The evening and Severe Weather already in virginia, North Carolina and active tornado warnings there. The Storm Prediction Center has put in a slight risk of Severe Weather after 7 pm or 8 pm tonight. Wind advisories are also in effect. New york city, connecticut, the coastline is starting to see wind cranking up near 30 Miles Per Hour. That will only increase. We have had three quarters of an inch of rain fall. At least as we go into the evening commute, we have gone into a relative lull where you still need the umbrella but we are in shower rains and then more thunderstorms coming toward dc. Thats still several hours away and wont move in and tell the tail end of the evening commute took off and on showers the next few hours, heavier rain regenerates during the evening hours, an in short two on average throughout the night back and then we get into gusty thunderstorms at times. Even if we dont see tornadoes, we could see wind gusts of 50 60 Miles Per Hour causing power outages, downe
Damaging and dangerous, severe storms take down trees and flooded streets. Right now, traffic on our busiest bridge is at a standstill after winds were Strong Enough to flip a tractor trailer. Good evening, im kristine johnson. Im maurice dubois. Well have team coverage, but we want to get to lonnie quinn. Part of our area is under a tornado watch right now. Theyve extended that watch until 1 00 in the morning. Were talking where Morris County south through or she county until 1 00 a. M. , tornado watch. Not happening right now, but all the puzzle pieces are in mine and it could happen. Elsewhere, the areas shaded in all five boroughs riders of the city until 11 30. Severe thunderstorm warning means severe storms are taking speak. This is the worst the storm has to offer. Peek at this. This is probably the biggest thing i can share with you. We talked about tornado watches. No reports. However, look at all the rotation were seeing in the atmosphere. Radar indicated rotation. If you see
Well as at the coast. It took hours for steady grass. Streets and sidewalks remain too warm and remain clear as we speak. Schools let out early along westchesterputnam line. But this is as bad as it gets. This go home early today. But this is a piece of cake deal. Not bad now but in case it gets icy, there still would have been another 15, 20 minutes before the younger ones would have been dismissed. So reporter just playing it safe . Absolutely. Reporter you got plenty of snow days, dont you . We do. Reporter they got plenty. Its still snowing but the streets are clear. They are worried about temperatures dipping tonight and if that happens the trucks but they are not out yet. The dpw looked at the forecast and decided to wait. At the end of any other winter this would be a day we might not notice it snowing but its been mild. So here we are snow in the winter. Its the news. Live in yorktown, upper westchester county, lou young, cbs 2 news. It is going to be a very active week. This i
Cbs 2s Steve Langford spoke with witnesses in elizabeth. Reporter with brutal force a manhole cover propelled skyward by a powerful explosion in this Business District wednesday in elizabeth. Underground electrical wires once again proving to be an incendiary mix with salt and rain and snow sparking one blast after the other here mid morning near elizabeth avenue and 7th street. Its looking like flames they come, the flames maybe about 6foot high and the smoke. A lot of smoke. Reporter the first came in at 10 10 a. M. After this manhole exploded, just as fire units were pulling up this manhole cover blasted into the air i stepped out of the vehicle and a manhole probably 20, 25 feet away shot right up in the air. It was a massive explosion. Reporter First Responders cleared people way quickly and evacuated some 20 buildings because of the real danger of getting killed by one of these. The Manhole Covers that were lifting off. Reporter whats more, Carbon Monoxide was detected forcing th
Issued an order to secure all cranes. New restrictions went into effect earlier this month after a crane collapsed in tribeca killing a pedestrian. Cranes are now required to go into safety mode when winds are forecast to hit 20 Miles Per Hour. Thats a manhole cover just exploding in elizabeth. The force propelled the metal cover several feet into the air missing people and cars on elizabeth avenue and 7th street. Firefighters called to the scene this morning as street salt set underground wires on fire. We have a serious potential due to the Manhole Covers that were lifting off. Its looking like flames they come, the flames maybe about maybe 6foot high and they start to smoke. A lot of smoke. Carbon monoxide was also detected forcing the ventilation of nearby basements. Restore power on the block. Now to breaking news. The st. George Ferry Terminal for the Staten Island ferry is shut down right now because of a suspicious package. Nypd is on the scene investigating. For the time being