 cents lower than a month ago. The lowest average this year was back in January, when drivers were paying $2.49 per gallon. “Trends are indicating that the month of December may bring some of the cheapest gas pr…

SHARE

by Zak Failla
Traffic
I-684 Reopens After Daylong Closure Following Crash Damaging Overhead Sign I-684 Reopens After Daylong Closure Following Crash Damaging Overhead Sign
I-684 Reopens After Daylong Closure Following Crash Damaging Overhead Sign Update, 8 p.m. The stretch of southbound I-684 that was closed for nearly 15 hours has now reopened. Department of Transportation workers removed the Katonah/Cross River overhead sign severely damaged when a pickup truck crashed into a support structure early Sunday morning. Update, 7 p.m. A stretch of southbound I-684 remains closed as work is being done to remove a sign and its supporting structure following an early morning crash involving a pickup truck. The crane arrived around 4 p.m. Sunday, state police said. There is no estimated time for the work to be completed, police said. T…

SHARE

by Daily Voice
Traffic
I-684 Reopens After Daylong Closure Following Crash Damaging Overhead Sign I-684 Reopens After Daylong Closure Following Crash Damaging Overhead Sign
I-684 Reopens After Daylong Closure Following Crash Damaging Overhead Sign Update, 8 p.m. The stretch of southbound I-684 that was closed for nearly 15 hours has now reopened. Department of Transportation workers removed the Katonah/Cross River overhead sign severely damaged when a pickup truck crashed into a support structure early Sunday morning. Update, 7 p.m. A stretch of southbound I-684 remains closed as work is being done to remove a sign and its supporting structure following an early morning crash involving a pickup truck. The crane arrived around 4 p.m. Sunday, state police said. There is no estimated time for the work to be completed, police said. T…

SHARE

by Daily Voice
Weather
Severe Thunderstorm Watch: Storms With Downpours, Gusty Winds, Lightning Moving Through Area Severe Thunderstorm Watch: Storms With Downpours, Gusty Winds, Lightning Moving Through Area
Severe Thunderstorm Watch: Storms With Downpours, Gusty Winds, Lightning Moving Through Area With an increase in the chance for storms Friday afternoon and evening, a Severe Thunderstorm Watch is now in effect for the area. The watch, issued at 3:40 p.m. by the National Weather Service, is in effect until 11 p.m. Friday. Among the counties covered by the watch are Westchester, Putnam, Dutchess, Rockland, Orange and Fairfield. Isolated storms began to develop in the area in the mid-afternoon and are now moving eastward. (See radar image above.) The storms, with heavy downpours, thunder, lightning and gusty winds, could cause flash flooding and travel delays. The main threats will …

SHARE

by Joe Lombardi
Weather
Wet Mess: Will The Weekend Be A Washout? Wet Mess: Will The Weekend Be A Washout?
Wet Mess: Will The Weekend Be A Washout? A week marked by consecutive days of rain accompanied at times by severe storms with lightning and gusty winds has carried over into the weekend. A swath of moderate to heavy rain continues to move into interior southeast New York and western Connecticut on Saturday morning.  It will push east and northeast through the remainder of the morning. New rainfall amounts between a half and three-quarters of an inch are possible. A Flash Flood Watch in effect for southeast New York and southern Connecticut has been extended until 5 p.m. Saturday and includes Westchester, Putnam, Rockland, Orange …

SHARE

by Joe Lombardi
Weather
Latest Snowfall Totals Released For Storm That Will Sweep Through Area Latest Snowfall Totals Released For Storm That Will Sweep Through Area
Latest Snowfall Totals Released For Storm That Will Sweep Through Area Brand-new projected snowfall totals for the storm that will sweep through the area overnight into Monday were released early Sunday evening by the National Weather Service. The quick-moving storm system could now bring up to 5 inches of snowfall to most of the area. Snowfall rates of around one inch per hour are possible Monday morning. And that's no April Fool's Day joke. But it is unusual -- to say the least. The last time New York City and the surrounding area saw 2 inches or more of accumulating snow in April was April 7, 2003. A look at the new projected snowfall totals for Monday's …

SHARE

by Joe Lombardi
Weather
Projected Snowfall Totals Increase For Storm That Will Sweep Through Area Projected Snowfall Totals Increase For Storm That Will Sweep Through Area
Projected Snowfall Totals Increase For Storm That Will Sweep Through Area Click here for an updated story: Latest Snowfall Totals Released For Storm That Will Sweep Through Area It looks like Old Man Winter didn't get the memo that the calendar has turned from March to April. The start of the first workweek of the month will be ushered in by a quick-moving storm system that is now expected to bring 3 to 4 inches of snowfall to most of the area. Snowfall rates of around one inch per hour are possible Monday morning. And that's no April Fool's Day joke, folks. A look at projected snowfall totals for the storm, released by the National Weather Service early Sunday…

SHARE

by Joe Lombardi
Weather
Eye On The Storm: New Snowfall Projections As Nor'easter Nears Eye On The Storm: New Snowfall Projections As Nor'easter Nears
Eye On The Storm: New Snowfall Projections As Nor'easter Nears Click here for an updated story: Nor'easter Brings Heavy Snow, Wind As the third Nor'easter in two weeks moves into the area overnight, new snowfall projections were released by the National Weather Service late Monday afternoon. Most of the tristate area is expected to see 3-4 inches of accumulation, with a range of 4 to 6 inches in the eastern sections of Westchester, Putnam and Dutchess and all of Fairfield County. (See images above.) A Winter Storm Warning is in effect for Fairfield County from 8 p.m. Monday until 6 p.m. Tuesday. A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued for the entire…

SHARE

by Joe Lombardi