look tonight at midnight, 11:00 to midnight, heavy downpours of rain, probably some rumbles of thunder, maybe some lightning with this front pushing through and wind gusts that could be at about 45 miles per hour. looking at an additional inch or maybe even two inches of rain out of this in some local spots, and we re looking at some gusty winds here too. we re looking at winds stwix to 28 miles per hour sustained with higher gusts. we will talk more about that and a big blast of cold air coming in too in your accuweather forecast in just a moment. back to you, david, shirleen all right, bill, thanks. you can get the latest accuweather forecast and see live radar anytime with our accutrack alert app. it s free to download. just search abc7ny in the google app or google play stores. breaking news now, a series of manhole explosions in new jersey. eyewitness news reporter michelle charlesworth is at the scene in elizabeth. michelle, what do we know so far? reporter: well
collapsed, trying to determine if weather played a role here. the building next door evacuated as a precaution. we have several reports on the weather tonight which is changing by the moment. we begin with lee goldberg. just heard a big rumble of thunder, flash of lightning in the distance. we ll be able to get this weather cast then run inside. hudson valley and northeastern new jersey, a watch will go until 2:00 in the morning. the weather service has kept the tornado watch for parts of new jersey till 1:00 in the morning. wind advisory as well. lower hudson valley, connecticut and coastline until 4 a.m. the wind gusts have been over 50 miles per hour in spots. the damage reports have been piling up. the most recent one in ridgewood, new jersey with roads closed because of trees and wires down but all across new york city and western long island we ve seen big gusts. flood warnings up across new jersey. slow moving squall line. we re going to push 2 inches across parts
court where hahn was just arraigned. prosecutors say during questions by investigators, scott hahn admitted he took 10 tablets and they were amphetamines. they say toxicology reports back that up. because of the seriousness of the charges, he remains on $1 million bail. he s right now still in custody. reporter: 36-year-old scott hahn said nothing during his first appearance as prosecutors revealed why he is now facing two counts each of aggravated manslaughter and death by auto. the criminal complaint saying he was under the influence of drugs and was awake for more than 24 hours and still got behind the wheel. impact was between 50 miles per hour and 70 miles per hour. further, statement by the defendant that he had not slept since 1 p.m. sunday, february reporter: adderall is a drug commonly prescribed for adhd. prosecutors say hahn had no prescription and no sleep since sunday means hahn had been up almost 26 hours when his 1998 mercedes slammed in to the back of
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