It will be the worst feels like day of the summer out there. Lets see where we start off this morning. We have temperatures for the most part in the 70s and low 80s. 83 is our normal high for today. 77 right now in the hampton. Its 73 in andover. 81 in central park. Looking really good out there right now. We have winds out of the southwest. Nay are pumping in the heat and enhanced humidity for toda mid70s. This is nearly unprecedented. These are incredibly high dew point levels. The higher the dew point the more uncomfortable it feels out there. When we get into the mid70s, it is oppress i. That is what you can expect for today. We have that excess excessive heat warning. 105 to 110 degrees for the majority of us. Noon, its 90. By 3 00 this afternoon, 95. Well feel like 107. Afternoon and evening, some showers and storms are again possible. We could have some severe weather. Back to you. As the city is under an excessive heat warning, hundreds of people are without power this morning.
Plenty of the west valley late last night. This is what it looked like out at 339th avenue and i 10. You can see the rain and wind blowing through. Plenty of lightning out there as well. The skies lit up overnight. . . Adlib . . Team 12 meteorologist jen wahl has been driving across lightning coming into work . . . Adlib traffic the monsoon rain can lead the monsoon the monsoon rain can lead to standing water. A perfect breeding space for breeding space for mosquitoes. Space for mosquitoes. Team 12s nico santos is live as the state the two are the first to be killed by the virus this year. Both victims were over the age of 50. But they werent the only ones to get the disease. And the recent monsoon rains could lead to more mosquito activity. The county has confirmed 26 cases of west nile this year. Last year we had a total of 97 two of which were also fatal. West nile is a virus carried by the same mosquito that could potentially carry the zika virus. It causes severe illness in about
You. Not only a new toy for us at the Weather Center and how it will help you at home and give you information that you need to know. Its a unique thing. Its exciting. Well talk more about that through the morning. Weather not all that exciting. 74 in jersey city. Tenafly, 69. In the city, 75 degrees. A lot of 60s. A fairly comfortable morning. A mix of sun and clos 83 by lunch time. Upper 80s by the end of the day. Lets see where the trouble spots are on this friday morning. Heres lauren. We have a trouble spot out there. Heading over to the long island expressway in queens, all lanes are shut down with an accident in the westbound lanes between maurice avenue and the bqe. Heading in closer here. I turned off the traffic flow so you can see the roads. Youll have to get off at the maurice avenue exit and take the service road towards the become this accident and avoid it. Dont go to side streets, take the l. I. E. Happening now, firefighters still on the scene of a Staten Island fire t
Vast majority of its members. We will further review the matter and any potential consequences for the athletes when we return to the United States. On behalf of the United States Olympic Committee, we apologize to our hosts in rio and the people of brazil for this distracting ordeal of what should rightly be a celebration of excellence. Jimmy fiegen has release adrian advised statement with the hope of securing return to the United States. Well have more on the story in the morning. Usain bolt will be running his final race 4 x 100 relay tomorrow night. The United States Olympic Committee is coming down hard on the swimmers involved in that controversy in rio. Ryan lochte and jimmy fiegan have not been indicted but could still face charges. 2 of the swimmers, gunner bentz and jack conger, are on their way home after police questioned them for 5 hours. Lee owe but hopes to get his passport back soon. The usoc is apoll eyeing for an for the incident in a statement, reading in part that
Residents remain in shelters. Authorities say there are no reports of casualties. One resident says windows were shattered and sliding doors went flying. Typhoon chaba is expected to change course, moving eastward towards northern kyushu. With more on the typhoon and where its headed next, our meteorologist robert speta joins us. This storm is not over yet by any means. Yes, we are seeing the improving conditions across the Southern Japanese islands. Thats some good news. But people across Western Areas of kyushu and southern areas of the korean witness want to keep a close eye on this. I want to talk about these wind gusts we were seeing out there in kumijima where the right front quadrant of this storm system blew right overhead. This storm did shift a little bit further towards the west than we previously anticipated. You can see that right front quadrant right there, and thats where we saw just shortly after midnight a gust of 215 kilometers per hour. And really the lack of reports