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Tornado Watch Issued For Much Of Region, 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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Ida Rips Through Region, Causing Power Outages, Flooding, Road, School Closures
Three days after making landfall in Louisiana as a Category 4 hurricane, Ida ripped through the Northeast, wreaking havoc with numerous power outages, flooding, and road and school closures on Thursday, Sept. 2.
Several tornadoes triggered by the massive storm were reported in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
At least eight people were killed in New York during the height of the storm, including three men, three women and a 2-year-old boy died in flooding incidents in the city.
States of emergency have been issued for much of the Northeast, including New York City and surrounding counties, whe…
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…