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Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued For Fairfield County Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued For Fairfield County
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued For Fairfield County With a new round of storms moving from west to east, a Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for much of the region. The watch is in effect until 11 p.m. Friday, Sept. 8 for southeastern New York and areas in western as well as coastal Connecticut.  Potentially damaging wind gusts are the primary threat, with potentially damaging hail also possible, according to the National Weather Service. Localized heavy rainfall and lightning are also possible. In New York, the following counties are covered by the watch: New York City: Bronx, Kings (Brooklyn), New York (Manhattan…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Storm Bringing Wintry Mix Will Drop Up To A Foot Of Snow In Parts Of Northeast Storm Bringing Wintry Mix Will Drop Up To A Foot Of Snow In Parts Of Northeast
Storm Bringing Wintry Mix Will Drop Up To A Foot Of Snow In Parts Of Northeast Most of the region will see rain and sleet from a wintry storm that will sweep through the region over the weekend, but parts of the Northeast could see up to a half-foot to a foot of snow. Saturday, Dec. 18 will be dreary with cold rain at times in areas farther south during the day and mixed precipitation and snow farther north during the day and into the evening. In those areas, the temperature will hover right around and just below the freezing mark. The areas shown in the first image above will see a mix of rain and sleet, and areas farthest north (north of I-84) will get varying amou…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Severe Thunderstorm Watch In Effect, With 60 MPH-Plus Wind Gusts Expected, Tornadoes Possible Severe Thunderstorm Watch In Effect, With 60 MPH-Plus Wind Gusts Expected, Tornadoes Possible
Severe Thunderstorm Watch In Effect, With 60 Mph-plus Wind Gusts Expected, Tornadoes Possible A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for a large portion of the Northeast. It's in effect until 11 p.m. Saturday, July 17. Damaging wind gusts in excess of 60 miles per hour are the main threat with any thunderstorm that becomes severe, the National Weather Service said in issuing the watch. Torrential downpours, frequent lightning, and flash flooding are all possible, along with quarter-size hail. A Flash Flood Watch remains in effect until Sunday morning, July 18. Earlier report: Severe Storms Expected With 70 MPH Wind Gusts, Drenching Downpours, Possible Tornadoes Fo…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Man Taken Into Custody After Trespassing At Elite CT Prep School, Police Say Man Taken Into Custody After Trespassing At Elite CT Prep School, Police Say
Man Taken Into Custody After Trespassing At Elite CT Prep School, Police Say State police arrested a man for trespassing on the property of the elite prep school early in the morning. The incident unfolded around 1 a.m. Friday when school security staff from the Hotchkiss School in Western Connecticut near the New York border contacted state police and reported a trespasser, said Connecticut State Troopers. Troopers from Troop B responded to the campus along with a K-9 officer and quickly took Alexander Gimpelson, 59, of Astoria in Queens into custody, they added. Troopers, along with school officials then performed a headcount to make sure everyone on campus was a…

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by Kathy Reakes
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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 …

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by Joe Lombardi