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Torrington, CT
Weather
New Tropical Storm Forms In Atlantic: Here's Projected Five-Day Path
A new tropical storm has just formed in the open Atlantic. The National Hurricane Center announced at around midday on Thursday, Aug. 13 that it has upgraded Tropical Depression Eleven to Tropical Storm Josephine. Hurricane turned Tropical Storm Isaias (pronounced "ees-ah-EE-ahs") became the earliest storm to begin with an "I" on record. The previous record was set on Aug. 7, 2005. The first hurricane of the 2020 season, Hannah, became the earliest storm with an "H" name by nearly two weeks. Tropical Storm Josephine marks the earliest appearance of the "J' storm since the satellite e…
Torrington, CT
Weather
Tropical System With Uncertain Long-Range Track Nears US Coast
Click here for an updated story: Newly Released Forecast Cone For Tropical Storm Isaias Includes Northeast A system in the Atlantic expected to become a tropical storm is approaching the United States coast. The system is about 385 miles east-southeast of San Juan, Puerto Rico on Wednesday morning, July 29, the National Hurricane Center. It has winds of 45 mph. If it becomes a tropical storm, it will be named Isaias, making it the earliest storm to begin with an "I" on record. The previous record was set on Aug. 7, 2005. The first hurricane of the 2020 season, Hannah, …
Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Video
: Watch As Banner Plane Crashes Into Ocean Off Surf City
UPDATE: Video shows a banner-pulling plane crashing into the Atlantic Ocean just off the beach in Surf City on Saturday. Two lifeguards plucked the pilot from the water and brought him to the 13th Street beach to the cheers of sun worshippers on the sand. He appeared OK, they said, before an ambulance took him to Southern Ocean Medical Center in Stafford Township. The plane hit the water off Long Beach Island shortly before 3:30 p.m. and quickly submerged, the witnesses said. "I saw the banner drop and heard it sputtering like it was out of gas," one of them wrote. "It was a little yell…
Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Banner Plane Goes Down In Water Off Surf City
UPDATE: Video shows a plane pulling a banner ad crashing into the Atlantic Ocean just off the beach in Surf City on Saturday. Lifeguards quickly plucked the pilot from the water and brought him to the 13th Street beach to the cheers of sun worshippers on the sand. He appeared OK, they said, before an ambulance took him to Southern Ocean Medical Center in Stafford Township. The plane hit the water off Long Beach Island shortly before 3:30 p.m. and quickly submerged, the witnesses said. "I saw the banner drop and heard it sputtering like it was out of gas," one of them wrote. "It was a li…
Middletown, NJ
Lifestyle
Gateway National Park, Sandy Hook Beach To Reopen This Weekend
UPDATE: One of the most visited national parks in the nation will reopen a week later -- on Saturday, May 9, exactly a week after all of New Jersey's state parks and golf courses. Gateway National Recreation Area, a 27,000-acre federal park that includes Sandy Hook Beach in Monmouth County -- straddling New Jersey and New York -- has been closed since April 8 due to the coronavirus. Swimming and picnicking will remain prohibited, but beaches will reopen, federal officials said. Gov. Phil Murphy announced last Wednesday that all New Jersey parks would reopen at sunrise on May 2, and a…
Lakewood, NJ
Lifestyle
27th Annual Polar Bear Plunge Approaches In Seaside Heights
It's supposed to be sunny this Saturday, but the temperature could hover around freezing -- just in time for the 27th Annual Polar Bear Plunge in Seaside Heights. Nearly 7,500 plungers have registered, pledging to raise about $2 million for Special Olympics New Jersey. Registration begins at 9 a.m. with the plunge taking place at 1 p.m. Saturday’s plunge will take place on the beach between Blaine Avenue and Sumner Avenue, directly in front of Spicy Cantina. Street closures in the area will be in effect until early afternoon. At 1 p.m., all those who have raised the plunge mini…
Massapequa, NY
Weather
Here's When Slow-Moving Storm Will Bring Rain, Gusty Winds
A slow-moving ocean storm in the Atlantic will bring steadier rain and gusty winds to the area starting in the middle of the week. Here's a day-by-day look at what to expect: Tuesday, Oct. 8: After a few morning showers, it will be relatively dry the rest of the day, with some sun late in the morning through the afternoon. The high temperature will be in the mid 60s on a breezy and cooler day. There is a chance of showers again overnight. Wednesday, Oct. 9: The offshore storm will bring more rain starting Wednesday and continuing through the end of the workweek. It …
Massapequa, NY
Weather
Slow-Moving Cold Front Will Bring Rain, Showers To Area
A slow-moving cold front will bring rain and showers to the area. While there will be some precipitation early in the week, the development of an ocean storm in the Atlantic will bring steadier rain in the middle of the week. For projected rainfall totals for the next few days, see the image above. Here's a look at what to expect: Monday, Oct. 7: It will be warmer, with the high temperature in the low 70s on a mostly cloudy day. Rain and showers will arrive after 2 p.m. and continue on and off through the overnight, with some soaking rain at times. Tuesday, Oct. 8: It will be breezy…
Brentwood, NY
Weather
Two Weather Systems In Atlantic Ocean Could Become Tropical Storms
Hurricane Dorian has finally headed out to sea, moving off the southeastern Canadian coastline. Now, forecasters are watching three separate storm systems in the Atlantic Ocean during the height of hurricane season, two of which could be threats to the East Coast. The next tropical storm to emerge will be named Humberto. Experts say it could form by the end of this week from a new system that emerged over the week. It's projected to move over the Bahamas, which was just devastated by Dorian, and Florida. A second system is also approaching the Caribbean and may become a tropical depre…
Hackensack, NJ
Weather
Dorian
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: Historic Hurricane Batters Bahamas, Prompts Coastal Georgia, SC Evacuation Orders
Hurricane Dorian on Sunday became the strongest storm of its kind to hit the Bahamas -- and Atlantic Ocean's most intense in nearly 85 years -- with sustained reported winds of 185 miles an hour and gusts over 220mph. South Carolina and Georgia’s governors ordered mandatory coastline evacuations beginning at noon on Labor Day and school and state office closings on Tuesday, as the historic hurricane took aim at the East Coast. South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster also ordered immediate medical evacuations on Sunday -- including hospitals, nursing home, psychiatric facilities and assisted livi…
Hackensack, NJ
Weather
Dorian
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: Category 5 Reached, With 200MPH Gusts, Concerns For Florida, Carolinas, Northeast
Hurricane Dorian on Sunday became the strongest storm of its kind to hit the Bahamas -- and Atlantic Ocean's most intense in nearly 85 years -- with sustained reported winds of 185 miles an hour and gusts over 220mph. South Carolina and Georgia’s governors ordered mandatory coastline evacuations beginning at noon on Labor Day and school and state office closings on Tuesday, as the historic hurricane took aim at the East Coast. South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster also ordered immediate medical evacuations on Sunday -- including hospitals, nursing home, psychiatric facilities and assisted livi…
Brentwood, NY
Lifestyle
$1.1M, Three-Year Project Will Repair Montauk Lighthouse
The Montauk Lighthouse is getting a $1.1 million makeover. The three-year restoration of the National Historic Landmark began in May and involves repairing cracks and bulges on the 111-foot lighthouse tower. The work calls for making repairs to the metal and glass at the top of the tower, and stripping the paint off the limestone exterior of the tower, then allowing it to dry out," said Nick Racanelli, who serves on the Montauk Historical Society's Montauk Lighthouse Committee. The lighthouse is privately owned by the nonprofit historical society. "We have cracking and bulging and at…
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