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Homes, Businesses In Westchester Could Be Without Power For Days After Strong Winds From Debby Homes, Businesses In Westchester Could Be Without Power For Days After Strong Winds From Debby
Homes, Businesses In Westchester Could Be Without Power For Days After Strong Winds From Debby Strong winds from Tropical Depression Debby continued to wreak havoc on New York and the Hudson Valley into Friday evening, Aug. 9. In the Northern Westchester County village of Ossining, police said downed trees had knocked out power to homes and businesses south of Charter Circle near Highland Avenue. The outage area included the Arcadian Shopping Center, located near Highland and Rockledge avenues, home to a Stop & Shop and nearly two dozen other businesses. Earlier Report: Strong Winds From Debby Knock Out Power In Westchester Con Edison said the area would be without power…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Storm Update: Tornado Watch Issued For These NY Counties Storm Update: Tornado Watch Issued For These NY Counties
Storm Update: Tornado Watch Issued For These NY Counties As thunderstorms, some severe, sweep through the region, a Tornado Watch has now been issued for parts of New York. The watch is in effect until 9 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 12 in the counties shown in yellow. In New York, those counties are: Sullivan Allegany Broome Catttaragugus Cayuga Chautauqua Chemung Chenango Cortland Delaware Livingston Madison Oneida Onondaga Ontario Oswego Otsego Schuyler Seneca Steuben Sullivan Tioga Tompkins Wayne  Yates The time frame for the most severe storms from the system began at 5 p.m. and will last through around 9 p.m. Saturday. Related story -&…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Storm Update: Tornado Watch Issued For These NY Counties Storm Update: Tornado Watch Issued For These NY Counties
Storm Update: Tornado Watch Issued For These NY Counties As rounds of showers and storms sweep through the region, a Tornado Watch has now been issued for parts of New York. The watch is in effect until 11 p.m. Monday, Aug. 7 in the counties shown in yellow. In New York, those counties are: Sullivan Broome Chenango Delaware Otsego Tioga Severe thunderstorms are expected to continue through the afternoon and in Monday evening. "These thunderstorms will have the potential to produce damaging winds, large hail, and localized tornadoes," the National Weather Service said. "Heavy rain could cause localized flash flooding." Earlier repo…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Tornado Watch Issued For Westchester County, With 60 MPH Wind Gusts, Hail Also Possible Tornado Watch Issued For Westchester County, With 60 MPH Wind Gusts, Hail Also Possible
Tornado Watch Issued For Westchester County, With 60 MPH Wind Gusts, Hail Also Possible As a slow-moving storm system barrels through the Northeast, a Tornado Watch has now been issued for much of the region until 3 p.m. Sunday, July 16. It includes parts of southeastern New York -- Long Island, as well as Westchester, and Putnam counties -- as well as all eight counties in Connecticut, and the following counties in Massachusetts: Berkshire, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, and Worcester. A look at all areas under the watch, also including parts of Rhode Island, New Hampshire, and Maine, is marked in yellow in the image above from the National Weather Service. …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Tornado Watch In Effect For Westchester Tornado Watch In Effect For Westchester
Tornado Watch In Effect For Westchester As the remnants of Ida bringing downpours and flooding to the region, a Tornado Watch is now in effect for much of the region. It lasts until 1 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 2, and covers: New York: New York City Westchester County Rockland County Long Island Connecticut: Fairfield County New Haven County Middlesex County New London County Isolated wind gusts of up to 70 miles per hour are possible, said the National Weather Service. Related story: Videos Capture Apparent Tornado Touchdown

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by Joe Lombardi
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Tornado Watch Now In Effect For Westchester County Tornado Watch Now In Effect For Westchester County
Tornado Watch Now In Effect For Westchester County A Tornado Watch has just been issued for nearly the entire region. It's in effect until 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 27, the National Weather Service said. It was issued just before 3:30 p.m. Thursday. It covers Westchester, Putnam, Rockland and Orange counties in the Hudson Valley, Suffolk County on Long Island and Fairfield County in Connecticut. The watch comes as a new round of severe storms is expected to sweep through the area. The main threats, including the potential for tornadoes, are damaging wind gusts up to 70 mph, golf-ball size hail, brief heavy downpours and local flash flooding. …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Tornado Watch Issued For Parts Of Region, With 70 MPH Wind Gusts, Large Hail Also Possible Tornado Watch Issued For Parts Of Region, With 70 MPH Wind Gusts, Large Hail Also Possible
Tornado Watch Issued For Parts Of Region, With 70 MPH Wind Gusts, Large Hail Also Possible Click here for a new, updated story: Tornado Watch Now In Effect For Most Of Region A Tornado Watch has just been issued for parts of the region. It's in effect until 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 27, the National Weather Service said. It was issued just before 1:30 p.m. Thursday. It covers Ulster, Sullivan, Dutchess and several other upstate counties in New York, Litchfield County in Connecticut and Berkshire County in Massachusetts. (See the image above.) The watch comes as a new round of severe storms is expected to sweep through the area. The main threats, including the potential for…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Tornado Watch Issued, With 70 MPH Wind Gusts, Large Hail Also Possible Tornado Watch Issued, With 70 MPH Wind Gusts, Large Hail Also Possible
Tornado Watch Issued, With 70 MPH Wind Gusts, Large Hail Also Possible A Tornado Watch has just been issued for much of the region. It's in effect until 10 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 2.  Main threats include the potential for tornadoes, scattered damaging wind gusts up to 70 mph, and isolated large hail. Scattered severe thunderstorms are also expected through around 11 p.m. Sunday. The watch does not currently include New York City or Long Island. For a look at areas covered by the watch, see the first image above. Earlier report: Severe Thunderstorms With Damaging Winds, Possible Tornadoes Expected Ahead Of Isaias' Arrival

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by Joe Lombardi
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Tornado Touched Down In New York, National Weather Service Confirms Tornado Touched Down In New York, National Weather Service Confirms
Tornado Touched Down In New York, National Weather Service Confirms A tornado touched down in New York State when a round of severe storms sweep through the region Friday night, May 15, the National Weather Service confirmed. The twister was in one of the northern areas of New York and Connecticut in which a Tornado Watch was in effect. It touched down between 5:59 p.m. and 6:01 p.m. Friday in Wilton, New York, located near I-87 in Saratoga County, where it blew away and displaced street signs and uprooted and snapped a string of trees, with some falling on top of houses, according to the National Weather Service. It also peeled off part of the sheeting of…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Tornado Watch In Effect For Parts Of Region As Storm System Sweeps Through Tornado Watch In Effect For Parts Of Region As Storm System Sweeps Through
Tornado Watch In Effect For Parts Of Region As Storm System Sweeps Through A potent storm system is bringing scattered severe thunderstorms with torrential downpours, hail and damaging wind gusts that could cause power outages, leading to a Tornado Watch for portions of the area.  The Tornado Watch is in effect until 10 p.m. Friday, May 15 for Dutchess and Ulster counties in New York and Litchfield County in Connecticut. Severe Thunderstorm Warnings have been issued for southern areas until late Friday night. The National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center has placed the entire forecast area at a threat level ranging from marginal to enhanced (a highe…

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by Joe Lombardi
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One Tornado Confirmed In Area, Surveying Continues In Westchester One Tornado Confirmed In Area, Surveying Continues In Westchester
One Tornado Confirmed In Area, Surveying Continues In Westchester Click here for an updated story: Twister With 110 MPH Winds Confirmed In Northern Westchester As surveying for confirmed tornadoes in Westchester and Fairfield counties, the National Weather Service said late Wednesday morning that a tornado touched down in Rockland County Tuesday afternoon. The EF1 tornado began at Harriman State Park and Gate Hill Road and ended near Wilderness Drive in Stony Point, where it uprooted trees. The twister, with 100 mph winds, touched down around 4:15 p.m. A Tornado Warning was in effect from 4:12 p.m. until 4:45 p.m. Tuesday in Rockland and Northern Westch…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Tornado Watch In Effect For Westchester Tornado Watch In Effect For Westchester
Tornado Watch In Effect For Westchester A severe storm that swept through Northern Westchester late Tuesday afternoon resulted in numerous downed trees and has knocked out power to thousands of homes and businesses. At 5:45 p.m., 6,202 NYSEG customers lost power in Northern Westchester, mainly in Bedford, Lewisboro and Pound Ridge. Con Ed reported 1,398 outages in the Northern Westchester communities it serves. Metro-North Harlem Line service is temporarily delayed between Goldens Bridge and Chappaqua due to downed trees in the vicinity of Bedford Hills. The severe storm prompted the National Weather Service to issue a Tornado W…

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by Joe Lombardi