And a family with ties to new york is fearing the worst this morning. And, good morning, im lori stokes. Thanks for joining us. Im rob nelson filling in today for ken rosato on this friday, march 25th. We have meteorologist jeff smith in. Hi. Hi. A slow start today with showers, but if you have a little bit of patience, we have temperatures making a run at 70 degrees by later on this afternoon. 50 right now. Were tracking the showers on the radar, theyre not particularly heavy, but moving into parts of western new jersey, also pike and Sullivan County getting in on a few showers and those are quickly moving from west to east. Right now, 50 in the city. 53 on the island. Islip, 57. Pretty mild already at toms river. You have 40s north and west of new york city. Heres your accuweather day planner. 56 at 8 00 in the morning, a few showers around at that point. Up to 64 by noontime. Still could be a shower, but by 4 00, we break out into sunshine and thats going to allow temperatures to so
Lets begin with the weather and forget that its april now. It will soon feel more like the middle of winter. Take a look at what is coming our way. This is video from chicago. Rain whipping winds even snow, a real mess. And bundle that together with a 35 degree temperature drop over two days and you get a real mess. Storm team fors erica grow here with this disappointing forecast. I know. It was so nice and warm yesterday. Now the temperatures are dropping like a rock. You can see that snowm approaching here on Storm Tracker but before that arrives we have a little rain and a few rumbles of thunder moving through. Right now a thunderstorm starting to gain a little bit of steam as it moves from Rock Land County into westchester county. Dont be surprised if the you hear thunder as this system continues to push through. The big story is going to be the wind. The high wind warning that is in effect for the entire tristate area. Gusts between 50 and 60 miles into effect in about an hour at
But the School Superintendent canceled the trip due to the heightened terror alert after the bombings in brussels. Students tell me they were all packed. They had brought their suitcases to school yesterday to be checked and thats when they got the news. There were people who have been saving up for this, parents took a second job just for this. Reporter the travel company has a cancellation poll is i that refunds part of the whole amount. 2,500. This because the school made a decision as to cancel unlike some other schools after the attacks in paris. All the parents are frustrated because the company is not returning our money back. They are just going to send us a voucher. Reporter on the other hand, travel companies oven must commit to hotel rooms and tours in advance with cash themselves. The district said late in the day some students made arrangements directly with the travel agency to go on the trip. Accompanied by parents. The school is not involved. Still, some students say it
A worker is shot and an apparent innocent victim caught in the middle of a gunfight. Late word tonight of a major development. Ted cruz and john kasich joining forces to try and stop donald trump from winning the republican nomination for president. Good evening, im rob schmitt. And im natalie pasqurella. A rainbow emerged over that church. This happened on arlington avenue in the Cypress Hills section of brooklyn. Michael george is on the scene tonight. It sounds like a number of people lost everything. Reporter yeah, rob. We want to show you whats happening right now. Behind me firefighters still pouring water on these homes, making sure this doesnt flare up again. When you see the video of just how bad this fire was, youll be alive. The fire tore through six buildings in minutes. Flames sho out at firefighters on ladders, missing them by just a few feet. Ms. Ortega watched her home burn to the ground. My own house, but at least everybody is fine. Thats what i care about, my mother,
Call it a monday weather mix. First the rain then the sun. Now comes the high winds. Meteorologist lee goldberg outside now with details on the wind warning now in effect. Still wind advisory, wind gusts are going to top 50 Miles Per Hour. Were leaving the sweet spot of the day where we left the rain. We got some sun out, winds werent gusting too much and now obviously can hear the wind. Ill look at the George Washington bridge on the fort lee side. You have to be aware of the cross winds and the area bridges. I imagine there will be speed restrictions tomorrow because of the gusty winds. Weve been able to spike up to 60 degrees. That was after. 4 of an inch of rainfall. A couple sprinkles may sneak in to our far northwest suburbs but rain is not the problem. Really it was just the last couple hours where the window opened for the stronger winds. Now a wind gust at wrightstown at 43 Miles Per Hour. These are the type of gusts were going to see through the day tomorrow. Theyve ramped up