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Baltimore
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Thousands In Maryland Without Power Following Overnight Storm Thousands In Maryland Without Power Following Overnight Storm
Thousands In Maryland Without Power Following Overnight Storm More than 20,000 Maryland customers are still in the dark after storms rolled through the region, bringing whipping winds, toppling trees, and downing power lines and wires overnight. Baltimore Gas and Electric crews worked through the night to make repairs and restore power to thousands, though as of 11:15 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 5, the utility company was still reporting 901 outages that were impacting 20,548 of its 1,323,723 Maryland customers. This storm was another reminder of how smaller storms can turn into severe and damaging weather events. We continue to stand ready to assist th…

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by Zak Failla
Fairfax
Weather
Stunning Footage Of 3 Virginia Twisters Captured By Residents Stunning Footage Of 3 Virginia Twisters Captured By Residents
Stunning Footage Of 3 Virginia Twisters Captured By Residents Three tornados touched down in Virginia causing widespread damage Thursday, June 16, and locals got the footage on camera. One was captured on video by Rev Ben Knotts, who shared the footage on Facebook. Here’s the tornado that destroyed innumerable trees and put our power. This is Goochland, Virginia for those asking. Posted by Rev Ben Knotts on Friday, June 17, 2022 NOVA Storm Chasing, a weather-centric photographer, also captured the twisters in several photos. Up close on a tornado-warned wall cloud in Mineral, Virginia last evening. Monster barrel mesocyclone with this damagi…

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by Cecilia Levine
Nassau
News
Isaias: Cuomo Proposes New Penalties For Utility Companies' Response To Storm Isaias: Cuomo Proposes New Penalties For Utility Companies' Response To Storm
Isaias: Cuomo Proposes New Penalties For Utility Companies' Response To Storm New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued a scathing indictment to the state’s utility companies for their muted response to Tropical Storm Isaias, which left some without power for more than a week. During a briefing on Monday, Aug. 24, Cuomo announced he plans to propose legislation that will increase penalties for utility companies when they fail to properly plan and respond to a storm. Cuomo also said that some franchises could ultimately be fired if they don’t make the necessary changes before future storms strike. “The utility company responses were unacceptable following the recent tropica…

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by Zak Failla
Ridgefield
Weather
High Wind Warning: Damaging Gusts Up To 70 MPH Could Cause Widespread Power Outages High Wind Warning: Damaging Gusts Up To 70 MPH Could Cause Widespread Power Outages
High Wind Warning: Damaging Gusts Up To 70 MPH Could Cause Widespread Power Outages A High Wind Warning is in effect for the potent post-Easter Storm that will hit the area. The warning starts at 6 a.m. on Monday, April 13 and lasts until 6 p.m. Monday. Sustained winds to 40 to 45 miles per hour and gusts up to 70 miles per hour could cause widespread power outages, the National Weather Service said. The overnight low temperature will hold steady in the mid 50s as a surge of mild air arrives ahead of the storm system. Rain is expected to start just before daybreak on Monday, with thunderstorm activity beginning around 9 a.m. Even sturdy and well-secured tent struct…

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by Joe Lombardi
Brookfield
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Here's How Many In Fairfield County Are Now Without Power After Storm Sweeps Through Here's How Many In Fairfield County Are Now Without Power After Storm Sweeps Through
Here's How Many In Fairfield County Are Now Without Power After Storm Sweeps Through Thousands of Fairfield County residents have lost power after the overnight storms that brought damaging winds and heavy rain to the region. As of 10 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 1, United Illuminated Utility crews were reposing to 178 outages impacting 5,061 of the company’s 335,715 customers in Connecticut. Eversource was reporting that 68,437 of its 1,276,911 customers were still without power. In Fairfield County, Eversource customers reported outages in Newtown (1,047); Ridgefield (848); Wilton (424); Greenwich (357); Weston (343); Brookfield (272); Westport (254); Stamford (251); Norwalk (108…

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by Zak Failla
Union
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WATCH: Huge Downed Branch In Roselle Park Damages Homes, Car WATCH: Huge Downed Branch In Roselle Park Damages Homes, Car
Watch: Huge Downed Branch In Roselle Park Damages Homes, Car A tree limb came down during rainy weather Tuesday morning in Roselle Park, landing on a parked car and two homes, police said.  Officers responded to the 100 block of Union Road a little after 6 a.m. The large branch had struck 113 and 119 Union Road in addition to the car.  The homes were briefly evacuated before they were found to be safe.  No one was hurt.  The street was expected to remain closed as the branch is removed and repairs are made to overhead power lines. 

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by Paul Milo
Hackensack
Police & Fire
How Cold Was It? An LBI Water Tower Sprung A Leak How Cold Was It? An LBI Water Tower Sprung A Leak
How Cold Was It? An LBI Water Tower Sprung A Leak Talk about an ice bucket challenge: A water tower on Long Beach Island sprung a leak during Monday's Arctic-type freeze. Allison Howley Cordes said water was "gushing down" from what experts said was likely a valve that didn't close properly in the Ship Bottom tower. Police closed off the street as the water created a virtual skating rink.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood
Police & Fire
Storm-Toppled Trees Slam Into 19th Century Ridgewood Barn Storm-Toppled Trees Slam Into 19th Century Ridgewood Barn
Storm-Toppled Trees Slam Into 19th Century Ridgewood Barn RIDGEWOOD, N.J. -- A cluster of trees toppled by Thursday night's brief but intense rainstorm slammed into a 19th Century barn in Ridgewood, destroying it. No one was in the barn, behind a single-family South Irving Street home, at the time. Meanwhile, in Glen Rock, a huge tree limb fell onto a house: https://fairlawn.dailyvoice.com/police-fire/tree-limb-falls-on-glen-rock-house/736613/ Boyd A. Loving contributed to this report.

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by Jerry DeMarco
White Plains
News
High Winds, Strong Winds Now A Concern In Westchester, Latimer Says High Winds, Strong Winds Now A Concern In Westchester, Latimer Says
High Winds, Strong Winds Now A Concern In Westchester, Latimer Says  Snowfall Totals Higher Than Expected In Westchester WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- In his first week on the job, Westchester County Executive George Latimer is closely monitoring the ongoing ‘bomb cyclone’ storm with the Commissioner of the Department of Emergency Services John Cullen and his team at the Hudson Valley Transportation Management Center in Hawthorne. “We are working in conjunction with State and local officials to keep constant watch over all weather, travel, and power outage conditions in Westchester,” Latimer said Thursday.  In addition to higher than expected snowfall, Lat…

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by Daily Voice