Last night's big storm soaked the region and left thousands of homes outside of NYC without power. In fact, there are some power outages in NJ that has left PATH service suspended (or maybe it's flooding?). more ›

If you stepped outside yesterday, you know it was extremely windy. While the Department of Buildings did warn contractors and property owners to secure their buildings and building materials, there were reports of scaffolding and building collapses—and a two-by-four slammed into the head of a Brooklyn man walking on Mermaid Avenue. Lonnie White said he thought he was scalped at first, "It was crazy wind. It just hit me upside the head. I grabbed my head and looked up I thought someone might have thrown something." more ›

Yeah, yeah, today is beautiful, but tomorrow is going to be seriously blustery. In fact, with gusts up to 60 MPH predicted, the Department of Buildings issued an inclement weather advisory to remind property owners, builders and contractors to take precautionary measures, like "Tie down and secure material and loose debris at construction sites," "Secure netting, scaffolding and sidewalk sheds," "Bring inside loose, lightweight objects such as lawn furniture, potted plants, garbage cans, garden tools and toys," "Anchor objects that would be unsafe outside, such as gas grills or propane tanks," and more. more ›

The impressive looking nor'easter dropped more than two inches of rain on Islip and Bridgehampton overnight, much more than the 0.63 inches measured in Central Park. The center of the storm has now moved to the Gulf of Maine and storm itself has become stacked -the axis of low pressure is vertical rather than tilted- and cut off from the main flow of the jet stream. That means that there's still a chance of showers for much of the day as moisture gets twirled around the still-strengthening system. The temperature will only crawl to the upper 50s this afternoon. more ›

September has been pretty dry—up until now. Thanks to Tropical Rainstorm Nicole, torrential rain is headed our way. Last night, the National Weather Service warned there was "the chance for strong to severe rain and wind late this evening through early Friday"—translation: there may be flooding—and now there's a "High Wind Warning" in effect until tomorrow morning at 6 a.m.—translation: watch out from stuff flying off roofs or scaffolding and if you're a property owner/manager, tie stuff down! more ›

Yesterday's "explosion" scare was caused by a piece of glass—anywhere from 30 x 30 to 25 x 90— that fell from the 52nd floor of the Galleria on 117 East 57th street. The glass plane hit balconies as it fell and eventually crashed through a glass atrium on the 10th floor. Police say the glass was most likely pushed out by strong winds, but witnesses say the crash was so loud it sounded like an explosion. One passerby told the Post, "I was standing outside and I heard a crash. It was like the loudest thunder I ever heard." more ›

A woman in TriBeca, Sarann Lindenauer, says her dog Alfie blew off her 11th-floor terrace in Independence Plaza during a recent wind storm. The TriBeca Trib reports that the wind lifted the dog off of her terrace, carried him east, and dropped him on the roof of a nearby townhouse. The dog just has a few bruises and sore paw from his adventure, and Lindenauer says, “I call him my miracle dog." Turns out a neighbor saw the dog running around in the rain on the roof it landed on, and brought him back to the building. At the time of the May 3rd incident Lindenauer was at the grocery store, and insists her Alfie didn't jump, saying, "I’m thinking that wind just took him." Yeah, we'll smoke what she's having. [via NYMag] more ›

In the time lapse medium, usually snow is the star of the show... but this wind over the past few days has now blown itself to center stage. Surprisingly, no plastic bags make a cameo in this video (which was shot in Brooklyn). more ›

Were you wiping street grit from your eyes and forging past flying plastic bags yesterday? There were winds gusts of up to 38 mph in Central Park, downing trees, delaying flights, power outages, and causing other chaos in the area. And the region is still under a wind advisory today. more ›

Yesterday afternoon, a tree fell into some power lines on 111th Street in the Richmond Hills section of Queens, which then started a fire at a house. It's believe the fire heated up power lines, causing a fire at the church across the street, the People Life Christian Fellowship church. A three-alarm fire broke out at the church, which had to be evacuated because firefighters were worried about a possible collapse. FDNY Deputy Chief told NY1, "Fires in churches are very difficult to fight due to the large amount of concealed spaces. So it got too dangerous to continue with the interior operation we pulled the fire units out and went to an exterior operation." Fire officials suspect the high winds caused the maple's branch to break. more ›

The Nor'easter that swept in yesterday left a lot of damages and three deaths in its wake. Two people were killed by a falling tree in Teaneck, NJ while a woman in Bay Shore, Long Island was also killed by a falling tree. Others experienced more downed trees, power outages, and flooding. more ›

What winds! NotifyNYC issued an alert saying, "All service on the Staten Island Ferry has been suspended in both directions due to severe weather conditions and high tides." The suspension, ordered by the U.S. Coast Guard and captain of the docks ordered, began at 5:30 p.m., and the Staten Island Advance reports the high winds are "preventing the ferries from docking safely." Also, NotifyNYC says, "The 911 system is experiencing a large volume of weather related calls. Callers who dial 911 to report an emergency are requested to stay on the line. The public should call 911 for emergencies only, and 311 for non-emergencies." We'll do a round of up the wild weather tomorrow morning—let us know what you've experienced in the comments below! more ›

Today's windy weather has blown debris from an unfinished Frank Gehry skyscraper in Lower Manhattan. Materials started falling from the 76-story Beekman Tower this morning, causing police to close off the "area between Gold Street, Ann Street and Park Row" to cars and pedestrians. The NotifyNYC service sent out an initial warning at 8:05 am urging New Yorkers to "[a]void the area near Spruce Street between Williams Street and Park Row," then followed up with another message at 10:04 am noting that "[d]ebris is falling because of the high winds." more ›

As we mentioned yesterday, today is going to be cold and blustery, thanks to an Arctic front. According to the National Weather Service, wind gusts of up to 47 mph will make the 26-degree weather feel like it's just 9 degrees this morning! more ›

Last night's storm knocked out power for residents in the Tri-State area, with nearly 5,000 outages on Long Island and around 18,000 in NJ. But wind gusts of up to 45 MPH (let's hope no more trees get knocked down and eliminate cable service!) will continue through this morning. Weather-wise, it'll be in 60s today—WCBS 2's John Elliott proclaims, "The source and direction of the storm left us with rain and not snow,. The gusty south winds that brought in the heavy rain this morning will leave us with a day that feels more like early October than early December." more ›

There are strong winds today, so strong that there's a wind advisory until 4 p.m. this afternoon. Apparently a strong west to northwest wind "will reach sustained speeds of 20-30 MPH with gusts of 45-50 MPH." And the highest winds will "likely occur" in or near NYC. Which also means watch out for falling objects—we hear that a window fell from the 30th floor of a Tribeca building! more ›

Today's weather is courtesy of a classic air battle. To the north is a high pressure system centered over New Brunswick. Off Cape Hatteras is a low pressure system that used to be hurricane Ida. In between is the Atlantic Coast from Maryland to Massachussetts where the fringes of ex-Ida are bashing into the calm Canadian. The pressure gradient between the two means the Jersey Shore is taking a pounding. Sustained, gale force, onshore winds are responsible for coastal flood warnings in New Jersey and coastal flood advisories for much of Long Island Sound and city's Atlantic beaches. more ›

Yesterday's fair amount of chaos across the city, from power outages to downed trees, from toppled Sukkot structures to bricks falling off buildings and the city closing down streets to deal with them. Some other stats and stories: more ›

So, about that wind. We've received numerous reports of incidents taking place throughout the boroughs—to name a few: Scaffolding is currently dangling from a building on lower Broadway (the NYPD and FDNY have closed it down at Houston); a large tree just fell on 21st Avenue in Brooklyn, causing structural damage... more ›

Four games into the Yankees' tenure at their new ballpark and already we're trying to crack the code of why there have been so many home runs. The 20 home runs in the Cleveland series this weekend were the highest number hit out of the first four games in any new ballpark. AccuWeather wonders if the different shape of the new stadium's shell could be generating a wind tunnel, specifically towards right field, where 14 of the 20 homers landed. While the dimensions of both parks are the same, the new stadium's tiers are less stacked, leading to the possibility of more circulation on a windy day. AccuWeather says, "This shape could enable winds to blow across the field with less restriction. In addition, the slope of the seating would also lead to a 'downslope' effect in the field which, depending on wind direction, would tend to cause air to lift up in the right field." Of course, before you run out and offer Grady Sizemore and Roy Holladay in a fantasy trade for Mark Teixeira, it could just be a fluke due to a limited sample size. But who would call into sports radio stations over that? more ›

Yesterday's rare snow day with the Department of Education closing public schools was a blessing for children and a mess for parents. One mother told the Post, "When I found out it was a snow day, it was too late to make arrangements. When you count on school every day, it's hard to find people to take care of your kids. Had I known [Sunday] afternoon, it might have been easier." more ›

After yesterday's snow storm, be careful whether you're walking or driving—the roads are slick and icy. As for the snow fall, WCBS 2 reports that Central Park saw 8" (Long Island—14.5"— and the Jersey shore—13.5"— saw higher amounts of accumulation). more ›

The wind today won't be nearly as intense as yesterday's blow fest, the peak gust in the city was 65 mph in Brooklyn, but there will be a strong breeze until this evening. Pretty impressive for a storm that's now located east of Nova Scotia. A bit of cold air is trailing the storm which means the daytime temperature will pretty much hover around 40 degrees. more ›

Wind gusts of up to 60 mph swept into the region yesterday, downing trees and utility poles, killing three people and injuring many others. Neighborhoods were without power, some bridges were temporarily closed, and airports delayed flights until the winds slowed in the evening. A meteorologist told the Daily News, "We often see storms with gusts around 40 mph. We had widespread gusts of 45-55 mph with some up to 60 mph. That extra 10 mph makes a big difference." more ›

A fire in the Woodhaven section of Queens has spread to a number of homes on 96th Street. It's believed the fire started in one home before 12:45 p.m. According to WCBS 2, nearly 200 firefighters are fighting the blaze that has spread due to the strong winds." So far, no injuries have been reported but the winds are making things difficult. more ›