Tri-State Area Hit With More Rain As Hurricane's Path Takes Shape
The Tri-State area is dealing with another day of wet and dreary weather Friday but got some comfort as forecasters said the powerful Hurricane Joaquin would likely stay out at sea.
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The Tri-State area is dealing with another day of wet and dreary weather Friday but got some comfort as forecasters said the powerful Hurricane Joaquin would likely stay out at sea.
The governors of New York and New Jersey are warning residents to prepare for drenching storms that could cause power outages and close roads as Hurricane Joaquin gains strength.
Heavy rain made its way across the Tri-State Area Thursday, causing a wash-out of roadways and making for a soggy day from northern New Jersey to eastern Long Island.
Mayor Bill de Blasio and other city officials announced a major capital commitment Thursday to protect Lower Manhattan from flooding.
Wednesday's powerful thunderstorms left major roads in New Jersey under several feet of water and some car owners with big repair bills.
Cars were submerged and a major roadway was shut down due to flooding in the Scotch Plains, New Jersey area Wednesday afternoon.
A water main break in Greenwich Village left streets and basements flooded early Wednesday evening.
Cars were submerged and a major roadway was shut down due to flooding in the Scotch Plains, New Jersey area Wednesday afternoon.
Flooding west of the Hicksville station halted the Ronkonkoma and Port Jefferson branches of the Long Island Rail Road Thursday evening.
The persistent precipitation lately has been causing big headaches – from smelly sewage in Hoboken never-ending street flooding in Brooklyn.
A half inch to three quarters of an inch of rainfall per hour is possible on Monday. It could cause flash flooding especially in poor drainage areas.
The rain came down in buckets across the Tri-State area early Sunday evening.
As many as 30 vehicles were stuck in the water in Toms River Thursday evening, as severe storms brought on major flooding.
Federal regulators on Tuesday were investigating why water accumulated in a room of critical electrical equipment after a transformer fire at the Indian Point nuclear power plant.
David Glass, deputy commissioner of the state Department of Environmental Protection, said the homes were all bought out under the state's Blue Acres program and the families were relocated.
Following Superstorm Sandy, those in Lower Manhattan's South Street Seaport and Battery Park City know how bad the flooding can be.
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Help to stem the tide of flooding Fairfield County is on the way.
Some homeowners in Shoreham, Long Island remained homeless Thursday, a day after melting snow banks flooded their homes so badly that the homes had to be condemned.
Rapidly melting snow left some homes flooded on Long Island Wednesday evening, and forced their evacuation.
Forums for people in high-risk flood zones will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday in Hackensack and in Mahwah on Wednesday.
A federally-funded million dollar study will help the Army Corp of Engineers find ways to prevent flooding along an area in North Jersey.
Christie urged people to stay home Monday evening and Tuesday in order to help road crews to clear the highways and streets.
Winter weather made a mess of area roads and caused treacherous driving conditions Sunday morning, with hundreds of accidents reported, including several multi-car pileups.
The southbound FDR Drive was flooded in East Harlem Thursday evening, from what was suspected to be a water main break.
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It comes after last week's deadly storm brought damaging winds that knocked down trees around the city and the Tri-State Area.
Today is a First Alert Weather Day as we deal with the messy conditions, especially during the evening commute.
The system is expected to arrive sometime between Wednesday night and Thursday morning, with heavy rain, strong winds and coastal flooding.
The weekend is shaping up to be pretty decent, albeit on the cool side.
In the last few years, New York City has not had much snow, due to mild and dry winters.
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