NYC bracing for expected heat wave
Oppressive heat will arrive in the Tri-State Area starting Sunday. CBS News New York's Derick Waller looks at how the city is preparing, and meteorologist Craig Allen has the First Alert Forecast.
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Oppressive heat will arrive in the Tri-State Area starting Sunday. CBS News New York's Derick Waller looks at how the city is preparing, and meteorologist Craig Allen has the First Alert Forecast.
Vanessa Murdock has the Tri-State Area's updated Friday evening First Alert Forecast on CBS News New York.
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman held a briefing Friday to warn residents about what to expect this weekend.
The New York City area is expected to be hit with extreme heat over the next several days. Summer officially arrives Friday night, and it's coming in with a vengeance. Gov. Kathy Hochul and other officials gave New Yorkers an update.
Friday will be pleasant but temperatures are expected to hit the 90s Sunday and stay there for a few days. CBS News New York's Elijah Westbrook reports.
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NJ Transit says the excessive heat is causing equipment issues, and riders should expect delays and cancellations for days.
New York and New Jersey coped with another day of excessive heat and humidity Wednesday, as well as severe weather.
NJ Transit says the scorching temperatures are causing equipment issues, and riders should expect delays and cancellations for days. CBS New York's Shosh Bedrosian reports from Secaucus Junction.
CBS New York's Jessica Moore found people working out in the heat on Tuesday and spoke with health experts who have a strong warning about the importance of protecting yourself.
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CBS New York's Tony Sadiku and John Elliott have the latest weather forecast.
It's a Red Alert day around the NYC area with feels-like temperatures higher than 100 and the chance of thunderstorms later tonight. CBS New York's Elijah Westbrook has a look at how the city is responding.
The First Alert Weather Team has put us on Red Alert through Wednesday due to excessive heat and humidity in New York City, New Jersey and the entire Tri-State Area. That heat and humidity will make it feel like 95-110. CBS New York's Vanessa Murdock and Lonnie Quinn have more.
During a Monday morning press conference, Commissioner of New York City Emergency Management Zach Iscol and Mayor Eric Adams warned New Yorkers of of threat posed by the extreme heat. CBS New York's Vanessa Murdock reports.
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Temperatures in parts of the Tri-State Area have been in the 90s the past four days, but it has felt like triple digits. CBS New York's Lonnie Quinn and Nick Caloway have more on the weather and the extreme heat.
Heat advisories across the Tri-State Area mark the beginning of another very hot and humid week.
The sweltering heat that invaded the Tri-State Area over the last several days will die down on Monday and Tuesday.
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Some areas are expected to see a longevity of dangerous heat that "has not been experienced in decades," forecasters said.
As New York City grapples with scorching heat, more than 200 cooling centers were closed Wednesday because Juneteenth is a federal holiday. CBS New York's John Dias reports.
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A First Alert Weather Day has been issued for Tuesday and Wednesday due to the threat of strong to severe thunderstorms.
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Severe weather warnings have started popping up as strong storms make their way through New York City and most of the Tri-State Area.
A nice stretch of weather kicks off the week in the New York City area before a heightened chance of rain returns.
Along with the increasingly humid conditions comes another chance of showers and storms overnight Saturday into Sunday.
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A First Alert Weather Day has been issued for Tuesday and Wednesday due to the threat of strong to severe thunderstorms.
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A First Alert Weather Day has been issued for Tuesday and Wednesday due to the threat of strong to severe thunderstorms. CBS News New York's Tony Sadiku has the forecast.
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