Tag: National Weather Service
Greenport Maritime Festival Postponed As Nor’easter Threatens Flooding, Dangerous Currents
A popular Long Island weekend festival has been moved to October due to an impending storm.
The Greenport Maritime Festival will now take place Friday, Oct. 16 through Sunday, Oct. 18, organizers announced Monday, Sept. 21.
Previously, the festival had been set for this upcoming weekend — Friday, Sept. 25 to Sunday, Sept. 27 — but the plans were changed due to an impending nor’easter expected to bring rain, wind, and miserable conditions to the region.
“Maritime has always been about our relationship with the water, and part of that is respecting the conditions around us,” festival organiz…
Worst Winter Storm In Years Slams Northeast: Latest Snowfall, Ice, Power Outage Numbers
A sprawling, dangerous storm is pounding the Northeast with heavy snow, crippling ice, and widespread power outages continuing to grow across dozens of states.
The National Weather Service says snow, sleet, and freezing rain will continue through Sunday night, Jan. 25, nto early Monday, Jan. 26, in the worst winter storm in five years.
The latest briefing highlights widespread heavy snow across the Mid‑Atlantic and Northeast, with a widespread 8-10 inches of snowfall, and higher totals ranging from 10 to 20 inches expected through the overnight.
Many locations in the New York metropo…
High Wind Watch Issued For Hudson Valley, NYC, Long Island: Gusts Up To 60 MPH Possible
The National Weather Service has issued a High Wind Watch for much of the Hudson Valley, New York City, and Long Island, warning of potentially damaging gusts into Thursday morning, Nov. 6.
According to the alert, issued just before 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 4, west winds of 20 to 30 mph are expected, with gusts possibly reaching 60 mph in some areas, including Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Suffolk, Nassau, and Westchester counties.
The NWS warns that the powerful winds could knock down trees and power lines, leading to widespread outages and hazardous travel conditions — especially f…
Nor'easter Leaves Hundreds In Dark In HV, Trees, Branches Snapped In Clarkstown
A powerful nor’easter that swept through the Hudson Valley left hundreds without power and sent crews scrambling to clear downed trees and wires Monday morning, Oct. 13.
In Rockland County, about 209 Orange & Rockland Utilities customers were still without electricity as of 12:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 13, with full restoration expected by 11 p.m., according to O&R.
Meanwhile, just over 500 customers were reported to be in the dark in Orange County, with an estimated restoration time of Tuesday, Oct. 14, at 5 p.m.
As for Westchester County, 448 customers were reported withou…
Thousands Lose Power As 60MPH Winds, Coastal Flooding Slam NJ: NWS
A powerful coastal storm is slamming New Jersey with damaging winds, flooding, and widespread power outages expected to continue into Monday, according to the National Weather Service (NWS).
As of 6:25 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 12, more than 2,800 customers were without power statewide. Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) reported 2,054 outages, with the highest totals in Morris (672), Monmouth (385), Sussex (212), Union (204), and Warren (195) counties. PSE&G reported 813 outages in Camden County, where high winds brought down trees and power lines.
The NWS Mount Holly office warned o…
Tornado Confirmed In Holden As Severe Storms Batter Northeast
A fast-moving round of severe storms swept through the Northeast, spawning a rare tornado in New England and leaving a trail of downed trees, power outages, and canceled events in its wake.
The National Weather Service confirmed that the twister touched down in Holden, Massachusetts, located northwest of Worcester, late Saturday afternoon, Sept. 6, as part of an intense line of storms that moved across about a dozen states.
It was rated an EF-1 twister, the second weakest of the six levels on the Enhanced Fujita damage scale.
Radar detected the tornado around 4:07 p.m., along with a clear …
Air Quality Alert Issued for Hudson Valley, Capital Region Amid Wildfire Smoke
Weather officials have issued an Air Quality Health Advisory for a large swath of eastern New York, including the Hudson Valley, Capital Region, and parts of the Adirondacks, due to elevated levels of fine particulate matter in the air.
The advisory is in effect until midnight tonight, Tuesday, August 5, with air quality index (AQI) levels expected to exceed 100, indicating potentially unhealthy conditions for sensitive individuals, according to the National Weather Service and New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
Fine particulates, also known as PM…
