Storm Team 4

Some tri-state residents woke up to a couple of inches or more of snow on Friday. While most of the immediate New York City area, some towns north and west of the city, especially at higher elevations, saw the first accumulating snow of the season. There were some school closings and delays from the snowy conditions, with an NBC New…

By most measures, Thursday looks to be a miserable day – cold, rainy and breezy. The precipitation is just what the tri-state has needed for weeks.

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By most measures, Thursday looks to be a miserable day – cold, rainy and breezy. The precipitation is just what the tri-state has needed for weeks.

Rain (at long last!) arrives overnight tonight and could bring a quick inch or two to much of the tri-state by sunrise Thursday. Light showers will linger through the rest of the week, but the big news will be the heavy rain Thursday morning. Most of the area will see 1-3″, but some areas at higher elevations north and west…

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Ahead of a big travel weekend, some parts of the tri-state are going to see their first snowflakes of the season later this week. If you live north and west of New York City, accumulating snow is possible Thursday into Friday. A winter weather advisory has been issued for Sullivan and western Ulster counties in New York and Pike County…

After weeks of missed rain chances, extreme fire danger, and an exploding drought, desperately-needed rain is on the way. And this time it’s more than just a trace. While most of the tri-state, including the immediate New York City metro area, will see rain, at higher elevations north and west of the city, residents will see their first snowfall...

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After weeks of missed rain chances, extreme fire danger, and an exploding drought, desperately needed rain is on the way. And this time, we expect more than just a trace in the tri-state area. It has been an exceptionally dry fall. Season-to-date, Central Park is running nearly 9 inches below normal. And this is a trend seen across the region;…

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Don’t be surprised if you smell smoke from time to time this week as current fires burn and new ones flare up. After meager rainfall Sunday night, we’ve been back in high fire danger mode since Tuesday.  Most of the area is under a fire weather watch, while a red flag warning is in place for Connecticut’s Fairfield County....

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After record-setting warmth last week – t-shirts and shorts weather in the 80s for many – get ready to break out your winter jacket Tuesday night. Morning lows will be in the 20s and 30s in the tri-state area, with wind chills making it feel even colder. These will be the coldest temperatures of the season so far.  We haven’t…

After meager rainfall Sunday night, we’re back to extreme fire danger in the tri-state area Tuesday.  A red flag warning is in place for the New York City metro area, the Hudson Valley, Catskills, Connecticut and Long Island. Elsewhere, the fire danger remains very high. Check the latest weather alerts for your neighborhood. Unfortunately, there is no appreciable rain in sight...

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We finally got some measurable rain in the tri-state Sunday night, but it’s just not enough to alleviate our ongoing drought and wildfire threat. After an unprecedented dry stretch for much of the area, rainfall totals Sunday night were below a half inch area-wide and for most locations, below a quarter of an inch.  And, unfortunately, there is no...

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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...