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Post-Thanksgiving Storm Strengthens As It Heads Toward Northeast Post-Thanksgiving Storm Strengthens As It Heads Toward Northeast
Post-Thanksgiving Storm Strengthens As It Heads Toward Northeast A coastal storm intensifying in the mid-Atlantic will bring widespread rain with sleet and snow in some interior locations in the Northeast at the tail end of Thanksgiving weekend, affecting travel. The time frame for the system is late Sunday afternoon, Nov. 26 into the early morning hours of Monday, Nov. 27, according to the National Weather Service. "On Sunday, rain will mainly be confined to eastern Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware before spreading into New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York by Sunday night," according to AccuWeather.com. "By Monday, rain will primarily focus acros…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Storm Aftermath: Clean-Up Begins After Heavy Rain Causes Evacuations, Flooding In Westchester Storm Aftermath: Clean-Up Begins After Heavy Rain Causes Evacuations, Flooding In Westchester
Storm Aftermath: Clean-Up Begins After Heavy Rain Causes Evacuations, Flooding In Westchester Following a freak weather event that drenched Westchester with several inches of rain, residents are cleaning up the damage and returning to their homes after being forced to evacuate. The inundation was the result of a slow-moving coastal storm system that dropped several inches of rain on the Hudson Valley and caused countless roads, basements, parks, and other buildings to flood.  Earlier Report - State Of Emergency: Flooding Closes Roads, Prompts Evacuations In Westchester The effects of the storm were felt throughout coastal Westchester, including Rye and Mamaroneck, where r…

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by Ben Crnic
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Record-Breaking Rainfall: These Are Highest Totals From Severe Storm, 5-Day Forecast Record-Breaking Rainfall: These Are Highest Totals From Severe Storm, 5-Day Forecast
Record-Breaking Rainfall: These Are Highest Totals From Severe Storm, 5-Day Forecast Parts of the Northeast, mainly in and around New York City, saw their highest single-day rainfall totals in decades from a potent coastal storm system that will finally make its way out of the region on Saturday afternoon, Sept. 30. In the hardest-hit areas, water levels are decreasing but may take until early Saturday afternoon to drop below flood stage, the National Weather Service said. The highest rainfall total reported on Friday, Sept. 29 is on Long Island: 9.1 inches in Valley Stream. Just a few miles due west, John F. Kennedy Airport in Queens saw 8.65 inches, b…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Approaching Front Will Bring Rain, Heavy Wind Gusts Ahead Of Coastal Storm: Here's Timing Approaching Front Will Bring Rain, Heavy Wind Gusts Ahead Of Coastal Storm: Here's Timing
Approaching Front Will Bring Rain, Heavy Wind Gusts Ahead Of Coastal Storm: Here's Timing An approaching frontal system will move across the region, bringing a new round of precipitation ahead of a more significant coastal storm whose projected track has now pivoted farther south. The warm front is due to arrive around midday on Thursday, Feb. 9, which will be mostly cloudy throughout the day with a high temperature ranging from the upper 40s to around 50 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. There will be rain at times during the afternoon and into the evening on Thursday, with wind gusts up to around 20 miles per hour, increasing in speed overnight to around…

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by Joe Lombardi
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These Areas Will See Heaviest, Steadiest Rainfall, Strongest Winds From Coastal Storm System These Areas Will See Heaviest, Steadiest Rainfall, Strongest Winds From Coastal Storm System
These Areas Will See Heaviest, Steadiest Rainfall, Strongest Winds From Coastal Storm System A coastal storm system will bring a mix of showers, rain, drenching downpours, and gusty winds to much of the region. Rainfall will begin Sunday afternoon, Oct. 23, and continue at times through the evening and into the overnight hours, according to the National Weather Service. Sunday will be cloudy throughout the day, with the storm system advancing from the southeast to the north. (See the first image above.)  The high temperature will be in the low 60s. The heaviest and steadiest rain from the tropical system is likely in southeastern New England and eastern Long Island, whe…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Big Change Coming After Mild Stretch As Storm With Potential For Snow Sweeps Through Area Big Change Coming After Mild Stretch As Storm With Potential For Snow Sweeps Through Area
Big Change Coming After Mild Stretch As Storm With Potential For Snow Sweeps Through Area A mild, almost spring-like start to the week will be followed by a big change in the weather pattern in the form of a coastal storm bringing the potential for some snow. Tuesday, March 3 will be mild with the high temperature in the mid to upper 50s.  After a partly cloudy start, showers will arrive in mid-afternoon and continue at times through the evening and overnight. Skies will begin to clear before daybreak on Wednesday, March 4, leading to a partly sunny day with the high temperature in the low to mid 50s. After a sunny day on Thursday, March 5 with the high temperature around…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Spring Will Start With Stormy Weather, But Will We See Snow? Spring Will Start With Stormy Weather, But Will We See Snow?
Spring Will Start With Stormy Weather, But Will We See Snow? Click here for an updated story: First Snowfall Projections Released For Start-Of-Spring Storm While the potential for accumulating snowfall from an early week storm still exists for the area, there's now an increasing chance the system will track south, with any possible snowfall totals limited as most of the storm's energy stays off the coast. Spring starts at 12:15 p.m. on Tuesday, just as the coastal storm is expected to arrive.  The latest forecast, released Sunday morning by the National Weather Service, now calls for a chance of snow during a day on Tuesday in which the high tempera…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Snow Way: New Nor'easter Could Slam Area With Up To Half-Foot Snow Way: New Nor'easter Could Slam Area With Up To Half-Foot
Snow Way: New Nor'easter Could Slam Area With Up To Half-Foot Click here for an updated story: Midweek Storm Could Bring 6-12 Inches Of Snowfall To Area  A new winter storm brewing in the Upper Midwest could develop into another Nor'easter bringing up to a half-foot or more of snow to the area in the middle of the workweek. The storm will move across the country, producing blizzard conditions in the northern Plains early in this week before bringing snow in the Midwest and then possibly becoming a coastal storm in the Northeast on Wednesday that could result in 3 to 6 inches or more of snow for much of the tristate area, according to the National We…

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by Joe Lombardi