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A person crosses South Broad Street during a winter storm in Philadelphia
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A potential winter storm is coming to Philly area this weekend

We're tracking a weekend Nor'easter that could bring a mix of rain and snow to our area.

2 years ago

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PlanPhilly
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Philadelphia

Historically warm temps and record low snowfall: How Philly’s weather stacked up in 2023

Scientists say human-caused climate change and El Niño contributed to a record warm year globally.

2 years ago

Cars drove through standing water onto Spring Garden Street in Philadelphia after a storm brought heavy rain to the region and the Delaware River overflowed onto the road on December 18, 2023. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Heavy rain, flooding prompts evacuations in parts of Delaware County

About 20 Delaware County residents have been displaced due to significant flooding around Darby Creek, county officials said.

3 years ago

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Pennsylvania

Climate change is causing more damaging ‘mid-size’ storms. Insurers are taking notice

Storm damage is on the rise. Here’s what that means for homeowners in the Delaware Valley.

3 years ago

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Cars are trapped in flooded water
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New Jersey
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6abc

N.J. Governor Murphy declares state of emergency as heavy rain inundates NYC area

The state of emergency declaration went into effect at 3 p.m. for all 21 counties in the Garden State, allowing resources to be deployed throughout the state during the storm.

3 years ago

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New Jersey

Ophelia’s remnants continue to damage N.J. and Del. beaches with flooding and erosion

Remnants of Tropical Storm Ophelia continue to cause high winds, flooding, and beach erosion along the Delaware and New Jersey beaches.

3 years ago

The Tidal Basin in Washington overflows the banks with the rain from Tropical Storm Ophelia, Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023. The National Weather Service has issued a coastal flooding warning for the area.
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New Jersey
Outdoors

Weakening Ophelia still poses a risk of coastal flooding and heavy rain in some parts of the U.S.

As Ophelia weakened, a new tropical storm named Philippe was brewing in the Atlantic.

3 years ago

A satellite image of Tropical Storm Ophelia
Delaware
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
6abc

Ophelia makes landfall; storm to bring heavy rain, powerful winds to the region

Coastal flood warnings are in effect along the coast too, stretching into Delaware and southern New Jersey, including Atlantic City.

3 years ago

beach
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New Jersey
6abc

Jersey shore officials, residents prepare for potential weekend storm, heavy rain

6abc meteorologists are forecasting heavy rain and nearly 60 mph wind gusts at the shore late Friday night into Saturday.

3 years ago

This Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023, satellite image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows a potential tropical cyclone forming off the southeastern coast of the United States in the Atlantic Ocean
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Public Safety

Tropical storm warning issued for US East Coast ahead of potential cyclone, forecasters say

The National Hurricane Center announced the emergence of “Potential Tropical Cyclone Sixteen” on Thursday morning.

3 years ago

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PlanPhilly
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Philadelphia
Public Health

Despite record global heat, Philly had coolest summer since 2014

Philadelphia recorded just one official heat-related death, the lowest count in 6 years.

3 years ago

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National

Atlantic storm Lee makes landfall in Canada with winds of 70 miles per hour, 1 man killed in Maine

Atlantic storm Lee has made landfall in Nova Scotia, Canada, at near-hurricane strength with sustained winds of 70 mph (110 kph).

3 years ago

Visitors walk along a sand bar at low tide in advance of Hurricane Lee, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023, in Bar Harbor, Maine.
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Hurricane Lee targets New England and eastern Canada with wind, roiling seas and rain

The water-logged region is getting ready for tropical-storm-force wind gusts that will span an area more than 400 miles wide.

3 years ago

Hurricane Lee is currently moving at a very slow forward pace, but the storm is expected to turn northward and gradually accelerate later this week.
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New Jersey
Outdoors

Hurricane Lee, now very large, is raising wind and surf dangers along the East Coast

As of early Tuesday afternoon, Lee was packing 115 mph winds and moving west-northwest at a virtual crawl of just 6 mph.

3 years ago

This satellite image provided by the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration shows Hurricane Lee, right, in the Atlantic Ocean on Friday, Sept. 8, 2023, at 4:50 p.m. EDT. Lee is rewriting old rules of meteorology, leaving experts astonished at how rapidly it grew into a goliath Category 5 hurricane.
New Jersey
Outdoors
6abc

Rip currents, minor flooding expected at Jersey Shore from Hurricane Lee

As Hurricane Lee makes its way north, forecasters are watching for impacts on the Jersey Shore this week.

3 years ago

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