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East Hampton, NY
Weather
East Coast On Alert As Offshore Storm Could Take Tropical Turn East Coast On Alert As Offshore Storm Could Take Tropical Turn East Coast On Alert As Offshore Storm Could Take Tropical Turn
East Coast On Alert As Offshore Storm Could Take Tropical Turn An offshore storm could take a tropical turn, giving East Coast communities another reason to watch the forecast closely. The National Hurricane Center's outlook gives the system a 40 percent chance of developing within seven days, but a near-zero chance within 48 hours. The non-tropical low sits a few hundred miles off the southeastern US coast. It could acquire subtropical characteristics later this week if it remains over the Gulf Stream and separates from an associated front, the NHC said. AccuWeather identifies a medium risk of tropical or subtropical development from Tuesday, Oc…

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by Joe Lombardi
National Interest
USPS Flags Possible Delivery Disruptions: What To Know USPS Flags Possible Delivery Disruptions: What To Know USPS Flags Possible Delivery Disruptions: What To Know
USPS Flags Possible Delivery Disruptions: What To Know Waiting for something important in the mail? The US Postal Service warns that some deliveries could take longer to reach your doorstep. The agency’s service alerts, updated Saturday, Oct. 17, flag weather-related disruptions that could delay mail processing, transportation, and delivery in several parts of the country. The warnings cover affected areas in Hawaii, the Gulf Coast, the Southeast, the West, and the Mariana Islands. USPS also maintains state-by-state notices about local post office closures and service changes. For Northeast customers, the distinction matters: a suspension at a…

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by Joe Lombardi
East Hampton, NY
Weather
Season’s First Atlantic Hurricane Forms: Northeast Impacts Possible Season’s First Atlantic Hurricane Forms: Northeast Impacts Possible Season’s First Atlantic Hurricane Forms: Northeast Impacts Possible
Season’s First Atlantic Hurricane Forms: Northeast Impacts Possible The Atlantic season’s first hurricane is targeting the Gulf Coast, but it could reach the Northeast before the weekend is over. Isaias reached hurricane strength late Wednesday, Oct. 7, with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph, the National Hurricane Center reported after an Air Force Reserve aircraft investigated the storm. NOAA satellite imagery shows Isaias over the Gulf late Wednesday, Oct. 7. Hurricane hunters confirmed sustained winds of 75 mph. AccuWeather For Northeast residents, the developing concern is rain from the weakening system as it moves inland and turns east. The N…

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by Joe Lombardi
East Hampton, NY
Weather
Tropical Storm Isaias Forms: Hurricane Forecast Moves Earlier Tropical Storm Isaias Forms: Hurricane Forecast Moves Earlier Tropical Storm Isaias Forms: Hurricane Forecast Moves Earlier
Tropical Storm Isaias Forms: Hurricane Forecast Moves Earlier Hurricane watches are posted along portions of the northern Gulf Coast as a strengthening tropical storm brings a faster-moving threat into focus. Click here for a new, updated story: Season’s First Atlantic Hurricane Forms: Northeast Impacts Possible Tropical Storm Isaias had maximum sustained winds of 50 mph Wednesday, Oct. 7, according to the National Hurricane Center’s 1 p.m. CDT advisory. NOAA hurricane hunters found the system gathering strength. The storm was moving east-northeast at 8 mph over the southwestern Gulf. The accompanying NHC forecast map projects hurricane stren…

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by Joe Lombardi
East Hampton, NY
Weather
Hurricane Expected To Form In Days With Threat Extending Beyond US Coast: New Update Hurricane Expected To Form In Days With Threat Extending Beyond US Coast: New Update Hurricane Expected To Form In Days With Threat Extending Beyond US Coast: New Update
Hurricane Expected To Form In Days With Threat Extending Beyond US Coast: New Update The Atlantic season’s first hurricane could take shape this week, bringing a growing threat that may extend well beyond the coast. Click here for a new, updated story - Tropical Storm Isaias Forms: Hurricane Forecast Moves Earlier The National Hurricane Center said in its Tuesday morning, Oct. 6, update that a tropical depression will likely form over the southwestern Gulf within about a day.  There is a high chance of tropical development in the southwestern Gulf through Thursday, Oct. 8. AccuWeather The system is expected to strengthen further later this week as i…

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by Joe Lombardi
National Interest
Health Officials Issue Warning After Flesh-Eating Bacteria Kills 5 Along Gulf Coast Health Officials Issue Warning After Flesh-Eating Bacteria Kills 5 Along Gulf Coast Health Officials Issue Warning After Flesh-Eating Bacteria Kills 5 Along Gulf Coast
Health Officials Issue Warning After Flesh-Eating Bacteria Kills 5 Along Gulf Coast A surge of flesh-eating infections is alarming Gulf Coast health officials, with Louisiana confirming five deaths and dozens of hospitalizations. In a Tuesday, Sept. 16 update, the Louisiana Department of Health said 26 state residents have been infected with Vibrio vulnificus in 2025.  All were hospitalized, and five died.  The department urged caution, noting cases are running well above the state’s typical levels for this point in the year. Nationally, doctors see 150 to 200 Vibrio vulnificus cases each year, and about one in five patients die. Warmer coastal waters are l…

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by Joe Lombardi
National Interest
Rare Manatee Sighting Off Cape Cod Coast Is First Time In A Decade Rare Manatee Sighting Off Cape Cod Coast Is First Time In A Decade Rare Manatee Sighting Off Cape Cod Coast Is First Time In A Decade
Rare Manatee Sighting Off Cape Cod Coast Is First Time In A Decade A rare sighting of a manatee off Cape Cod has locals buzzing, marking the first time the gentle sea creature has been spotted off the Massachusetts coast since 2016. The manatee was first seen in Popponesset Bay off Mashpee on July 26, then again on July 29 in Mattapoisett. In Mattapoisett, the manatee briefly got stranded on tidal flats, but quick-thinking locals helped it back into the water, ensuring its safety, according to the Cape Cod Times.  Manatees, known for their large size and gentle nature, usually live in warmer waters like those off Florida and the Gulf Coast, according …

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by Josh Lanier
Lyndhurst, NJ
On Your Side
East Coast Ports Dodge Shutdown As Dockworkers Reach Tentative Six-Year Deal East Coast Ports Dodge Shutdown As Dockworkers Reach Tentative Six-Year Deal East Coast Ports Dodge Shutdown As Dockworkers Reach Tentative Six-Year Deal
East Coast Ports Dodge Shutdown As Dockworkers Reach Tentative Six-Year Deal Dockworkers and port companies have come to a tentative agreement on a new six-year deal, avoiding another work stoppage that would cause major shipping disruptions along the East Coast. The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) announced the tentative agreement in a joint news release at night on Wednesday, Jan. 8. The deal aimed to avoid another potential strike on Wednesday, Jan. 15. The ILA and USMX agreed to extend the current master contract until ILA representatives can convene for a ratification vote and USMX members can final…

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by Chris Spiker
National Interest
Winter 2024-25 Forecast Released By NOAA National Weather Service Winter 2024-25 Forecast Released By NOAA National Weather Service Winter 2024-25 Forecast Released By NOAA National Weather Service
Winter 2024-25 Forecast Released By NOAA National Weather Service The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Climate Prediction Center has just released its outlook for the winter of 2024-25. A“slowly-developing” La Niña is expected to shape weather throughout the country from December through February, NOAA says. The La Niña phenomenon occurs when water temperatures near the equator in the eastern Pacific Ocean remain below the historical average for an extended period, which can significantly influence weather patterns across North America, including the trajectory of snowstorms. “This winter, an emerging La Niña is anticipated to …

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by Joe Lombardi
National Interest
Most Snowfall Expected In These Areas This Winter: AccuWeather Releases Long-Range Outlook Most Snowfall Expected In These Areas This Winter: AccuWeather Releases Long-Range Outlook Most Snowfall Expected In These Areas This Winter: AccuWeather Releases Long-Range Outlook
Most Snowfall Expected In These Areas This Winter: AccuWeather Releases Long-Range Outlook AccuWeather meteorologists have just unveiled their forecast for the winter of 2024-25 and have released a map of where in the US the most snowfall is expected. In the image above, higher-than-average snowfall is predicted for those areas shown in light blue, with most areas in the Northeast are expected to receive more snow this season than last winter. Areas in the darker shade are expected to see below average snowfall in 2024-25, including in much of the Mid-Atlantic states. Click here for a new, related story: Winter 2024-25 Forecast Released By NOAA National Weather Service …

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by Joe Lombardi
National Interest
New Projected Timing Released For Potentially Major Hurricane Taking Aim At US New Projected Timing Released For Potentially Major Hurricane Taking Aim At US New Projected Timing Released For Potentially Major Hurricane Taking Aim At US
New Projected Timing Released For Potentially Major Hurricane Taking Aim At US The projected timing for a potentially major hurricane taking aim at the US coast has been updated and is earlier than some initial projections. AccuWeather is forecasting a powerful Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained wind gusts of 110 to 130 miles per hour to make landfall along the Gulf Coast on Thursday, Sept. 26, likely in the Big Bend on Florida's west coast. “This is expected to be a large hurricane with a major storm surge threat and impacts that will reach hundreds of miles inland from where this storm makes landfall,” said AccuWeather Chief Meteorologist Jon Porter.  …

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by Joe Lombardi
National Interest
String Of Storms Could Develop As Height Of Hurricane Season Nears - Here's Timing: AccuWeather String Of Storms Could Develop As Height Of Hurricane Season Nears - Here's Timing: AccuWeather String Of Storms Could Develop As Height Of Hurricane Season Nears - Here's Timing: AccuWeather
String Of Storms Could Develop As Height Of Hurricane Season Nears - Here's Timing: AccuWeather A newly released forecast predicts between six to 10 named storms through the end of September. “We could see a parade of storms developing during September," AccuWeather Lead Hurricane Expert Alex DaSilva. "There’s a possibility that we could see multiple tropical storms and hurricanes in the Atlantic basin on the same day, similar to the frequency of storms we’ve seen during other supercharged hurricane seasons like 2020." The 2024 hurricane season, which began Saturday, Jun 1, runs through Saturday, Nov 30. The statistical peak of the hurricane season is traditionally around the mi…

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by Joe Lombardi
Arlington, VA
Weather
Another Impactful Storm To Follow Snowy Weekend In Northeast: Forecasters Another Impactful Storm To Follow Snowy Weekend In Northeast: Forecasters Another Impactful Storm To Follow Snowy Weekend In Northeast: Forecasters
Another Impactful Storm To Follow Snowy Weekend In Northeast: Forecasters Forecasters are touting a massive storm expected to drop several inches of snow on the East Coast this weekend. But some weather maps show parts of the Northeast will get only rain, and no snow at all, noting a another impactful storm could be coming mid-week next week, AccuWeather reports. The storm coming Saturday, Jan. 6 will move northeast from the Gulf Coast toward the mid-Atlantic between 12 and 1 p.m., according to AccuWeather and the National Weather Service.  Our first chance for some accumulating and potentially impactful snowfall this season will occur for some this wee…

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by Cecilia Levine
Arlington, VA
Weather
Winter 2022-23 Forecast Released By NOAA National Weather Service Winter 2022-23 Forecast Released By NOAA National Weather Service Winter 2022-23 Forecast Released By NOAA National Weather Service
Winter 2022-23 Forecast Released By NOAA National Weather Service The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has just released its outlook for the winter of 2022-23 with a strong element of uncertainty for this region.La Niña returns for the third consecutive winter, driving warmer-than-average temperatures for the Southwest and along the Gulf Coast and eastern seaboard.  So in a nutshell, for the Lower 48, it comes down to warmer and drier conditions than average in the south, and a bit of a mystery here up north. NOAA's National Weather Service forecasters are predicting that much of the Northeast "falls into the category of eq…

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by Joe Lombardi
White Plains, NY
Weather
Winter 2022-23 Forecast Released By NOAA National Weather Service Winter 2022-23 Forecast Released By NOAA National Weather Service Winter 2022-23 Forecast Released By NOAA National Weather Service
Winter 2022-23 Forecast Released By NOAA National Weather Service The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has just released its outlook for the winter of 2022-23.with a strong element of uncertainty for this region.La Niña returns for the third consecutive winter, driving warmer-than-average temperatures for the Southwest and along the Gulf Coast and eastern seaboard.  So in a nutshell, for the Lower 48, it comes down to warmer and drier conditions than average in the south, and a bit of a mystery here up north. NOAA's National Weather Service forecasters are predicting that much of the Northeast "falls into the category of eq…

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by Joe Lombardi
Stony Point, NY
Weather
Hurricane Ida Barrels Toward Gulf: Here's How Much Rainfall Storm Could Bring To Northeast Hurricane Ida Barrels Toward Gulf: Here's How Much Rainfall Storm Could Bring To Northeast Hurricane Ida Barrels Toward Gulf: Here's How Much Rainfall Storm Could Bring To Northeast
Hurricane Ida Barrels Toward Gulf: Here's How Much Rainfall Storm Could Bring To Northeast Hurricane Ida is heading toward the United States coast, picking up strength as it moves over warm waters surrounding Cuba, with the potential to be a Category 4 storm when it makes landfall late in the weekend. The storm's long-term track takes it north and then east, with a possible impact on the Northeast in the middle of next week. Ida, the ninth-named storm of the 2021 Atlantic season, is expected to intensify further Saturday, Aug. 28 into Sunday, Aug. 29, with projected winds of 100 to 110 miles per hour or more just south of the mouth of the Mississippi River. Earlier Report -&nbs…

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by Joe Lombardi
Stony Point, NY
Weather
Major Hurricane Headed To US Could Have Impact In Northeast Major Hurricane Headed To US Could Have Impact In Northeast Major Hurricane Headed To US Could Have Impact In Northeast
Major Hurricane Headed To US Could Have Impact In Northeast Hurricane Ida, just upgraded from tropical storm status, is expected to make landfall in the United States as a major Category 3 or 4 hurricane on the 16th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, which devastated New Orleans and much of the Gulf Coast. The storm's long-term track takes it north and then east, with a possible impact on the Northeast in the middle of next week. Ida, the ninth-named storm of the 2021 Atlantic season, is expected to intensify further Saturday, Aug. 28 into Sunday, Aug. 29, with projected winds of 100 miles per hour or more just south of the mouth of the Mississippi R…

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by Joe Lombardi
Massapequa, NY
Breaking News
Largest East Coast Fuel Pipeline Shuts Down Operations After Cyberattack Largest East Coast Fuel Pipeline Shuts Down Operations After Cyberattack Largest East Coast Fuel Pipeline Shuts Down Operations After Cyberattack
Largest East Coast Fuel Pipeline Shuts Down Operations After Cyberattack The main pipeline carrying millions of gasoline and diesel fuel to the East Coast said it has halted all operations after being hit with a cyberattack. The Colonial Pipeline Company said in a statement that it learned it was the victim of a cybersecurity attack on Friday, May 7. Colonial Pipeline is the largest refined products pipeline system in the United States. It carries about one million barrels each day of gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel between the Gulf Coast and the New York Harbor area, with the ability to move about three million barrels daily. "In response, we proactively took c…

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by Joe Lombardi
Massapequa, NY
Breaking News
Swatch Of Ocean Off Long Island's South Shore Could Become Biden Administration Wind Zone Swatch Of Ocean Off Long Island's South Shore Could Become Biden Administration Wind Zone Swatch Of Ocean Off Long Island's South Shore Could Become Biden Administration Wind Zone
Swatch Of Ocean Off Long Island's South Shore Could Become Biden Administration Wind Zone President Joe Biden’s administration is planning a massive “wind energy area” in the New York Bight between the South Shore of Long Island and the New Jersey coast. According to reports, in an effort to make his lofty goal of making the nation's electricity sector carbon neutral by 2035, Biden’s administration is set to start selling leases in the area to promote clean energy. According to reports, constructing the offshore turbines would create approximately 32,000 jobs between 2022 and 2030 with 6,000 permanent jobs when the project is complete.

 “President Biden believes we have an eno…

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by Zak Failla
Torrington, CT
Weather
New Tropical Storm Zeta Expected To Become Hurricane In Days: Latest Projected Path New Tropical Storm Zeta Expected To Become Hurricane In Days: Latest Projected Path New Tropical Storm Zeta Expected To Become Hurricane In Days: Latest Projected Path
New Tropical Storm Zeta Expected To Become Hurricane In Days: Latest Projected Path A newly formed tropical storm is expected to become a hurricane in days. Early Sunday morning, Oct. 25, the center of now Tropical Storm Zeta was located over the northwestern Caribbean Sea about 305 miles south-southeast of the western tip of Cuba. A turn toward the west-northwest and an increase in forward speed are forecast by Monday, Oct. 26, followed by a faster northwestward motion on Tuesday, Oct. 27, the National Hurricane Center said. It has maximum sustained winds of near 40 miles per hour with higher gusts.  Zeta is forecast to approach the Gulf Coast as a t…

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by Joe Lombardi
Torrington, CT
Weather
Newly Named Tropical Storm Teddy Expected To Become Hurricane Newly Named Tropical Storm Teddy Expected To Become Hurricane Newly Named Tropical Storm Teddy Expected To Become Hurricane
Newly Named Tropical Storm Teddy Expected To Become Hurricane As slow-moving Tropical Storm Sally makes its way into the Gulf Coast with landfall expected in Louisiana early Tuesday morning, Sept. 15, there's a new system in the Atlantic that is expected to become a hurricane by midweek. Tropical Storm Teddy, the fifth active named storm in the Atlantic, now has maximum winds of about 40 miles per hour with higher gusts, but it's expected to strengthen and become a major hurricane by week's end, the National Hurricane Center said. It's the 19th named storm of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season and the earliest 19th named storm. It also marks…

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by Joe Lombardi
Fort Lee, NJ
Weather
Tropical Storms Marco, Laura No Threat Here, Metro Area Weather Expert Says Tropical Storms Marco, Laura No Threat Here, Metro Area Weather Expert Says Tropical Storms Marco, Laura No Threat Here, Metro Area Weather Expert Says
Tropical Storms Marco, Laura No Threat Here, Metro Area Weather Expert Says New Jersey, New York and Connecticut "need not worry" that two tropical storms headed toward the Gulf Coast will ever make their way here, a local weather expert said Saturday. In a rare occurrence, Marco and Laura are expected to make landfall 24 hours apart starting Monday, although exactly where was still uncertain, meteorologist Joe Cioffi said. That doesn't mean we should pay them any mind, he said. "Both tropical systems will likely rain themselves out in the Lower Mississippi Valley and Gulf states thanks to a deep trough in Eastern Canada and a screaming northwest jet stream from t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Weather
COLD SNAP: Temps In Teens, 20s Headed Our Way COLD SNAP: Temps In Teens, 20s Headed Our Way COLD SNAP: Temps In Teens, 20s Headed Our Way
Cold SNAP: Temps In Teens, 20s Headed Our Way Snow in't the issue: The kind of cold that ordinarily doesn't hit the tri-state area 'till New Year’s Eve is “the real story” for Friday and Saturday, an expert meteorologist warns. Temperatures in North Jersey, Rockland and areas just north will be in the 20s and low 30s on Friday – but that’s just the start, Joe Cioffi said in a Thursday report. On Saturday, “it’s going to be teens and 20s just about everywhere,” he said. Predictions of snow for the tri-state area this weekend are “a big yawn,” Cioffi said. It’s the approaching cold front that should concern people, he said. “It would …

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by Jerry DeMarco