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Heavy Rain Coming To Westchester, Hochul Warns: 'Take Steps Now To Prepare' Heavy Rain Coming To Westchester, Hochul Warns: 'Take Steps Now To Prepare'
Heavy Rain Coming To Westchester, Hochul Warns: 'Take Steps Now To Prepare' Just a week after a coastal weather event that brought a deluge of rain and flash flooding to New York, Gov. Kathy Hochul is again warning residents to make preparations for more heavy precipitation that could threaten already-saturated areas.  Hochul's warning comes as forecasts call for a strong, slow-moving cold front to bring up to three inches of widespread rainfall to the Capital Region, Hudson Valley, Long Island, and New York City regions beginning overnight Friday, Oct. 6 throughout the day on Saturday, Oct. 7.  Related Report - Cold Front Will Collide With Tropical…

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by Ben Crnic
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Cold Front Will Collide With Tropical Storm Philippe: Here's Timing, Projected Rainfall Totals Cold Front Will Collide With Tropical Storm Philippe: Here's Timing, Projected Rainfall Totals
Cold Front Will Collide With Tropical Storm Philippe: Here's Timing, Projected Rainfall Totals A powerful cold front accompanied by a complex storm system will run into the remnants of Tropical Storm Philippe to pelt the Northeast with heavy rain that could cause flash flooding. Some areas in the region could see up to 4 inches of rainfall from overnight Friday, Oct. 6 through the day on Saturday, Oct. 7. "A strong cold front will bring the potential for heavy rain showers and embedded thunderstorm activity late tonight," the National Weather Service said in a Hazardous Weather Statement issued early Friday morning, Oct. 6. "Due to saturated soil conditions and high st…

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by Joe Lombardi
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New Projected Path Takes Tropical Storm Philippe's Cone Into New England New Projected Path Takes Tropical Storm Philippe's Cone Into New England
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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by Joe Lombardi
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Pair Of Potential New Tropical Systems Brewing In Atlantic: Here's Latest Pair Of Potential New Tropical Systems Brewing In Atlantic: Here's Latest
Pair Of Potential New Tropical Systems Brewing In Atlantic: Here's Latest A pair of potential new tropical systems with the potential for development are being monitored by forecasters. The first, off the coast of Florida, is far west of Tropical Storm Philippe, which is now near the eastern Caribbean. (See the first image above.) "Even if a named storm does not form, tropical moisture from the region could continue to fuel downpours and thunderstorms in part of the Southeast in the coming days," according to AccuWeather.com. "The weather setup will also lead to coastal hazards all along the Eastern Seaboard, regardless of whether an organized system develops." …

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by Joe Lombardi
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New Tropical Storm Forms In Active Atlantic: Here's Where Philippe's Headed New Tropical Storm Forms In Active Atlantic: Here's Where Philippe's Headed
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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by Joe Lombardi
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New Tropical Storm Forms In Atlantic: Here's Latest Projected Path New Tropical Storm Forms In Atlantic: Here's Latest Projected Path
New Tropical Storm Forms In Atlantic: Here's Latest Projected Path The earliest "P" named tropical storm in recorded history is now in the Atlantic. Paulette has just been upgraded from a tropical depression. It's the 16th named storm of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season.  The previous record was Philippe, which formed on Sept. 17, 2005. As of early Monday afternoon, Sept. 7, As of 11 a.m. the center of Tropical Storm Paulette was located about 1,370 miles east of the northern Leeward Islands, where the northeastern Caribbean Sea meets the western Atlantic Ocean. It's moving west-northwest at around three miles per hour. M…

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by Joe Lombardi