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Severe Thunderstorms

Crews Battle Burning Mercedes-Benz Repair Shop, Transformer Amid Thunderstorm In NY Crews Battle Burning Mercedes-Benz Repair Shop, Transformer Amid Thunderstorm In NY
Crews Battle Burning Mercedes-Benz Repair Shop, Transformer Amid Thunderstorm In NY A downed power line and brush fire in Northern Westchester quickly escalated into a complex blaze at a newly constructed Mercedes-Benz facility.  The blaze began at around 3:16 p.m. on Wednesday, May 20, when firefighters responded to reports of downed power lines and a brush fire near Green Hill Road and Green Lane in Goldens Bridge, behind the Mercedes-Benz repair shop on Route 22.  According to the Goldens Bridge Fire Department, while crews were battling the brush fire, firefighters noticed thick black smoke pouring from the roof of the Mercedes building.  At 4:06 p…
Monster Hurricane Gabrielle Now Packing 140 MPH Winds: From Cat 1 To Cat 4 In Hours Monster Hurricane Gabrielle Now Packing 140 MPH Winds: From Cat 1 To Cat 4 In Hours
Monster Hurricane Gabrielle Now Packing 140 MPH Winds: From Cat 1 To Cat 4 In Hours Fueled by bath-warm waters and favorable winds, Hurricane Gabrielle has vaulted to Category 4 strength, unleashing sustained winds of about 140 mph and still poised to intensify. What’s New Gabrielle’s leap was dramatic: it climbed from Category 1 to Category 3 and then to Category 4 all during the day on Monday, Sept. 22, according to the National Hurricane Center.  The storm was centered roughly 180 miles southeast of Bermuda Monday afternoon, moving northeast near 12 mph, with forecasters cautioning that additional strengthening is possible as it passes east of the island and charg…
Dangerous Heat, Storms Expected To Impact Putnam: Here's When Dangerous Heat, Storms Expected To Impact Putnam: Here's When
Dangerous Heat, Storms Expected To Impact Putnam: Here's When As dangerous heat and strong thunderstorms threaten the Hudson Valley, Orange and Rockland Utilities is activating its emergency response team and bringing in additional crews to handle potential power outages caused by the weather.  The company announced it will mobilize overhead line crews, tree removal experts, customer service operators, and 125 mutual aid workers beginning Friday afternoon, July 25, as conditions are expected to deteriorate. The move comes as the National Weather Service issued a Heat Advisory for Orange, Putnam, Rockland, and Westchester counties through 8 p.m. F…