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Bomb Cyclone
Allentown, PA
Weather
Bomb Cyclone Bringing Heavy Snow, Slick Roads To Region This Weekend: Forecasters
A bomb cyclone — a storm that undergoes rapid strengthening — is heading to the region this weekend, creating the potential for heavy snow, slick roads, and a little bit of aftermath, forecasters say. Precipitation will begin as rain Friday night and gradually change to snow on Saturday as the temperature drops, leaving the Poconos with up to seven inches of snow, while the northernmost parts of New Jersey will get between three and six, the National Weather Service said. Central Jersey and the Philadelphia region will only get a light dusting. A flash freeze will make …
Armonk, NY
News
Fire At Clintons' Chappaqua Compound Tops Week's Northern Westchester News
Click here for an updated story: Cause Determined For Fire At Clinton Chappaqua Compound WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- A fire that broke out at the Northern Westchester compound of former President Bill Clinton and his wife, 2016 Democratic presidential nominee, Hillary Clinton was "knocked down" Wednesday afternoon, according to multiple reports. Click here to read the story. Some others top stories of the week include (Click on the link to read the entire story): The "Bomb Cyclone" storm system that moved through the area Thursday not only lived up to the hype, it sur…
Mahopac, NY
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Powerful Storm Tops Week's News
PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- The "Bomb Cyclone" storm system that moved through the area Thursday not only lived up to the hype, it surpassed it. Click here to read the story. Related story: A tractor-trailer overturned after crashing down an embankment on I-84, initially blocking the right lane in Fishkill, according to the New York State Police. Click here to read the story. Here are some of the other top stories of the week (click on the link to read the story): A fire that broke out at the Northern Westchester compound of former President Bill Clinton and his wife, 2016 Democratic…
Monroe, NY
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Death Of HS Coach In Car Crash, Major Storm Top Week's Orange County News
ORANGE COUNTY, N.Y. - A popular James I. O'Neill High School English teacher died after losing control of his Dodge Charger on Route 300 in Newburgh, topping this week's news. Christopher Page, who has been with the district for three years, was killed when he failed to negotiate a cure on the roadway and struck a pole. Click here to read the whole story. The community was also rocked by a "bomb cyclone" storm system that tracked farther west than predicted, tearing through the Hudson Valley and dropping upwards of 9 inches of snow to parts of Orange County, amid whipping, howlin…
Poughkeepsie, NY
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Fatal Incidents, Stronger Than Expected Storm Top Week's Dutchess News
DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. -- The death of two local men in fatal incidents along with the powerful storm that smacked the area, topped the news. A Clinton Corners man has been identified as the person killed in a two-vehicle crash that entrapped one person and closed Slate Quarry Road for hours. Click here to read. A 36-year-old Hudson Valley man is dead after he became pinned under a pickup truck Wednesday morning, state police said. Click here to read. The "Bomb Cyclone" storm system that moved through the area Thursday not only lived up to the hype, it surpassed it. Click here t…
Armonk, NY
News
Cuomo: State Of Emergency Order Includes Westchester
With winds whipping up and snow continuing to fall, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has issued a State of Emergency for downstate New York, which includes Westchester County. With the “bomb cyclone” battering the Hudson Valley, Cuomo was forced to declare the State of Emergency in New York City, Westchester and Long Island, noting that “this is not a normal storm.” Metro-North is reporting delays on all three Hudson Valley lines flights at John F. Kennedy International Airport have been temporarily suspended due to high winds. Cuomo - and local governments - have asked that area residents keep …
Armonk, NY
Weather
Nor'easter Approaching Area Reaches 'Bomb Cyclone' Status
While the East Coast gears up for the rapidly approaching Nor'easter that’s expected to pummel the area overnight, locals can also expect to experience another weather phenomenon known as a “bomb cyclone.” The National Weather Service has predicted that the region may see anywhere from 2 to 4 inches of snow, with the storm expected to hit the area beginning around 1 a.m. on Thursday morning. According to the National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration, “bombogenesis, a popular term used by meteorologists, occurs when a mid-latitude cyclone rapidly intensifies, dropping at least 24 milliba…
Armonk, NY
Weather
Projected Snowfall Totals Increased As Storm Arrives
Click here for an updated story: Nor'easter Reaches 'Bomb Cyclone' Status The National Weather Service has increased projected snowfall totals for the region in an update Wednesday morning on a coastal storm moving through the Northeast that could bring blizzard conditions to extreme eastern Long Island and part of New England. In the new update, areas farther east and south could now see 4 to 6 inches of accumulation, with anywhere from 2 to 4 inches for the rest of the tristate area. (See the latest projections in image above.) It's possible that if the storm tracks farther west, the proj…
