Mount Pleasant, NY
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Storm Watch: Wind Gusts Of 55 MPH Or Higher Could Cause Power Outages Storm Watch: Wind Gusts Of 55 MPH Or Higher Could Cause Power Outages
Storm Watch: Wind Gusts Of 55 MPH Or Higher Could Cause Power Outages Strong wind gusts of up to 55 miles per hour that could cause power outages will be the main threat from a potent storm system that will bring up to 2 inches of rainfall to the region. The storm will arrive after a pleasant day on Easter Sunday, April 12, which will be partly sunny before clouds roll in and increase throughout the day. The high temperature will be around 60 degrees. The overnight low temperature will hold steady in the mid 50s as a surge of mild air arrives ahead of the storm system. Rain is expected to start just before daybreak on Monday, April 13. T…

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by Joe Lombardi
Mount Pleasant, NY
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Severe Weather Alert: Potent Storm System With Gusty Winds Will Follow Breezy, Bright Weekend Severe Weather Alert: Potent Storm System With Gusty Winds Will Follow Breezy, Bright Weekend
Severe Weather Alert: Potent Storm System With Gusty Winds Will Follow Breezy, Bright Weekend A breezy and bright weekend will be followed by a potent storm system that will bring heavy rain, potent wind gusts that could lead to power outages and rumbles of thunder. Saturday, April 11 will be mostly sunny and blustery. The high temperature will climb into the low 50s after morning wind-chill factors below the freezing mark. There will be enhanced potential for brush fires into the afternoon due to the low humidity and wind gusts as high as around 30 miles per hour. The overnight low temperature will be in the mid 30s with clear skies. Expect a good amount of sunshine to start the …

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by Joe Lombardi
Shelton, CT
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Severe Weather Alert: Strong Storm System With 50 MPH Wind Gusts Could Cause Power Outages Severe Weather Alert: Strong Storm System With 50 MPH Wind Gusts Could Cause Power Outages
Severe Weather Alert: Strong Storm System With 50 MPH Wind Gusts Could Cause Power Outages Get set for a stretch of stormy weather as a strong system from the Midwest sweeps through this region bringing gusty winds that could bring down tree limbs and utility lines, leading to power outages. Thunderstorms are likely to develop early in the afternoon on Thursday, April 9 ahead of an approaching cold front.  Some of the storms could be severe with heavy rain at times and damaging wind gusts of 35 to 50 miles per hour, the National Weather Service says. The window for most of the storm activity is from noon to 4 p.m. on Thursday. A coastal flood advisory is in effect from noon…

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by Joe Lombardi
Kingston, NY
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Storm Scenarios: If Separate Systems Merge, Parts Of Area Could See Accumulating Snowfall Storm Scenarios: If Separate Systems Merge, Parts Of Area Could See Accumulating Snowfall
Storm Scenarios: If Separate Systems Merge, Parts Of Area Could See Accumulating Snowfall Two separate storms - one from the north and the other moving up from the coast - could merge at the end of the week, resulting in the potential for accumulating snowfall to the region. The storm will follow something of a spring fling to start the week and a rare nearly snow-free month of February. Wednesday, March 4, will feature a mix of sun and clouds with the high temperature in the low to mid 50s. It will be gusty with wind strength between 14 and 18 miles per hour and gusts up to near 35 mph. Skies will become cloudy overnight with a  slight chance for showers after midnight. …

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by Joe Lombardi
Middletown-Wallkill, NY
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Damaging Wind Gusts Knock Out Power To Thousands In Area Damaging Wind Gusts Knock Out Power To Thousands In Area
Damaging Wind Gusts Knock Out Power To Thousands In Area Thousands of Hudson Valley residents lost power as wind gusts reaching upwards of 65 mph sent power lines flying. As of 3:15 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 7, 2,709 NYSEG outages were reported in Putnam County, with all in Carmel. Sixty of Orange & Rockland utility customers in Orange County were reporting outages, 56 of 118,804 in Rockland County and one in Sullivan. Additionally, 28 Central Hudson customers in Dutchess County were left in the dark, as well as 10 in Ulster and 5 in Orange County. Just one NYSEG customer in Orange County and eight in Ulster County were reporting outages. Thousa…

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by Zak Failla
Shelton, CT
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Damaging Wind Gusts Knock Out Power To Thousands In Fairfield County Damaging Wind Gusts Knock Out Power To Thousands In Fairfield County
Damaging Wind Gusts Knock Out Power To Thousands In Fairfield County Thousands of Fairfield County residents lost power as wind gusts reaching upwards of 65 mph sent power lines flying. As of 3 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 7, Eversource was reporting dozens of outages impacting 12,406 of their 1,278,540 Connecticut customers. Danbury was hit the hardest, with 2,759 customers reporting outages, with more than 100 outages reported in New Canaan, and Newtown. Outages were also reported in Greenwich, Redding, and Westport. A total of 288 United Illuminating customers are also without power, led by Shelton with 76. Eversource said that complete restoration may not be r…

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by Zak Failla
New City, NY
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Strong, Gusty Winds Cause Scattered Power Outages In Rockland, Orange Counties Strong, Gusty Winds Cause Scattered Power Outages In Rockland, Orange Counties
Strong, Gusty Winds Cause Scattered Power Outages In Rockland, Orange Counties Wind gusts that topped 50 mph have left just residents without power. As of 11:45 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 17, 111 Orange & Rockland Utilities customers lost power, including outages in Pomona (44 outages); Suffern (33); New Square (11); Clarkstown (nine); Airmont (five); Chestnut Ridge Haverstraw; Ramapo; and Spring Valley. Outages in Orange County were being reported in Blooming Grove, Chester, and Monroe, with complete restoration expected no later than 5:45 p.m. on Friday afternoon. None of Central Hudson’s 52,335 customers in Orange County were reporting outages. Utility crews scram…

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by Zak Failla
Darien, CT
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Severe Weather Alert: Storms Will Bring Drenching Downpours, Lightning, Damaging Wind Gusts Severe Weather Alert: Storms Will Bring Drenching Downpours, Lightning, Damaging Wind Gusts
Severe Weather Alert: Storms Will Bring Drenching Downpours, Lightning, Damaging Wind Gusts Click here for an updated story: Severe Thunderstorm Watch Now In Effect: Wind Gusts Up To 70 MPH; Hail, Flooding Possible The month of July will go out with a boom. In the form, that is, of severe thunderstorms that will bring drenching downpours, thunder, frequent lightning and damaging wind gusts to the region on Wednesday, July 31. The storms will lead to a change in the string of hot and humid weather. Localized flash flooding is also possible, the National Weather Service said Wednesday morning in a Hazardous Weather Statement. There is a slight chance of scattered showers…

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by Joe Lombardi
Darien, CT
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New Round Of Severe Storms Possible As Cold Front Arrives New Round Of Severe Storms Possible As Cold Front Arrives
New Round Of Severe Storms Possible As Cold Front Arrives This story has been updated. The passage of a cold front will bring with it a chance for a new round of isolated, severe thunderstorms. The storm threat -- about a 50-50 chance for most of the region -- will be late in the morning into the early afternoon on Sunday, June 30, mainly between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. The main threat from the storm system will be strong wind gusts and small hail, according to the National Weather Service. Sunday has started out with mostly sunny skies. The high temperature will be around between 80 and 82 degrees. It will be breezy with a northwest wind be…

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by Joe Lombardi
Darien, CT
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Storm System Will Bring Relief From Heat, Humidity Storm System Will Bring Relief From Heat, Humidity
Storm System Will Bring Relief From Heat, Humidity A storm system with showers and thunderstorms will bring with it relief from heat and humidity across the area. The workweek will wrap up with another scorcher on Friday, June 28, which will be mostly sunny with afternoon high temperatures in the upper 80s to low 90s. (See second image above.) Saturday, June 29 will start out partly sunny and again hot with the high temperature in the mid 80s.  Showers and thunderstorms will arrive on Saturday, afternoon ahead of a cold front. The storm threat will continue through Saturday evening. The primary threat from the storms will be dam…

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by Joe Lombardi
Darien, CT
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Weekend Washout? Powerful Storm System Will Sweep Through Area Weekend Washout? Powerful Storm System Will Sweep Through Area
Weekend Washout? Powerful Storm System Will Sweep Through Area Click here for an updated story - Eye On The Storm: Heavy Rain, Gusty Winds Could Cause Power Outages A round of rain brought up to a half-inch of precipitation to the area overnight into early Saturday morning, April 13. While the rest of the day and evening will be rain-free, a more powerful storm system will sweep through the area overnight Sunday, April 14 into Monday, April 15. After the steady rainfall to start the weekend, the rest of the day Saturday will be cloudy with warm air as the high temperature climbs to around 70 degrees. It will remain mostly cloudy overnight with …

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by Joe Lombardi
Poughkeepsie, NY
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Eye On The Storm: Up To 3 Inches Of Snowfall, Hazardous Travel Expected Eye On The Storm: Up To 3 Inches Of Snowfall, Hazardous Travel Expected
Eye On The Storm: Up To 3 Inches Of Snowfall, Hazardous Travel Expected We may be ready to spring ahead for the start of Daylight Saving Time, but Old Man Winter is being a bit stubborn. That's because when clocks move ahead one hour on Sunday, March 10 at 2 a.m., we'll be in the midst of a new winter storm. Saturday, March 9 will be sunny with a high around 40 and wind-chill values between 20 and 30. Then comes the storm system. Snowfall will arrive around 3 a.m. and continue through 6 a.m. Sunday before changing to sleet and freezing rain on Sunday morning.  The wintry precipitation will make for hazardous driving and walking overnight Saturday into S…

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by Joe Lombardi