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Storms With Damaging Winds, Downpours Near Northeast Storms With Damaging Winds, Downpours Near Northeast
Storms With Damaging Winds, Downpours Near Northeast A new round of scattered thunderstorms is en route Sunday night, June 14, into early Monday morning. June 15. The storms will be tied to a strong cold front moving through NY, NJ, CT, MA, PA, MD, and VA, according to the National Weather Service. AccuWeather says the severe thunderstorm risk stretches from parts of Georgia and the Carolinas northward through New York state, western New England, and into part of southern Quebec. That puts several major cities in or near the risk zone, including Washington, DC, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, New York City, and Montreal. The most likely wind…
Nor’easter Turns Deadly: Woman Killed During Height Of Storm Nor’easter Turns Deadly: Woman Killed During Height Of Storm
Nor’easter Turns Deadly: Woman Killed During Height Of Storm A powerful gust turned deadly on a New York sidewalk when a loose solar panel slammed into a 76‑year‑old woman as the Nor’easter whipped through Brooklyn. Police said the victim, identified as Lyudmila Braun, was struck late Sunday morning, Oct. 12, in Coney Island,  near Ocean Parkway and West Brighton Avenue, steps from an entrance to the elevated Q train line.  She had been walking to a nearby grocery store when the panel, measuring roughly 41 by 87 inches, detached from a steel carport in a parking lot and sailed about 20 feet into an adjacent pedestrian walkway, according to …
Monster Hurricane Gabrielle Now Packing 140 MPH Winds: From Cat 1 To Cat 4 In Hours Monster Hurricane Gabrielle Now Packing 140 MPH Winds: From Cat 1 To Cat 4 In Hours
Monster Hurricane Gabrielle Now Packing 140 MPH Winds: From Cat 1 To Cat 4 In Hours Fueled by bath-warm waters and favorable winds, Hurricane Gabrielle has vaulted to Category 4 strength, unleashing sustained winds of about 140 mph and still poised to intensify. What’s New Gabrielle’s leap was dramatic: it climbed from Category 1 to Category 3 and then to Category 4 all during the day on Monday, Sept. 22, according to the National Hurricane Center.  The storm was centered roughly 180 miles southeast of Bermuda Monday afternoon, moving northeast near 12 mph, with forecasters cautioning that additional strengthening is possible as it passes east of the island and charg…