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Power Outage Update: Storm Leaves Hundreds Of NJ Residents In The Dark Power Outage Update: Storm Leaves Hundreds Of NJ Residents In The Dark
Power Outage Update: Storm Leaves Hundreds Of NJ Residents In The Dark A storm system that swept through the region Saturday afternoon, Aug. 3 left hundreds of North Jersey residents without power. As of 5:40 p.m., about 950 PSE&G customers in Hackensack did not have power, its website shows. In Closter, 145 Orange & Rockland customers were in the dark. In West Milford, more than 500 residents did not have power. Most of those customers were JCP&L. The storms, which brought temps down to the high-70s, had subsided as of press time.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Temps Climb To 100s, Risk Of Downpours Looms In Northeast: Here's The Timing Temps Climb To 100s, Risk Of Downpours Looms In Northeast: Here's The Timing
Temps Climb To 100s, Risk Of Downpours Looms In Northeast: Here's The Timing Another round of heat and storms is on deck for the Northeast, starting now, forecasters say. The beginning of the week will start out hot with a chance of storms in the late-afternoon and evening, however, the highest chance of severe weather comes mid-week, AccuWeather says. Monday, July 15 will be mostly sunny with a high between 97 and 100 from New Jersey to Washington DC, and a widespread risk of thunderstorms in the evening, mainly before 10 p.m., according to the National Weather Service and AccuWeather. AccuWeather forecast map Monday-Monday night. AccuWeather Good Monday M…

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by Cecilia Levine
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First Summer Heatwave Ahead: Here's When Forecasters Say Temps Will Soar In Northeast First Summer Heatwave Ahead: Here's When Forecasters Say Temps Will Soar In Northeast
First Summer Heatwave Ahead: Here's When Forecasters Say Temps Will Soar In Northeast Enjoy that low electric bill while you can. Later this month, the air conditionings will most definitely be needed, forecasters are saying. The days leading up to the mid-June mark are expected to be sunny with low-humidity, and cooler nights, according to AccuWeather and the National Weather Service. Temps and humidity will begin to ramp up over Father's Day Weekend, with the first heat wave of the season expected next week, AccuWeather says (see weather map above). A heat wave is when temps are higher than average, with or without humidity, for at least two consecutive days, the outlet e…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Powerhouse Storm With Tropical Feel: Timing On Rain, Wind Blasting Northeast This Weekend Powerhouse Storm With Tropical Feel: Timing On Rain, Wind Blasting Northeast This Weekend
Powerhouse Storm With Tropical Feel: Timing On Rain, Wind Blasting Northeast This Weekend A storm system with the look and feel of a tropical one is headed to the Northeast this weekend, AccuWeather reports. The weather outlet says that the "powerhouse" storm expected to arrive on Sunday afternoon, Dec. 17 will have the look and feel of a tropical system. Saturday will be our last completely dry day until later next week, and it's another warm one. Temperatures will run several degrees warmer than today. Posted by US National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA on Friday, December 15, 2023 The storm has potential to reach the criteria of a bomb cyclone, but if it doesn't…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Frustrated Travelers Take To Twitter As Storms Ground Hundreds Of Newark Airport Flights Frustrated Travelers Take To Twitter As Storms Ground Hundreds Of Newark Airport Flights
Frustrated Travelers Take To Twitter As Storms Ground Hundreds Of Newark Airport Flights Hundreds of flights were cancelled and delayed Monday, June 26, due to stormy weather at Newark Liberty Airport, leaving travelers seething. "Kicking my vacation off with a flight that’s been delayed twice & a trash colleen hoover book in the newark airport," one person said Tuesday, June 27. According to FlightAware, 446 flights going into or out of the airport were delayed while 538 were cancelled, as rain pummeled the state intermittently. Forty-five percent of the cancellations were United Airlines, and 38% of the delays were also United. Monday's stormy weather left thousands of …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Severe Thunderstorms With Gusty Winds Forecast In Parts Of PA, NJ Severe Thunderstorms With Gusty Winds Forecast In Parts Of PA, NJ
Severe Thunderstorms With Gusty Winds Forecast In Parts Of PA, NJ More than 40 million Americans are at risk for damaging storms Monday evening — including residents in much of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, according to AccuWeather.com. Damaging winds and flash floods are expected to sweep across both states in the evening, with a wind advisory issued for the Philadelphia region, Morris/Sussex/Morris counties, and the Jersey Shore. Monday morning update: Record warmth isn't the only weather story to discuss today. Here are the main weather hazards... Posted by US National Weather Service Philadelphia/Mount Holly on Monday, March 7, 2022 Showers are e…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
HAVE YOU SEEN HIM? Jersey Shore Row-Boater Missing HAVE YOU SEEN HIM? Jersey Shore Row-Boater Missing
Have YOU Seen HIM? Jersey Shore Row-Boater Missing UPDATE: Rescuers found both the rowboat and life jacket of an Ocean Gate man who went missing before a major thunderstorm hit the Jersey Shore earlier this week, authorities confirmed. His wife reported Matt Conway, 67, missing around 4 p.m. Tuesday, they said. The U.S. Coast Guard released security camera photos of Conway shortly before he left a dock on the Toms River in a silver rowboat that morning. His sneakers were found on the beach of Anglesea Avenue, responders said. Conway was known to row for exercise. A State Police helicopter and fire companies in Toms River assisted wit…

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by Jon Craig
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VIDEO: Tornado Touches Down In Springfield VIDEO: Tornado Touches Down In Springfield
Video: Tornado Touches Down In Springfield A tornado that touched down on Rt. 22 in Springfield was captured on video Wednesday afternoon as a wave of storms passed through the area.  The National Weather Service confirmed the EF-0 tornado touched downat 2:47 p.m. and lasted nearly four minutes at speeds up to 70 mph. The funnel,  seen mostly in the first few seconds of a video posted to Facebook, is seen sending debris flying as it makes contact with the ground.  One witness reported seeing the mayhem caused as the cloud spiraled though a business in the 300 block of Rt. 22.  "At Christmas Tree Store and the shopping cart holder …

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by Paul Milo
Police & Fire
WATCH: Clifton Firefighters Rescue Woman, 73, From Car Trapped In Flood WATCH: Clifton Firefighters Rescue Woman, 73, From Car Trapped In Flood
Watch: Clifton Firefighters Rescue Woman, 73, From Car Trapped In Flood A 73-year-old woman whose car was flooded during a fast-moving storm was removed by firefighters Wednesday afternoon in Clifton. The woman's sedan and at least another SUV were trapped in a section of the westbound side of Route 46. The highway was closed in both directions as of 3:45 p.m. At the sceneSpecial to Daily Voice

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Bodies Of Teen Ramapo Lake Drowning Victims Recovered UPDATE: Bodies Of Teen Ramapo Lake Drowning Victims Recovered
Update: Bodies Of Teen Ramapo Lake Drowning Victims Recovered UPDATE: The bodies of a 17-year-old boy and girl from Essex County who drowned in Ramapo Lake in Oakland during Tuesday evening's storm were both recovered hours later, responders said. Matthew Poole and Isabella Brodsky were about to become seniors at Livingston High School. “They were swimming when the storm hit," a law enforcement official told Daily Voice. "The boy went in to save the girl." Poole's body was recovered just before 9 p.m., nearly three hours after going under, he said. Brodsky's was found an hour or so later. Several dive teams responded to a staging area…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Sticky, Stormy: Shift In Weather Pattern Starts Sunday Sticky, Stormy: Shift In Weather Pattern Starts Sunday
Sticky, Stormy: Shift In Weather Pattern Starts Sunday The weather pattern has now shifted gears, and if sunny and seasonable were the best words to describe last week's weather, here are two for this week: Sticky. Stormy. While the week won't be a washout, there is a chance of storms each day through Saturday as a stationary front hovers over the Atlantic. Starting on Sunday, which will be mostly cloudy, warm and muggy with showers and scattered thunderstorms possible after noontime. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. The high temperature will be in the low-80s. Intermittent showers are likely Sunday evening with a thunderstorm pos…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Tree Limb Falls On Glen Rock House Tree Limb Falls On Glen Rock House
Tree Limb Falls On Glen Rock House GLEN ROCK, N.J. -- Tree parts were flying everywhere during Thursday night's brief but blustery rainstorm -- among them, a limb that snapped off and landed on the roof of a Glen Rock home. Several trees, large limbs and branches were reported down in several towns. A small number of scattered outages were reported. The unoccupied Prospect Street house sustained minor damage when it was struck. Boyd A. Loving contributed to this article.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Off-Roading Hawthorne Teen's SUV Pulled From Ramapo River During Storm Off-Roading Hawthorne Teen's SUV Pulled From Ramapo River During Storm
Off-Roading Hawthorne Teen's SUV Pulled From Ramapo River During Storm HAWTHORNE, N.J. -- An off-roading Hawthorne driver and his passenger got out safely after surging waters pulled their Jeep into the Ramapo River in Suffern during Friday's storm. The Hawthorne, N.J. teen said he and a friend were driving off-road near the Hillburn border when the vehicle entered the river around 11 p.m., Suffern police said. Police found the vehicle in heavy rapids and several feet of water, they said. It was towed out of the river, "which you can imagine was no easy task with last nights weather conditions," Suffern police said. New York Environmental Police is…

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by Jerry DeMarco