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Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued For Westchester Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued For Westchester
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued For Westchester With a new round of storms moving from west to east, a Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for much of the region. The watch is in effect until 11 p.m. Friday, Sept. 8 for southeastern New York and areas in western as well as coastal Connecticut.  Potentially damaging wind gusts are the primary threat, with potentially damaging hail also possible, according to the National Weather Service. Localized heavy rainfall and lightning are also possible. In New York, the following counties are covered by the watch: New York City: Bronx, Kings (Brooklyn), New York (Manhattan…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Flash Flood Warning: New Round Of Thunderstorms Sweep Through Area Flash Flood Warning: New Round Of Thunderstorms Sweep Through Area
Flash Flood Warning: New Round Of Thunderstorms Sweep Through Area A new round of thunderstorms sweeping through the area Tuesday night has prompted the National Weather Service to issue a Flash Flood Warnings and Flood Advisories for the region.  The Flash Flood Warning, for Westchester, Rockland and Orange counties, is in effect until 9:45 p.m. Tuesday. The Flood Advisory, for Putnam and Fairfield counties, is in effect until 9:15 p.m. Just before 7 p.m., Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the area.  Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly. Some locations that will experience flooding include New City, Newburgh, Midd…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Flood Advisory: Heavy Rain, Lightning, Thunder As Storms Move Through Area Flood Advisory: Heavy Rain, Lightning, Thunder As Storms Move Through Area
Flood Advisory: Heavy Rain, Lightning, Thunder As Storms Move Through Area This story has been updated. Showers and thunderstorms moving across the area have prompted the National Weather Service to issue a Flood Advisory for Westchester and Putnam counties Thursday morning. There have also been some traffic delays, including on the southbound Saw Mill River Parkway in Mount Kisco, following a crash in the area of the Croton Avenue Bridge in Mount Kisco that occurred just before 7 p.m. Dangerous lightning, thunder and heavy rainfall have accompanied the round of storms. The Flash Flood Advisory is in effect until 8:30 a.m. Thursday. There have been gauge report…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Thousands Without Power As Storm Slams Westchester Thousands Without Power As Storm Slams Westchester
Thousands Without Power As Storm Slams Westchester This story has been updated. Thousands are without power in Westchester and Putnam as a line of severe storms battered the area with heavy downpours, damaging winds and hail just as the evening commute began on Tuesday. As of 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, NYSEG reported  22,081 outages among its 32,806 customers in the areas it serves in Northern Westchester. In Putnam,  27,705 of 38,310 customers were without power. Con Ed reported 325 outages impacting 5,015 customers, including more than 300 customers in Sleepy Hollow, Ossining, Cortlandt, Eastchester, Irvington, Ossining, Yonkers and Bedford…

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by Zak Failla
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Metro-North Service Resumes With Delays After Suspension During Storm Metro-North Service Resumes With Delays After Suspension During Storm
Metro-North Service Resumes With Delays After Suspension During Storm Update: Metro-North lines is now reporting limited service with delays of up to an hour on its lines after all its lines suspended service late Tuesday afternoon during the height of the quick-moving severe line of storms. Original report: Metro-North suspended service on all its lines late Tuesday afternoon as heavy thunderstorms with damaging winds that brought down trees moved through the area. "Service is currently suspended to ensure customer safety during the course of the thunderstorms in our service area and multiple downed trees," Metro-North said in a statement. "…

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