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New Update: Thanksgiving Storm Will Dampen Travel With Mix Of Rain, Sleet, Snow
A new storm will bring a mix of snow, sleet, and rain on Thanksgiving and Black Friday, causing widespread disruptions for travel and holiday festivities. A pair of scenarios will be at play as the holiday week progresses, one of which could produce accumulating snow across portions of the Ohio Valley and Northeast, AccuWeather meteorologists say. "The first scenario involves a slow-moving storm, meaning potentially longer-lasting impacts from the Tennessee and Ohio valleys through the Northeast," says AccuWeather. "The second scenario sends the same storm farther south and off the Ca…
Business
Iconic Pizza Franchise With Yonkers Location Announces 'Highly Anticipated' Fall Special
A nationally recognized pizzeria in Westchester has revealed a unique pizza that made its debut just in time for fall. Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana in Yonkers, located at 1955 Central Park Ave. (Route 100) unveiled its fall special, the Quattro Formaggio, on Monday, Sept. 23. The "highly anticipated" pizza was crafted by family members of Frank Pepe and features a blend of crushed Italian tomatoes and four cheeses including mozzarella, asiago, ricotta, and Pecorino romano, according to the owners behind the iconic restaurant franchise. The pie is then finished with…
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System Brewing Off Atlantic Coast Could Become Tropical Storm In Days: What To Know Now
A new system that could strengthen into a named tropical storm in days is on a path toward the East Coast. According to the National Hurricane Center, "the system could gradually acquire subtropical or tropical characteristics thereafter over the warm waters of the Gulf Stream, and a subtropical or tropical depression or storm could form early next week while the system moves generally northwestward toward the coast." A track to the north may bring heavy rain right up coast and end a long stretch ofdy weather that began a week ago. Should this occur, it would…
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Here's How, When Hurricane Ernesto Will Affect Northeast
Hurricane Ernesto, now located south of Bermuda, will create dangerous rip currents and rough surf along the East Coast and bring downpours to parts of the Northeast even though its path is projected to be hundreds of miles from the US coast. "Seas and surf will build along the East Coast from south to north into this weekend," according to AccuWeather.com, which notes that "swimmers are strongly urged to only swim under the watchful eye of lifeguards and obey local restrictions due to weather and surf conditions." After a mainly sunny day on Friday, Aug. 16, with a high in the mi…
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Tropical System In Atlantic Could Become Named Storm, Affect East Coast: What To Know Now
A new tropical rainstorm in the Atlantic may strengthen into a named storm and affect parts of the East Coast. According to the National Hurricane Center, a tropical depression could form late this week while the system is near the Greater Antilles or the Bahamas. (See the first image above.) It could become a named storm as soon as this weekend. If that's the case, it will be called Debby. “Right now, this tropical rainstorm has a 60 percent chance of strengthening into a named storm no sooner than this weekend or early next week," AccuWeather Chief On-Air Meteorologist Bernie Rayno …
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Launch Of 3 NASA Rockets Could Be Visible During Total Solar Eclipse
What a day for outer space. NASA will be launching three sounding rockets during the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024, to study how Earth’s upper atmosphere is affected when sunlight momentarily dims over a portion of the planet. And they are expected to be visible for between 10 and 40 seconds along the East Coast. The Atmospheric Perturbations around Eclipse Path (APEP) sounding rockets will launch from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia to study the disturbances in the ionosphere created when the Moon eclipses the Sun. The sounding rockets will launch at three differe…
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Here's When To Expect Stormy Pattern In Weeks Ahead, New Long-Range Outlook Says
Punxsutawney Phil is about to return to his perch in Pennsylvania to decide whether there will be six more weeks of winter or an early spring. But why wait until Groundhog Day on Friday morning, Feb. 2? AccuWeather.com released its 2024 US spring forecast late Wednesday, Jan. 31. Meteorological spring starts Friday, March 1, followed by the astronomical start on the equinox on Tuesday, March 19, and the long-range outlook calls for the possibility of storms leading into those dates. "It could come in like a lion in the East," AccuWeather Veteran Meteorologist and Long-Rang…
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Meteor Shower Dazzles Tonight: How to Catch 2024 Quadrantids
Keep an eye on the sky along the East Coast tonight. The first meteor shower of 2024, the Quadrantids, is expected to be visible overnight Wednesday, Jan. 3 and peak in the early in the morning hours on Thursday, Jan. 4. The American Meteor Society says the best time to catch a falling star in North America will be between 1 and 5 a.m. Astronomers consider the Quadrantids as one of the best annual meteor showers. NASA says between 60 and 200 meteors can be seen per hour under perfect conditions. Quadrantids are known for their bright fireball meteors and short peaks. While most …
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Devastating East Coast Storm Leaves 5 Dead, Including NY Woman, 2 Missing
Five people were killed and two others went missing during the powerful storm with torrential rain and damaging winds pummeled the Northeast. In upstate New York, 76-year-old MaryAnn Hyland died when her Chevrolet SUV became submerged in floodwaters in the village of Catskill in Greene County late Monday morning, Dec. 18, according to this Daily Voice report. Hyland was a resident of the hamlet of Leeds in Greene County. In Hanover, Massachusetts, about 25 miles south of Boston, 89-year-old Robert Horky was killed after a tree fell on a small travel trailer he was in at around 9:45 a.m…
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Potential 'Full-Fledged' Nor'easter Could Hit Region: Here's What Forecasters Are Saying Now
One day of each weekend in the last six weeks has seen rain or showers. Get ready to make it seven in a row. But this weekend, that stormy pattern may kick it up a notch. Click here for a new, updated story: Chances Increase For Nor'easter Packed With Soaking Rain, Strong Winds: Here's Latest That's because forecasters are eyeing the chance for a significant storm along the East Coast that has the potential to become "a full-fledged Nor’easter, which will bring soaking rain and strong winds," according to AccuWeather.com. The current projected possible time frame for the storm is …
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New Projected Path Takes Tropical Storm Philippe's Cone Into New England
Tropical Storm Philippe is expected to track north off the East Coast with its forecast cone approaching the coastline of parts of northern New England. As of Wednesday morning, Oct. 4, the center of Tropical Storm Philippe is about 110 miles north-northwest of the Virginia Islands. The storm is packed with 45 mph winds with higher gusts. Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 150 miles from the center. It's moving toward the northwest at around 9 miles per hour. A turn toward the north-northwest is forecast later Monday, followed by a faster motio…
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New Tropical Storm Forms In Active Atlantic: Here's Where Philippe's Headed
Just as Ophelia barrels up the East Coast, a brand-new tropical storm has formed amid a flurry of activity in the Atlantic basin. As of 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 23, the center of Tropical Storm Philippe was in the eastern Atlantic, moving toward the northwest at around 14 miles per hour, according to the National Hurricane Center. Maximum sustained winds are around 40 miles per hour with higher gusts. On the forecast track, Philippe is expected to move west over open water through midweek and then northward. For the storm's projected path through Thursday, S…
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Storm System Will Bring Drenching Downpours, Strong Wind Gusts: Here's Timing
A storm system on track for the first day of fall will be packed with heavy rain and wind gusts between 30 and 40 miles per hour in parts of the region, according to the National Weather Service. The system, which will arrive Saturday morning, Sept. 23, and continue well into the evening, will stem from a tropical area of low pressure off the Florida peninsula. "The storm is likely to bring gusty winds and rounds of heavy rain to much of the East Coast," AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Tyler Roys said. Wind gusts are expected to be highest along the coast. It will be most…
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Hurricane Lee Track Shifts: Threat To Northeast Grows, Chance Of New England Landfall Increases
A slight north-northwest shift in the projected track of Hurricane Lee poses an increased threat for the Northeast with landfall now possible in New England. Click here for the latest update - Here Comes Hurricane Lee: Watches, Advisories Stretch From NY Through New England The newest computer models show possible landfall in eastern Maine early Monday morning, Sept. 18. Previous models had the likely landfall being in Nova Scotia, near Halifax. The effects of Lee will be felt for the first time in much of the East Coast beginning later in the day Wednesday morning, Sept. 13 wh…
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Hurricane Lee: NY National Guard Making Preparations As Storm Strengthens
State leaders are preparing for possible impacts from Hurricane Lee as the storm continues to strengthen on its trek northward. Related story - Hurricane Lee Track Shifts: Threat To Northeast Grows, Chance Of New England Landfall Increases On Tuesday, Sept. 12, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that 50 soldiers from the New York National Guard have begun preparations on Long Island ahead of possible dangerous high surf, rip currents, coastal flooding, and beach erosion along parts of the East Coast later in the week. Dangerous surf and life-threatening rip currents will affect portions of …
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Hurricane Lee Restrengthens: New Models Predict Timing, Expected Site Of Landfall
Hurricane Lee has restrengthened as it is just days away from affecting a massive stretch of coastline along the East Coast. Click here for the latest update - Here Comes Hurricane Lee: Watches, Advisories Stretch From NY Through New England As of early Monday morning, Sept. 11, Lee is located 340 miles north of the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean with 120 mile-per-hour winds. Now a Category 3 storm, it's moving northwest at 7 miles per hour, the National Hurricane Center said. It could briefly return to Category 4 status Tuesday morning, Sept. 12 before returning to Category 2 sta…
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Hurricane Lee's Risk To East Coast Rises: New Week-Long Projected Track
A new week-long projected track for Monster Hurricane Lee has been released as forecasters are now saying its risk to the East Coast has increased. Click here for a new, updated story: Hurricane Lee Restrengthens: New Models Predict Timing, Expected Site Of Landfall "Hurricane Lee will remain a powerful storm after undergoing rapid intensification," according to a report by AccuWeather.com on Saturday, Sept. 8. "As Lee turns northward next week dangerous surf will develop along the East Coast while the risk for direct impact rises in New England." For a look at Lee's projected path …
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Update: Newly Named Tropical Storm Lee Threatens East Coast As Potential Major Hurricane
A newly named tropical storm that is expected to become a major hurricane by this weekend will threaten the East Coast next week, forecasters are now saying. Tropical Depression 13 turned Tropical Storm Lee, now located in the Central Atlantic, is headed on a northwestern path, the National Hurricane Center said. "Residents along the US East Coast from Florida to Maine and Atlantic Canada should closely monitor the situation," according to AccuWeather.com. Depending on the path it takes, the expected time frame for potential impacts to the United States and Atlantic Canada is from Wed…
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New Tropical Storm Forms In Atlantic With 2 Other Areas Being Monitored
As two powerful systems -- Idalia and Franklin -- trek north, a new tropical storm has just formed in the Atlantic.Depression 8 was upgraded to Tropical Storm Jose just before daybreak on Thursday, Aug. 31 and the National Hurricane Center is monitoring two other disturbances. Jose is about 775 miles east-southeast of Bermuda. It's shown in red in the center of the image above with the two other disturbances marked with Xs. With maximum sustained winds of 40 miles per hour, Jose is moving north at 5 mph. The disturbance located just west of Cape Verde has the bes…
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Tropical Storm Idalia Expected To Become Major Hurricane: Latest Projected Path, Timing
A newly named tropical storm is expected to become a hurricane with its projected path taking it up the East Coast. New update - Idalia Strengthens To Hurricane, With 120 MPH Winds Expected: Latest Projected Path, Timing Idalia formed late Saturday afternoon, Aug. 26 as a tropical depression before being upgraded on Sunday, Aug. 27, according to the National Hurricane Center. It's expected to become a Category 1 and then Cat 2 hurricane as it reaches the Gulf of Mexico on Monday, Aug. 28 before expected landfall north of Tampa, Florida on Wednesday, Aug. 30. Forecasters sa…
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Tropical System Expected To Become Hurricane Heads Toward East Coast: Here's Projected Path
A new tropical system has just been identified that has the potential to become a hurricane with its projected path taking it up the East Coast. Brand-new update - Idalia Strengthens To Hurricane, With 120 MPH Winds Expected: Latest Projected Path, Timing Tropical Depression 10 formed late Saturday afternoon, Aug. 26, according to the National Hurricane Center. It is expected to strengthen the next couple of days and become a hurricane over the eastern Gulf of Mexico, bringing a potential dangerous storm surge, heavy rainfall, and strong winds to parts of the west coast of Florida …
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Here's Projected Timing For New Round Of Storms With Strong Winds, Updated July 4th Forecast
A new round of storms with gusty winds will sweep through the region leading into the July 4th holiday. A system moving up the East Coast is most likely to affect this region late Monday afternoon, July 3 into the evening. "Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop this afternoon and evening," the National Weather Service said in a Hazardous Weather Outlook statement issued early Monday morning. "There is the potential for a few of the storms to become strong to severe, with strong winds the main threat." In addition, "heavy rainfall could produce are…
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Fast-Moving New Year's Eve Storm Will Be Followed By Clearing, Then Unsettled Weather Pattern
A fast-moving storm bringing widespread rain and showers will cause slippery, soggy conditions with low visibility at times on New Year's Eve. The storm will arrive in the afternoon on New Year's Eve day on Saturday, Dec. 31, as a frontal system will trigger the system, the National Weather Service said. Wet roads and low visibility can pose some problems for motorists and airlines on Saturday as the storm's reach will extend up and down the East Coast, according to AccuWeather.com. Showers are then expected to taper off in the early morning on New Year's Day, Sunday, Jan. 1, …
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Warmup, Widespread Rain New Year's Eve Will Lead To Areas Of Fog, Low Visibility: Here's Latest
A warm-up in temperatures accompanied by a storm system bringing widespread rain will cause slippery, soggy conditions with low visibility at times on New Year's Eve. The fast-moving rainmaker will arrive in the afternoon on New Year's Eve day on Saturday, Dec. 31, as a frontal system will trigger the system, the National Weather Service said. (See the first image above.) Wet roads and low visibility can pose some problems for motorists and airlines on Saturday as the storm's reach will extend up and down the East Coast, according to AccuWeather.com. (Click on the second image above.) Sno…
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Storm System Will Lead To Wet Roads, Low Visibility On New Year's Eve
A long stretch of bitterly cold weather will be followed by a gradual warm-up, and then a storm system leading to slippery, soggy conditions on New Year's Eve. The new rainmaker will arrive in the afternoon on New Year's Eve day on Saturday, Dec. 31, as a frontal system will trigger the system, the National Weather Service said. Wet roads and low visibility can pose some problems for motorists and airlines on Saturday as the storm's reach will extend up and down the East Coast, according to AccuWeather.com. (See the image above.) Snow is not expected since temperatures should be well abov…
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Hurricane Watch Issued In Florida As Nicole Heads Toward US: Here's New Projected Timing, Track
This story has been updated. A Hurricane Watch has been issued along Florida's East Coast as now Tropical Storm Nicole makes its way toward the East Coast. Nicole, located about 380 miles east-northeast of the Bahamas as of early Tuesday morning, Nov. 8, is moving northwest. A turn toward the west and west-southwest is expected later in the day, and that motion should continue through Wednesday, Nov. 9, the National Hurricane Center said. A turn toward the northwest and north-northwest is expected Thursday, Nov. 10. Nicole now has maximum sustained winds of around 50 miles pe…
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Here's Timing For Cold Front Bringing Change To Region, Latest On Storm Brewing In Atlantic
There will be one more day of a springlike stretch of weather before a cold front moves through the region followed by potential impacts from a storm system developing in the Atlantic. The high temperature on Monday, Nov. 7 will reach the mid-70s under mainly sunny skies before the front moves across the region during the day, according to the National Weather Service. "However the colder air won't start to filter into the area until late afternoon and evening," the weather service said. The front will bring temperatures back to more seasonable levels on Election Day on Tuesday, Nov…
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Cold Front Will Bring Change In Weather Pattern As New Storm System Develops In Atlantic
A springlike stretch of weather will finally come to an end as a cold front moves through the region followed by potential impacts from a storm system developing in the Atlantic. The cold front is gradually approaching on Sunday, Nov. 6, and will move through on Monday, Nov. 7, according to the National Weather Service. Before the front pushes through, high temperatures will rise into the 70s on both Sunday and Monday. On Sunday, there will be light showers at times, especially in areas farther west, said the weather service, which noted that the chance of showers will expand overnig…
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Tropical Rainstorm Could Bring Heavy Rain, Strong Winds To Region
A tropical rainstorm developing off the East Coast will put a damper on the region's second half of the weekend. The system is on track to arrive in this region during the day on Sunday, Oct. 23, with potentially heavy rainfall and damaging winds Sunday night into Monday morning, Oct. 24, according to the National Weather Service. “If the storm hugs the coast, it would push rain into the Philadelphia area Sunday morning and into New York City and Boston by Sunday afternoon," AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Dean DeVore said. "But, if the storm develops to its full potential, it c…
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Bright Light Observed By Skywatchers Up, Down East Coast Turns Out To Be SpaceX
What some first thought was a meteor making its way up the East Coast turned out to be Elon Musk's SpaceX. The Falcon 9 rocket sent Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida just after 7:30 p.m., according to a news release. Liftoff! pic.twitter.com/xmjw89AMK6 — SpaceX (@SpaceX) September 24, 2022 Footage of the rocket was captured about 30 minutes later in Washington DC, Maryland, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts and New Hampshire. The @SpaceX Starlink launch was just amazingly bright from cen…
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Here's Brand-New Projected Path For Tropical Storm Fiona, How It Could Affect Northeast
A brand-new projected path for Tropical Storm Fiona has been released as meteorologists are analyzing scenarios in which the storm could affect the East Coast of the United States. Fiona, the sixth named storm of the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season, is located about 135 miles southeast of St. Croix at around midday on Saturday, Sept. 17, the National Hurricane Center said. If it strengthens to hurricane status, it would be only the third of the season. A westward to northwestward movement is expected with a decrease in the movement speed through Sunday evening, Sept…
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