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Twp of Washington NJ, Flood Advisory has been issued for parts of Northeast New Jersey, including Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Passaic, and Union counties. Residents should prepare for urban and small stream flooding due to excessive rainfall.
Continue reading Flood Advisory in Effect for Northeast New Jersey Until 9:15 PM
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Ridgewood NJ, You might be familiar with Groundhog Day from the 1993 film in which a TV weatherman experiences the same day repeatedly. In this iconic movie, Bill Murray’s character covers the annual celebration over and over, putting Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, on the map.
Report finds marine mammals are being exposed to much louder noise levels than NOAA has stated which could be the cause for whale deaths
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Atlantic City NJ, An investigation into recent whale deaths in the Atlantic has found that the noise produced by offshore wind sonar activities is much louder than NOAA Fisheries’ National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has reported. Consequently, the setback distances adopted by NMFS to protect ocean life from the noise are too short and place whales and other marine mammals at a high risk of encountering harmful levels.
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Long Branch NJ, this beautiful weekend several dead whales washed up on NJ beaches.
Continue reading Dead Whales Mar Beautiful Weekend at the Jersey Shore
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Glassborro NJ, Senator Ed Durr issued the following response after the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) determined that the deaths of two humpback whales were caused by vessel strikes off the coast of New York and New Jersey.
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Ridgewood NJ, just in time for spring La Niña is over , meteorologists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have confirmed.
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Bay Head NJ, twelve New Jersey coastal mayors signed a letter calling for immediate stoppage of all offshore wind farm research after another whale was found dead Monday morning.
The whale washed up on Long Island at Lido Beach around 20 miles northeast of Sandy Hook. It’s now the eighth time a whale has been found dead in the region.
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Ridgewood NJ, AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM EDT THURSDAY…
Continue reading Temperatures will Remain Dangerously High in New Jersey Over the Next Few Days
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Punxsutawney PA, for over 130 years, Punxsutawney Phil has predicted the weather every Groundhog Day on Feb. 2 . This year (02/02/22 ) the famous groundhog from Punxsutawney, saw his his shadow at daybreak, meaning there will be six more weeks of winter.
Continue reading Groundhog Day : Punxsutawney Phil Predicts 6 More Weeks of Winter
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Ridgewood NJ, a strong storm system will bring moderate to heavy snowfall and strong winds to much of the area tonight through Saturday. Winter Storm Warnings are now in effect for most of the area. Blizzard Warnings in effect for eastern Long Island and southeast CT. Winter weather advisories for Lower Hudson Valley. Storm Warning now in effect for the ocean waters and eastern LI Sound for Saturday .
Continue reading Expect 4-7 inches of Snow Through Tomorrow Evening
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Ridgewood NJ, the National Weather Service is predicting light snow will overspread the area early Monday morning. The morning commute may be impacted. The greatest threat for snowfall is across eastern Long Island.
Snow Accumulation – A trace to an inch across NYC, the northern portions of NJ, western Long Island, Lower Hudson Valley and interior Southern CT. Elsewhere east of the NYC metro, 1-2” is expected. Timing – Early Monday morning from west to east. Light snow should taper off by Monday afternoon. Impacts – This may result in hazardous travel for the morning commute as the snow begins to fall early on Monday morning. FORECAST UNCERTAINTY . A track further to the north of the system would bring more snow to the area. Conversely, a track further south would bring less snowfall. NWS ALERTS . Hazardous Weather Outlook. A Winter Weather Advisory may be needed across eastern portions of Long Island should forecast snowfall amounts increase.
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Ridgewood NJ, once again the Nation Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory . A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING.
Continue reading A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
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Ridgewood NJ, break out the brine, the National Weather Service warns around an inch of snow is possible on Monday. and there is increasing potential for a significant winter storm Wednesday afternoon into Thursday morning, with heavy snow and strong winds for southern Connecticut, northeast New Jersey and southeast New York.
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Ridgewood NJ, the National Weather Service has issued a TORNADO WATCH
TORNADO WATCH 394 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1200 AM EDT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS NEW JERSEY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE BERGEN, ESSEX ,MORRIS, PASSAIC, SUSSEX, and WARREN counties.
