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A number of brush fires are burning right now in New Jersey, including the “Shotgun Fire” in Jackson Township and another blaze in Englewood Cliffs. The dangerous and dry conditions making things difficult for firefighters. NBC New York’s Sarah Wallace and Adam Harding report.

The latest update to the U.S. Drought Monitor was issued Thursday and the news isn’t good.  The tri-state area is withering in a prolonged and increasingly extreme drought situation.  It started in September, when we got off to a very dry start. We ended the month with a large rain deficit. And then came October, We got a whopping...

Latest Forecast From Storm Team 4

Latest Forecast From Storm Team 4

The latest update to the U.S. Drought Monitor was issued Thursday and the news isn’t good.  The tri-state area is withering in a prolonged and increasingly extreme drought situation.  It started in September, when we got off to a very dry start. We ended the month with a large rain deficit. And then came October, We got a whopping...

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The fire danger across parts of the tri-state area stands at an extreme level, prompting a red flag warning. The combination of extremely dry ground, low relative humidity and gusty wind creates the perfect environment for wildfires to start and spread quickly. We’ve been saying it for weeks: this has been an exceptionally dry Fall. September managed only about...

Latest Forecast From Storm Team 4

Latest Forecast From Storm Team 4

A bone-dry October preceded by an arid September has left us with a season-to-date deficit of seven inches across the two months. This is the driest start to fall since the 19th century (for history buffs, it dates back to the Benjamin Harrison administration).

After frost and freeze warnings Monday, we’re looking ahead to another taste of summer as temperatures soar through Halloween. In fact, parts of our area will be near 80 degrees on the afternoon of Halloween. This October has been no stranger to mild temperatures. As recently as last week, we had a run of three consecutive days approaching record high…

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Thursday is not the first day this week of elevated fire concerns and it likely will not be the last. All of the key ingredients needed for rapid fire growth are present in our forecast.

While the recent stretch of dry weather has made for plenty of beautiful days in October, it also creates a potentially dangerous risk. A Red Flag Warning will be in place Thursday for much of New Jersey. What does that mean? Here’s an explanation.

This week has been off to a summery start, with a run of days getting into the 70s and 80s. Some spots like Islip and JFK even set new record high temperatures by several degrees. But we won’t end the week the same way we started it. In fact, we can expect a dose of reality beginning Thursday. Even...

With no measurable rain for nearly all of October, and none in the forecast for the next few days, the tri-state’s fire danger keeps increasing. Crews in part of New Jersey are still trying to get a handle on a wildfire that at one point threatened some buildings. Fires like these could become more frequent as the dry spell continues. NBC...

Low humidity and a staggering lack of precipitation have led to an elevated risk of fire across the tri-state area. Throughout Connecticut and New Jersey, the fire danger is considered very high. Across the Hudson Valley, NYC, and Long Island, New York state is under a moderate risk of fire danger. In New Jersey, smoky conditions could be seen from…

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Don’t say we didn’t warn you. The weather is a shock to the system for many across the tri-state area Wednesday morning, with temperatures feeling more like winter. And the fall chill isn’t going away anytime soon. A freeze warning was issued for several counties in New Jersey and the Hudson Valley, while much of the latter and parts...

The fall chill isn’t going away anytime soon. If you weren’t ready for it, Tuesday morning’s chill delivered a real shock to the system. Most of us were faced with morning temperatures in the 30s and 40s.  New York City recorded its coldest morning since late April, while parts of Dutchess and Ulster County managed to dip below freezing...