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Heavy Rain Coming To Hudson Valley, Hochul Warns: 'Take Steps Now To Prepare' Heavy Rain Coming To Hudson Valley, Hochul Warns: 'Take Steps Now To Prepare'
Heavy Rain Coming To Hudson Valley, Hochul Warns: 'Take Steps Now To Prepare' Just a week after a coastal weather event that brought a deluge of rain and flash flooding to New York, Gov. Kathy Hochul is again warning residents to make preparations for more heavy precipitation that could threaten already-saturated areas.  Hochul's warning comes as forecasts call for a strong, slow-moving cold front to bring up to three inches of widespread rainfall to the Capital Region, Hudson Valley, Long Island, and New York City regions beginning overnight Friday, Oct. 6 throughout the day on Saturday, Oct. 7.  Related Report - Cold Front Will Collide With Tropical…

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by Ben Crnic
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Storm System Will Bring Drenching Downpours, Strong Wind Gusts: Here's Timing Storm System Will Bring Drenching Downpours, Strong Wind Gusts: Here's Timing
Storm System Will Bring Drenching Downpours, Strong Wind Gusts: Here's Timing A storm system on track for the first day of fall will be packed with heavy rain and wind gusts between 30 and 40 miles per hour in parts of the region, according to the National Weather Service. The system, which will arrive Saturday morning, Sept. 23, and continue well into the evening,  will stem from a tropical area of low pressure off the Florida peninsula. "The storm is likely to bring gusty winds and rounds of heavy rain to much of the East Coast," AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Tyler Roys said. Wind gusts are expected to be highest along the coast. It will be most…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Flash Flood Threat: Here's Projected Timing For System Packed With Storms, Heavy Rain Flash Flood Threat: Here's Projected Timing For System Packed With Storms, Heavy Rain
Flash Flood Threat: Here's Projected Timing For System Packed With Storms, Heavy Rain An approaching frontal system will bring thunderstorms and heavy rain that could cause flash flooding. The system will arrive from west to east early Thursday afternoon, Aug. 10, and continue to move through into the evening. Heavy rain is expected to begin in the New York City area, Hudson Valley, and Capital regions, and western Connecticut around midday Thursday and later in the afternoon in Massachusetts and eastern Connecticut. Areas where soaking rain is expected are shown in dark green in the first image above from AccuWeather.com. About an inch of rainfall is now expected, with lo…

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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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Here's Timing For Thunderstorms Taking Aim At Region Ahead Of Approaching Cold Front Here's Timing For Thunderstorms Taking Aim At Region Ahead Of Approaching Cold Front
Here's Timing For Thunderstorms Taking Aim At Region Ahead Of Approaching Cold Front Showers and thunderstorms will sweep through the region ahead of an approaching cold front. Higher levels of humidity levels will help to ignite the storms Friday, Aug. 4. Storm activity is possible starting around midday before becoming likely late in the afternoon and in the evening. Rain will be heavy at times with some drenching downpours. About an inch to 1.5 inches of rainfall is expected with locally higher amounts of around 2 inches possible. In areas farther north and inland, large hail and isolated tornadoes are possible. After the system pushes off the coast, i…

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by Joe Lombardi