Storm system bringing heavy rain, damaging winds to upper East Coast
The storm was hitting the Northeast with bring gusty winds and heavy rain as it tracked northward.
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The storm was hitting the Northeast with bring gusty winds and heavy rain as it tracked northward.
A major East Coast storm system has left its mark from Florida to New England. It prompted flash flooding with rainfall amounts up to 10 inches in South Carolina over the weekend. It also spawned a tornado near Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Flooded roads in the Northeast caused a messy Monday commute in the New York Metro area. Elaine Quijano reports from Jersey City, NJ.
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Idalia made landfall as a powerful hurricane in the Big Bend area of Florida's Gulf Coast before being downgraded to a tropical storm as it moved across Georgia and into the Carolinas.
Hurricane Idalia has left death and destruction in its path, and many are now homeless. CBS New York's Dick Brennan reports. Read more: https://cbsloc.al/3L457wm
Idalia made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane over the Big Bend region of Florida, before continuing along its path toward Georgia and the Carolinas.
Hurricane Idalia caused heavy damage to Florida's Gulf Coast, bringing dangerous flooding to the streets from Tampa to Tallahassee.
The storm intensified overnight to a Category 4 before downgrading slightly. It crashed ashore in a sparsely populated area called Florida's Big Bend.
The National Hurricane Center said Idalia was weakening but water levels could reach as high as 16 feet in some areas.
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Florida is feeling the pain from Hurricane Idalia as the storm gains strength and closes in on the Gulf Coast. Jason Allen reports for CBS New York. Read more: https://cbsloc.al/45uy2Sq
Hurricane Idalia is churning in the Gulf of Mexico, headed toward Florida, and has just strengthened to a Category 2. Jason Allen reports for CBS New York. Read more: https://cbsloc.al/45uy2Sq
Hurricane Idalia is expected to make landfall on Florida's Gulf Coast on Wednesday.
CBS New York's John Elliott is tracking Hurricane Idalia as it approaches Florida's Gulf Coast.
The unit will assist in the rescue efforts. The storm is expected to arrive in two days and 19 counties are under emergency evacuation orders. CBS New York's Dick Brennan reports.
CBS New York's Alecia Reid has more on what has been learned about the gunman.
The suspect was described as a White man in his early 20s. All the victims were Black, authorities said.
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Police said the gunman who killed three people at a Dollar General store in Florida left behind writings that detail a "disgusting ideology of hate." CBS New York's Alecia Reid reports.
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Blakeman, the two-term Nassau County executive, formally launched his 2026 campaign for governor of New York early Tuesday morning.
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The iconic Wythe Diner was physically moved Saturday from its location in Williamsburg to Steiner Studios in Brooklyn's Navy Yard.
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Some residents at NYCHA's Eastchester Gardens in the Bronx say they've been shivering on and off all week.
The Halloween tradition strolled through Manhattan's East Village on Sunday, with furry friends dressed in colorful costumes.
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