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Snow squall warnings as bursts of winter weather move through tri-state
Snow squall warnings are in place for part of the tri-state as bursts of heavy snow and strong winds move through the area Thursday morning. The latest warnings are in place for Fairfield, Middlesex and New Haven counties in Connecticut until 12:30 p.m. A snow squall line was spotted just after 11:30 a.m. near Kent, Danbury and New Canaan moving…
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Traveling back home after the holiday? Check flight delays, cancellations at tri-state airports
Traveling this Thanksgiving Day? Here’s where to check the status of flights for every major airline at Newark, JFK Airport and LaGuardia airports.
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Tips for shoppers looking to do last-minute grocery shopping ahead of Thanksgiving
Forget something on the Thanksgiving shopping list, or just procrastinating until the last minute? Here’s what shoppers can expect when the head to the stores, aside from packed parking lots. NBC New York’s Lynda Baquero reports.
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FEMA conspiracy theories that have stoked chaos in the South date back to the 1980s
In the wake of hurricanes Helene and Milton, an outlandish conspiracy theory about the Federal Emergency Management Agency that has percolated for decades started to reappear online. Now, the government agency is making one of its strongest pushes against the claim to date.
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Why Hurricane Milton produced such strong tornadoes — and why future storms might do so again
Milton’s tornadoes were part of an unusual trend this year: Hurricanes in the U.S. have produced an abnormally high number of strong twisters.
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Helene and another storm dumped a whopping 40 trillion gallons of rain
Meteorologists calculate that more than 40 trillion gallons of rain drenched the Southeast United States in the last week from Hurricane Helene and a run-of-the-mill rainstorm that sloshed in ahead of it. It’s an unheard-of amount of water that stunned experts.
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New York first responders help with Helene rescues
A team of first responders was deployed to the Southeast following widespread destruction from Hurricane Helene. News 4’s Marc Santia reports.
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NY first responders perform rescues in North Carolina following deadly Helene landfall
A team of New York’s first responders has been deployed to North Carolina, one of the states hardest hit by Hurricane Helene. New York City’s Emergency Management posted a series of photos of Task Force 1, as they worked through floodwaters over the weekend in Polk County, North Carolina. The task force, made up of specially-trained members of the...
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Death toll rises from Helene as US Southeast deals with widespread devastation
The U.S. Southeast grappled Sunday with rising death tolls, a lack of vital supplies in isolated, flood-stricken areas and the widespread loss of homes and property while the devastating toll of Hurricane Helene became more clear and officials warned of a lengthy and difficult rebuild.
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At least 64 dead after Helene's deadly march across the Southeast
The storm, now a post-tropical cyclone, was expected to hover over the Tennessee Valley on Saturday and Sunday, the National Hurricane Center said.
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At least 58 dead and millions without power after Helene's deadly march across the Southeast
Massive rains from powerful Hurricane Helene left people stranded, without shelter and awaiting rescue Saturday, as the cleanup began from a tempest that killed at least 58 people, caused widespread destruction across the U.S. Southeast and left millions without power.
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More than 50 people stranded on roof of Tennessee hospital flooded by Helene
A rescue operation was underway Friday to help people stranded on the roof of a Tennessee hospital after severe flooding from tropical storm Helene.
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Man and dog stranded in sea amid Hurricane Helene rescued by US Coast Guard
The U.S. Coast Guard rescued a man and his dog during Hurricane Helene after their sailboat became disabled and began taking on water.
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Helene intensifies to hurricane on approach to Florida; will it affect NY weather?
Helene continued to strengthen Wednesday and is expected to rock the Florida Gulf Coast later this week as a Category 3 storm. As of the National Hurricane Center’s latest update, Helene had maximum sustained winds at 80 mph, and it is moving NNW at 10 mph. The storm is about 480 miles south-southwest of Tampa. It is expected to bring…
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Latest Forecast From Storm Team 4
Latest Forecast From Storm Team 4
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Tropical Storm Helene threatens Florida coast: Will it have tri-state impacts?
Tropical Storm Helene has formed in the northwestern Caribbean Sea and is expected to rock the Florida Gulf Coast later this week as a Category 3 hurricane. What impacts will the New York City area see?
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Latest Forecast From Storm Team 4
Latest Forecast From Storm Team 4
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Flooding at Stony Brook U. prompts school to offer students money to not move in
Stony Brook University on Long Island has experienced “significant flooding” damage from storms that hit the tri-state area Sunday night – adding stress and uncertainty to the start of a new school year for students. In an email sent out to students, Rick Gatteau, Stony Brook’s Vice President of Students Affairs and Catherine-Mary Rivera, the school’s Assistant Vice President...
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Flooding at Stony Brook University prompts school to offer students money to not move in
NBC New York’s Romney Smith reports.
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NY, CT see 1 in 1,000-year rainfall event; hundreds stranded as flash floods engulf region
Hundreds of people were stranded and many daring vehicle rescues performed as powerful weekend storms dumped nearly a foot of rain on parts of Connecticut and followed it up with a grand finale late Sunday, again lashing the tri-state with blinding downpours and crippling travel. Rainfall rates of up to 3 inches an hour had been expected overnight. By early…