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Natural Disaster Americans Fear Most Revealed In New Survey As Weather Anxiety Grows Natural Disaster Americans Fear Most Revealed In New Survey As Weather Anxiety Grows
Natural Disaster Americans Fear Most Revealed In New Survey As Weather Anxiety Grows Americans may live with hurricanes on the coasts, blizzards in the North, and wildfires in the West.  But one natural disaster still rises above the rest as the nation’s most feared, a new survey finds. The poll of 2,500 adults, conducted by Talker Research on behalf of Master Lock, found that fears shift depending on the region, but a single threat came out on top nationwide.  The threat of a tornado (46 percent) is more terrifying than a tsunami (43 percent), earthquake (35 percent) or hurricane (33 percent), the survey said. Nearly half of respondents said this disaster scare…

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by Joe Lombardi
Weather
Blizzard, Winter Storm Warnings Issued Across Region, 18 Inches Of Snow Possible In Parts Of NJ Blizzard, Winter Storm Warnings Issued Across Region, 18 Inches Of Snow Possible In Parts Of NJ
Blizzard, Winter Storm Warnings Issued Across Region, 18 Inches Of Snow Possible In Parts Of NJ A blizzard warning has been issued along parts of the Jersey Shore with the rest of the state and greater Philadelphia under a winter storm warning as of Friday morning, meteorologists say. New Jersey's coastal counties could see wind gusts as high as 50 mph with snow totals reaching between 8 and 15 inches Friday night through Saturday, according to the National Weather Service. Snow projections for this weekend's stormAccuWeather The rest of New Jersey, Philadelphia, Maryland are expected to get 1 to 3 inches. Central Pennsylvania is looking at flurries if anything, the National Weath…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
100 Central Jersey Firefighters Braved Blaze During Blizzard, 3 Hurt 100 Central Jersey Firefighters Braved Blaze During Blizzard, 3 Hurt
100 Central Jersey Firefighters Braved Blaze During Blizzard, 3 Hurt More than 100 firefighters battled a major house fire as this week's blizzard ramped up in Central Jersey, authorities said. The fire started in a wood-framed, mixed-use building on Broad Street in Manasquan shortly before 4 p.m. on Monday.  The building’s owner told News 12 that three people lived on the upper floors of the building and that they were able to escape. Two residents and a local firefighter were taken to an area hospital with minor injuries, fire officials said. A malfunctioning ventilator fan was suspected to be the origin of the fire, according to initial reports.

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by Jon Craig
Weather
Blockbuster Storm Could Bring 12 To 18 Inches Of Snow To New Jersey, Pennsylvania Blockbuster Storm Could Bring 12 To 18 Inches Of Snow To New Jersey, Pennsylvania
Blockbuster Storm Could Bring 12 To 18 Inches Of Snow To New Jersey, Pennsylvania Strong winds and more than a foot of snow is likely this week in North Jersey and Pennsylvania, forecasters said Saturday night. Sometime Wednesday afternoon, gusty winds will accompany 12 to 18 inches of snow for North Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania, AccuWeather.com reports. Central Jersey and Southeastern Pennsylvania could see between 3 and 12 inches of snow, AccuWeather says. The storm will create localized, "blizzard-like conditions," expected to carry over into Thursday, forecasters say. "While we continue to monitor trends, residents in the East need to pay close attenti…

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by Cecilia Levine