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Wet Mess: Will The Weekend Be A Washout? Wet Mess: Will The Weekend Be A Washout?
Wet Mess: Will The Weekend Be A Washout? A week marked by consecutive days of rain accompanied at times by severe storms with lightning and gusty winds has carried over into the weekend. A swath of moderate to heavy rain continues to move into interior southeast New York and western Connecticut on Saturday morning.  It will push east and northeast through the remainder of the morning. New rainfall amounts between a half and three-quarters of an inch are possible. A Flash Flood Watch in effect for southeast New York and southern Connecticut has been extended until 5 p.m. Saturday and includes Westchester, Putnam, Rockland, Orange …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Line Of Severe Thunderstorms Headed To Area Line Of Severe Thunderstorms Headed To Area
Line Of Severe Thunderstorms Headed To Area Get set for a new round of severe storms. Late afternoon thunderstorms will once again bring downpours, lightning, gusty winds and possible flooding to the area. The line of storms is moving from west to east with torrential rainfall that may cause localized flooding. (See satellite image above.) Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm, according to the National Weather Service. Wind gusts up to 50 mph are possible with these storms. A Flash Flood Watch is in effect until Saturday morning for southeast New York and southern Connecticut. The chance for showers and…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Storm Knocks Out Power To More Than 1K In Rockland Storm Knocks Out Power To More Than 1K In Rockland
Storm Knocks Out Power To More Than 1K In Rockland As thunderstorm and heavy rains move through the area more than 1,00 customers have lost power in Rockland County. As of 4 p.m. Tuesday, Orange & Rockland is reporting seven outages with an estimated 1,050 customers affected. A check of the numbers shows they fluctuate as new outages occur or older ones are repaired. Company officials are saying that most should be repaired by 8 p.m. Tuesday. In Orange County, there were 270 affected customers. Some of the outages are still being evaluated for a repair estimation, but most should have power restored by 8 p.m.  Storms are expected to c…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Storms Will Bring Torrential Downpours, Dangerous Winds To Area Storms Will Bring Torrential Downpours, Dangerous Winds To Area
Storms Will Bring Torrential Downpours, Dangerous Winds To Area We will finally see some relief from the heat after a steamy stretch of days. But not before a cold front will bring showers and thunderstorms to the area on Tuesday afternoon and evening.  Expect heavy rain and gusty winds to move through from west to east, starting in the early afternoon. Storms will be capable of producing very heavy downpours which could lead some flooding in urban areas, especially low lying and poor drainage locations. A Flash Flood Watch is in effect for Westchester, Rockland and Fairfield counties from noon until 10 p.m. Tuesday with strong to damaging, dangerous …

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by Joe Lombardi