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White Plains, NY
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Hurricane Lee Growing Larger Before Expected Northward Turn: Latest Projected Landfall Timing
Hurricane Lee is growing in size before it is expected to take a sharp northerly turn by midweek. Click here for a new, updated story: Hurricane Lee Track Shift Poses Increased Threat For Northeast, Possible New England Landfall As of around 11 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 12, Lee is located about 550 miles south of Bermuda with 115 mile-per-hour winds. A Category 3 storm on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, it's moving northwest at 6 miles per hour, the National Hurricane Center said. Hurricane-force winds now extend 90 miles from Lee’s center, an increase from the weekend. Some slowing…
Brentwood, NY
Weather
Hurricane Lee Restrengthens: New Models Predict Timing, Expected Site Of Landfall
Hurricane Lee has restrengthened as it is just days away from affecting a massive stretch of coastline along the East Coast. Click here for the latest update - Here Comes Hurricane Lee: Watches, Advisories Stretch From NY Through New England As of early Monday morning, Sept. 11, Lee is located 340 miles north of the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean with 120 mile-per-hour winds. Now a Category 3 storm, it's moving northwest at 7 miles per hour, the National Hurricane Center said. It could briefly return to Category 4 status Tuesday morning, Sept. 12 before returning to Category 2 sta…
Hartford, CT
Weather
New Tropical Storm Forms In Atlantic With 2 Other Areas Being Monitored
As two powerful systems -- Idalia and Franklin -- trek north, a new tropical storm has just formed in the Atlantic.Depression 8 was upgraded to Tropical Storm Jose just before daybreak on Thursday, Aug. 31 and the National Hurricane Center is monitoring two other disturbances. Jose is about 775 miles east-southeast of Bermuda. It's shown in red in the center of the image above with the two other disturbances marked with Xs. With maximum sustained winds of 40 miles per hour, Jose is moving north at 5 mph. The disturbance located just west of Cape Verde has the bes…
Massapequa, NY
Breaking News
Hochul Orders Long Island Beaches To Suspend Swimming Due To Hurricane Franklin
As Hurricane Franklin ramps up in the North Atlantic, New York officials are taking measures to ensure that Long Islanders stay safe. On Wednesday, Aug. 30, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that she directed state parks to suspend swimming on Long Island ocean beaches ahead of potential hurricane effects that could make the activity dangerous. Three beaches are subject to these restrictions: Robert Moses State Park; Hither Hills State Park; and Jones Beach State Park. Hochul said that Hurricane Franklin has already caused flooding and rough surf conditions at the parks. “With tropical s…
Arlington, VA
Weather
Areas Of Interest In Atlantic Being Monitored As Hurricane Season Nears Final Month
Multiple areas of interest in the Atlantic basin are being closely monitored by forecasters as the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season nears its final month. Lisa is the next name on the list that meteorologists are using to name tropical storms for the hurricane season, which ends on Wednesday, Nov. 30. Showers and thunderstorms have decreased in association with a well-defined area of low pressure located just west-northwest of Bermuda, the NOAA National Hurricane Center said on Tuesday, Oct. 25. AccuWeather.com is referring to the system as a tropical rainstorm and said it is lik…
White Plains, NY
Weather
Areas Of Interest In Atlantic Being Monitored As Hurricane Season Nears Final Month
Multiple areas of interest in the Atlantic basin are being closely monitored by forecasters as the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season nears its final month. Lisa is the next name on the list that meteorologists are using to name tropical storms for the hurricane season, which ends on Wednesday, Nov. 30. Showers and thunderstorms have decreased in association with a well-defined area of low pressure located just west-northwest of Bermuda, the NOAA National Hurricane Center said on Tuesday, Oct. 25. (See the image above.) AccuWeather.com is referring to the system as a tropical rainstorm a…
Pleasantville, NY
Weather
Second Hurricane Of '22 Season Forms Off Atlantic Coast: Here's Projected Path, Timing For Earl
Tropical Storm Earl strengthened to a Category 1 storm overnight to become the second hurricane of the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season. As of early Wednesday morning, Sept. 7, the center of Hurricane Earl, which is expected to become a major hurricane by the end of the workweek, was about 550 miles south of Bermuda. (See the first image above.) Earl's maximum sustained winds have increased to near 80 mph with higher gusts, the National Hurricane Center said. It's moving toward the north near 6 mph and that motion is expected to continue Wednesday with a gradual turn to the n…
Elizabeth, NJ
Obituaries
NJ Sailor Dies In Bermuda Yacht Race
A sailor from New Jersey died when he fell overboard during a yacht race from Rhode Island to Bermuda, race officials said. Colin Golder, of New Providence and captain of the 42-foot single-masted sailboat Morgan of Marietta, went overboard early Sunday, June 19 about 325 miles west of Bermuda in strong winds. "After extended effort, Mr. Golder’s body was recovered by the vessel’s crew, and the vessel is returning to the mainland," race organizers said. "The Bermuda Race Organizing Committee, the Cruising Club of America, and the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club wish to express sincere condolences…
White Plains, NY
Weather
First Storm Of Hurricane Season Named: Here's Where It's Headed, What To Expect In This Region
The first named storm of the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season has formed and its projected track has just been released. Alex is located about 165 miles east-northeast of Fort Pierce, Florida, early Sunday morning, June 5. It's moving northeast at around 20 to 25 miles per hour with maximum sustained winds of 50 miles per hour, according to the National Hurricane Center. "Seas will be stirred across the southwestern Atlantic Ocean as Alex zips along to the northeast through Monday, leading to dangerous surf and stronger, more frequent rip currents from the northwest Florida coast t…
Towson, MD
Breaking News
Royal Caribbean Cruise Returns To Baltimore After
Covid-
19 Hiatus
Royal Caribbean Cruise has finally returned to the Port of Baltimore after a 21-month hiatus due to COVID-19 with its Enchantment of the Seas vessel. The Maryland Port of Administration held a brief welcoming ceremony for the cruise line today, presenting the captain of the cruise ship with an official Port of Baltimore ship’s wheel. The Enchantment of the Seas will be sailing to the Bahamas and the Southern Caribbean. It is the third ship to restart operations this month after Grandeur of the Seas set sail from Barbados and Brilliance of the Seas started operations from Tampa. Throug…
White Plains, NY
Weather
Sam Expected To Reach Cat 4 Status With Two Possible Paths; Teresa Becomes 19th Named Storm
Hurricane Sam is expected to reach major Category 4 status as it churns in the Atlantic basin, where a new subtropical system, Teresa, has just become the 19th named storm of the 2021 hurricane season. On Saturday morning, Sept. 25, the center of now Category 2 Sam is about 1,100 miles east-southeast of the northern Leeward Islands. It's moving west-northwest with maximum sustained winds of 110 miles per hour with higher gusts. A slower motion to the west-northwest is expected over the weekend, followed by a turn to the northwest on Monday, Sept. 27, the National Hurr…
Massapequa, NY
Weather
Huge Hurricane Larry Starting To Make Its Move: Latest Projected Path
Powerful Hurricane Larry, which has been churning for days in the Atlantic Basin, is ready to make its move. The latest projected track for the Category 2 storm, packed with 100 mile-per-hour winds, still keeps it well off the US coast. (See first image above.) As of Thursday morning, Sept. 9, the center of Hurricane Larry was located over the central Atlantic Ocean about 240 miles east-southeast of Bermuda. Larry is moving toward the north-northwest at around 16 mph, and a turn toward the north-northwest and north with an increase in forward speed is expected Thursday, with a faste…
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