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Appalachians

Southampton, NY
Weather
Cross-Country Storm Packed With Snow, Ice Takes Aim On Northeast Cross-Country Storm Packed With Snow, Ice Takes Aim On Northeast
Cross-Country Storm Packed With Snow, Ice Takes Aim On Northeast A quick-moving New Year's Eve storm system that brought some natural fireworks as 2025 arrived will be followed by strong wind gusts of up to 50 miles per hour that could lead to power outages before a winter storms makes its way to the East Coast. Temps will become more seasonable on Thursday, Jan. 2, with lingering strong winds making it feel colder. From Friday, Jan. 3 to Sunday, Jan. 12, temperatures will be between 12 and 25 degrees below the historical average.  The return of colder air will set the stage for a massive storm that will move along a 1,500-mile-long zone from the M…

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by Joe Lombardi
Towson, MD
Weather
Here's What To Expect From Tropical Storm Nicole As It Approaches Maryland Here's What To Expect From Tropical Storm Nicole As It Approaches Maryland
Here's What To Expect From Tropical Storm Nicole As It Approaches Maryland Tropical Storm Nicole is slowly strengthening into a hurricane as it makes landfall in the south, but it could be until Friday when the DMV area feels its effects. The National Weather Service is advising residents in Maryland and Virginia to enjoy the sunny skies of the past few days, because come Friday morning, they are likely to be replaced by whipping winds and drenching rain. Meteorologists say that sustained winds approaching 70 mph were reported on Wednesday, Nov. 9, and the center of the storm is now expected to move across central and northern Florida into southern Georgia Thursd…

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by Zak Failla
Edison, NJ
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Nicole Expected To Become Hurricane, Bring Drenching Rain, Gusty Winds To Northeast Nicole Expected To Become Hurricane, Bring Drenching Rain, Gusty Winds To Northeast
Nicole Expected To Become Hurricane, Bring Drenching Rain, Gusty Winds To Northeast Tropical Storm Nicole is expected to strengthen to hurricane status before bringing drenching rain and gusty winds to the Northeast. Packed with maximum sustained winds of around 70 miles per hour with higher gusts, the center of Nicole will move near or over the Bahamas by midday Wednesday, Nov. 9, and approach the east coast of Florida within the hurricane warning area Wednesday night, the National Hurricane Center said. For the latest projected timing and track for Nicole from AccuWeather.com, click on the first image above. Nicole's center is then expected to move across…

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by Joe Lombardi
Massapequa, NY
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Nicole Expected To Become Hurricane, Bring Drenching Rain, Gusty Winds To Northeast Nicole Expected To Become Hurricane, Bring Drenching Rain, Gusty Winds To Northeast
Nicole Expected To Become Hurricane, Bring Drenching Rain, Gusty Winds To Northeast Tropical Storm Nicole is expected to strengthen to hurricane status before bringing drenching rain and gusty winds to the Northeast. Packed with maximum sustained winds of around 70 miles per hour with higher gusts, the center of Nicole will move near or over the Bahamas by midday Wednesday, Nov. 9, and approach the east coast of Florida within the hurricane warning area Wednesday night, the National Hurricane Center said. For the latest projected timing and track for Nicole from AccuWeather.com, click on the first image above. Nicole's center is then expected to move across…

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by Joe Lombardi
Allentown, PA
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Bomb Cyclone Bringing Heavy Snow, Slick Roads To Region This Weekend: Forecasters Bomb Cyclone Bringing Heavy Snow, Slick Roads To Region This Weekend: Forecasters
Bomb Cyclone Bringing Heavy Snow, Slick Roads To Region This Weekend: Forecasters A bomb cyclone — a storm that undergoes rapid strengthening — is heading to the region this weekend, creating the potential for heavy snow,  slick roads, and a little bit of aftermath, forecasters say. Precipitation will begin as rain Friday night and gradually change to snow on Saturday as the temperature drops, leaving the Poconos with up to seven inches of snow, while the northernmost parts of New Jersey will get between three and six, the National Weather Service said. Central Jersey and the Philadelphia region will only get a light dusting. A flash freeze will make …

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by Cecilia Levine
Stony Point, NY
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Ida Arrives With Heavy Rain, Gusty Winds, Flash Flooding; Isolated Tornadoes Possible Ida Arrives With Heavy Rain, Gusty Winds, Flash Flooding; Isolated Tornadoes Possible
Ida Arrives With Heavy Rain, Gusty Winds, Flash Flooding; Isolated Tornadoes Possible Ida, now a tropical depression, is sweeping toward the Northeast with periods of heavy rain, gusty winds, flash flooding expected in the region with isolated tornadoes possible. Ida is moving through the central Appalachians as it heads northward, with an enhanced risk of tornadoes across parts of the mid-Atlantic on Wednesday, Sept. 1. Significant and life-threatening flash flooding is likely from the Mid-Atlantic into southern New England, especially across highly urbanized metropolitan areas and areas of steep terrain, the National Hurricane Center said.  Earlier Report -&nbs…

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by Joe Lombardi
Stony Point, NY
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Projected Rainfall Totals Increase As Ida Will Hit Region With Drenching Downpours, Flooding Projected Rainfall Totals Increase As Ida Will Hit Region With Drenching Downpours, Flooding
Projected Rainfall Totals Increase As Ida Will Hit Region With Drenching Downpours, Flooding Projected rainfall totals from this region from now Tropical Depression Ida have increased with flash flood watches now in effect for much of the area. The time frame for rainfall from Ida is Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 1 through Thursday afternoon, Sept. 2. Leading up to that, Ida will continue to produce heavy rainfall while tracking inland through the Southeast United States, eventually crossing the Appalachians, then off of the Mid-Atlantic Coast on Thursday.  Ida, the ninth-named storm of the 2021 Atlantic season, remained a Category 4 hurricane for hours after making landfal…

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by Joe Lombardi
Greenwich, CT
Weather
It's Snow Joke: Storm Will Bring Up To A Foot Of Accumulation For These Parts Of Northeast It's Snow Joke: Storm Will Bring Up To A Foot Of Accumulation For These Parts Of Northeast
It's Snow Joke: Storm Will Bring Up To A Foot Of Accumulation For These Parts Of Northeast Some residents in the region may have confidently moved their snow scrapers from the car to the basement after a recent string of springlike days. They may want to rethink that, and we're not fooling, even though April 1 is almost here. That's because a storm system taking aim on the Northeast will bring a new round of rain, plus the chance for some snow in parts of this region. In fact, some areas, specifically in upstate New York, could see between 6 and 12 inches of the white stuff. Those areas are shown in dark blue in the first image above. The time frame for the storm system is Wedn…

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by Joe Lombardi