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Major Multi-Threat Storm Brewing For East Coast Could Combine With Separate System
A major multi-threat storm originating in the Midwest is expected have a variety of impacts on the East Coast which could threaten travel at the start of Thanksgiving week. Meanwhile, a separate system that could get a boost from Tropical Storm Sara may arrive around the same time. The system will bring areas of snow and strong winds over the Great Lakes region in the days ahead, according to AccuWeather.com. Click here for a related story - Tropical Storm Sara Expected To Swing North Toward US Coast: Here's Latest Rainfall from the storm and a cold front are expected to arriv…
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Most Snowfall Expected In These Areas This Winter: AccuWeather Releases Long-Range Outlook
AccuWeather meteorologists have just unveiled their forecast for the winter of 2024-25 and have released a map of where in the US the most snowfall is expected. In the image above, higher-than-average snowfall is predicted for those areas shown in light blue, with most areas in the Northeast are expected to receive more snow this season than last winter. Areas in the darker shade are expected to see below average snowfall in 2024-25, including in much of the Mid-Atlantic states. Click here for a new, related story: Winter 2024-25 Forecast Released By NOAA National Weather Service …
Lifestyle
Spaced Out: Summer Skies Over NY Teaming With UFOs, Eagle-Eyed Tipsters Claim
Overactive imaginations or something more out of this world? The skies above New York have been rather crowded this summer, at least according to these eagle-eyed residents. At least 18 unidentified flying objects (UFOs) across the state have been reported to the National UFO Reporting Center since the beginning of May 2024, its online database shows. The sightings – spanning from Long Island to the Great Lakes – run the gamut from “odd triangular” and “cigar shaped” objects to orbs and fireballs and even one purported alien abduction. In Rensselaer County, the most recent UFO repor…
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'Most Visible Eclipse For US In 100 Years' Coming Soon: First Projected Cloud Cover Conditions
In just over a month, what's being called the astronomy event of the decade will occur when a total solar eclipse will cross North America, passing over Mexico, the United States, and Canada. A total solar eclipse happens when the moon passes between the sun and earth, completely blocking the face of the sun and the sky will darken as if it were dawn or dusk. Many are planning road trips to places where the best viewing conditions are expected for what space.com says will be "the longest and most visible for the US in 100 years," with a four-minute totality duration beginning…
Weather
Here's Projected Timing For New Round Of Storms With Damaging Wind Gusts, Risk For Flooding
New update: Line Of Severe Storms With Drenching Downpours, Damaging Wind Gusts Sweeping Through Region A cold front advancing from the Great Lakes will move through the Northeast on Tuesday, July 18, igniting isolated thunderstorms, some of which could be severe. The projected timing for storms has shifted, with activity now expected from west to east starting in the early afternoon on Tuesday, July 18. The storms could produce heavy downpours and gusty winds. "Scattered thunderstorms are expected to develop this afternoon with heavy rain possible, bringing an isolated th…
Weather
Smoke From Canadian Wildfires Causing Hazy Skies In Much Of Northeast
The forecast calls for mostly sunny skies on Thursday, May 11, but smoke from Canadian wildfires over Ontario has spread across much of the Northeast and mid-Atlantic, resulting in hazy conditions. "Wildfire smoke is more commonly seen in the sky during late summer and early fall around the peak of the annual wildfire season," according to AccuWeather.com, "but the smoke has made an early appearance this year due to a surge in fire activity in Alberta over the past week." While it's unclear -- pun intended -- if the haze will abate, one thing is certain. As high pressure builds south and w…
Weather
Timing Shifts For Cross-Country Winter Storm On Track For Northeast
A quick-moving system brought light snow to parts of the region, leading to slippery conditions in spots just before daybreak on Monday, Jan. 9. With a stretch of dry days upcoming, attention is now turning to a coast-to-coast system that is now due to arrive in the Northeast earlier than originally expected, on Thursday, Jan. 12. (See the first image above from AccuWeather.com.) Mainly rain (shown in green) is expected in much of the region Thursday into Friday, Jan. 13 with a wintry mix possible farther inland (pink) and snow in some parts of northern New York and…
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Here's When Region Could See Some Snow As Arctic Air Moves In From Canada
As a potentially historic, extreme storm has already dumped around 2 feet of snowfall in the Buffalo area, with more to come, residents in this region may see a round of light snow before a winter-like blast of Arctic air. Friday, Nov. 18 will be mostly sunny, breezy, and brisk with a high temperature in the mid 40s, according to the National Weather Service. After nightfall, there will be a chance for snow showers, mainly between around 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. Friday. That will come as a cold air mass from Canada moves in with wind-chill values falling between 20 and 25 degrees overnight.…
Weather
Potentially Historic Storm: Parts Of NY Could See Up To 6 Feet Of Snow From 'Intense' System
A potentially historic, extreme storm that will bring intense snowfall and accumulation of 3 to 6 feet to parts of New York over a period of days has prompted Gov. Kathy Hochul to issue a State of Emergency for 11 counties in the state. The most significant snowfall is expected Thursday, Nov. 17, and Friday, Nov. 18, with accumulations of up to 3 feet of snow possible in the Buffalo area and up to 2 feet of snow possible in the Watertown area, with snowfall rates of 3 inches per hour, according to the National Weather Service. Thundersnow is possible in the most intense bands, according to…
Lifestyle
This Invasive Insect Spreading Quickly Across Region, Nation, New Study Warns
A foul-smelling, invasive insect commonly referred to as a “stink bug” could become a more frequent sight due to climate change, according to a new study published in Pest Management Science. Scientists used data collected over a three-year period from 17 states to try and forecast how changing weather patterns might create a more welcoming environment for the brown marmorated stink bug. Using several potential climate scenarios, modeling found that changing weather could increase suitable habitats for the insect in the United States by 70 percent, researchers found. Areas most likely to b…
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Strong, Scattered Storms Will Bring Damaging Winds, Possible Hail: Here's Latest Timing
An approaching cold front will be accompanied by rounds of scattered thunderstorms, some of which may become strong to severe, with wind gusts of 65 miles per hour possible, along with hail. The time frame for the system expected to move through the Great Lakes and into the Northeast is from the middle of Tuesday afternoon, July 12 into Tuesday evening. Monday, July 11 will be dry and sunny ahead of the system, with a high temperature in the low to mid 80s, according to the National Weather Service. Tuesday will start off partly sunny before the chance for storm begins after 2 p.m. It…
Weather
Cold Front Will Bring Scattered Storms With 65 MPH Wind Gusts, Possible Hail
An approaching cold front will be accompanied by scattered thunderstorms with wind gusts of 65 miles per hour possible, along with hail. The time frame for possible storm activity is from the middle of Tuesday afternoon, July 12 into Tuesday evening. "Forecasters are monitoring the possibility that some storms could become severe and produce locally damaging wind gusts and hail late Tuesday," according to AccuWeather.com. "The current corridor of concern stretches from northern Pennsylvania into New York and adjacent portions of New England." The cold front is expected to move through the …
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Covid-
19: US Sees Record 1.35M Cases In A Day, But Expert Says That Doesn't Tell Whole Story
Fueled by the highly contagious Omicron variant, the United States reported a record-breaking 1.35 million COVID-19 infections in a day on Monday, Jan. 10. But that may not even be close to the actual number of cases. "We're probably only diagnosing somewhere between one in five and one in 10 actual infections," Former FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb said Sunday, Jan. 9 on CBS-TV. Gottlieb added that there are "probably a lot of people walking around with asymptomatic infection who don't know it, but are spreading it." That scenario could cause staffing issues for hospitals, and…
Weather
Scattered Showers, Thunderstorms Will Sweep Through Region
A sunny and pleasant weekend will end with scattered showers and thunderstorms, some of which could be strong in parts of the region. Clouds will increase during the day on Sunday, Aug. 1, which will be comfortable, with a high temperature in the mid 70s. "A potent short wave of energy will sweep across the Great Lakes to the Northeast on Sunday delivering the threat for damaging storms by Sunday afternoon," said AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Matt Benz. There will be a slight chance for some showers between noon and 3 p.m., with storms becoming more likely after 3 p.m. and continuing th…
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Storm Scenarios: Final Track Will Determine Potential For Super Sunday Nor'easter
Two major blockbuster Nor'easters in the span of a week? It could happen. Another potentially major storm is taking aim on the region, this one on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 7 into Monday, Feb. 8. American models now predict the storm track will be farther north and inland than the Nor'easter earlier this week. (See image 1 above.) European forecast models have the storm following a similar track to this week's Nor'easter. (See image 2 above.) "One particularly important piece will be a weak storm moving through the Ohio Valley and Great Lakes ahead of the big storm," AccuWe…
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Snow Way! Merging Storms Will Bring Heavy Rain, Gusty Winds To Area, White Stuff In Some Spots
A winterlike storm that is dumping snow and ice in the Rockies and parts of the Midwest will combine forces with the remnants of Tropical Storm Zeta to bring heavy rain and gusty winds to the region as well as snowfall in some spots in the Northeast. The time frame for the merging storms is Thursday afternoon, Oct. 29 into Friday, Oct. 30. "The setup for the Northeast will involve a fresh injection of cold air as high pressure will build eastward from the Great Lakes region spanning Thursday and Friday," AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Mike Doll said. Areas farthest south will see th…
Weather
Snow Way! Parts Of New York Will See White Stuff Just Days From Start Of May
Are you sitting? OK. Here goes. Just days away from the start of May, some residents in the region, including a large part of New York State, may be seeing some snow this weekend. (See image above.) Snow showers could bring a coating of accumulation as far south as the northwestern Hudson Valley, including Sullivan County. The white stuff is expected early Sunday morning, April 28 as a round of precipitation moves west to east. It's the same storm that is bringing up to 6 inches of snowfall to some states in the northern Plains and Great Lakes regions early in the weekend. In this …
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