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Video shared on Friday showed major flooding at LaGuardia Airport in Queens, New York.

Video shared on social media shows major flooding across New York and New Jersey.

Like most lobstermen, the Maine House Republican leader scrambled to complete his work ahead of the remnants of Hurricane Lee. Rep. Billy Bob Faulkingham was rushing home from sea when a giant wave rose up, seemingly from nowhere, and towered over his boat. Moments later, he and fellow fishermen Alex Polk found themselves plunged into the cold North Atlantic as…

When it comes to hurricanes, New England can’t compete with Florida or the Caribbean. But scientists said Friday the arrival of storms like Hurricane Lee this weekend could become more common in the region as the planet warms, including in places such as the Gulf of Maine. Lee remained a Category 1 hurricane late Friday night with sustained winds of 80...

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Here’s where the word “hurricane” comes from and how these storms differ (or not) from cyclones and typhoons.

Thursday was another cloudy and cooler day, but some scattered showers and storms develop in the afternoon in western New England, though most of us enjoy many hours of dry weather, too. Some sun breaks out between the stubborn clouds and highs climb to the mid and upper 70s.  Across the South Coast, Cape and Islands, we will see showers…

Severe thunderstorms popped up Sunday afternoon across New England, including in Maine — where flash flooding was possible — New Hampshire and southeastern Massachusetts. See all severe weather alerts in your area here. Isolated to scattered showers were marching across the region, but a slow-moving cold front was set to usher in drier air Sunday evening with decreasing cloud coverage…

We will have a few more showers and storms around to start Sunday, but the sky will clear out for the afternoon hours. We should be able to salvage the rest of the weekend with high temperatures in the 80s for Sunday afternoon. We will get a bit of a lull before the next storm system heads our way by…

A severe thunderstorm warning was issued in parts of Vermont and Connecticut Saturday night, as comfortable daytime air turned humid with a warm front. See all severe weather alerts in your area here. Saturday was the pick of the weekend as we kept a dry afternoon before showers and storms were set to make their way in out of the…

Stepping out today has been a delight, its bright, its dry and temperatures are topping in the mid-80s. Our luck will run out tomorrow as the first rounds of rain will be pushed in by a warm front followed by more rain & storms Monday night-Tuesday. A few storms may become strong to severe for which we’ll keep an...

We have had a beautiful weekend so far, and the great weather continues right through Sunday. Any outdoor plans are a go, as we remain dry with seasonable August temps and lower humidity. The morning brings a few areas of ground fog in typical spots as temps are in the 50s to around 60 in city centers. By afternoon, mostly…

We’re enjoying a great weekend as drier air keeps working its way through the course of the day, our frontal boundary crosses south and gets rid of the clouds later today with increasing sunshine and mild temperatures. While the sea breeze will take over the coasts on the second half of the afternoon today, highs are still climbing into...

Weekend is here, and the weather is straightening out. There’s plenty of sun both days, but Sunday appears to be the brightest. Lingering clouds will blot out some of the sun today – especially on Cape Cod & the Islands –  but we’re at least partly sunny at times. Sea breezes at the coast keep temps in the upper...

Our First Alert continues for Friday, as we expect a number of showers, downpours and thunderstorms to develop over the course of the day, particularly during the afternoon to evening. Flash flood warnings and severe thunderstorm warnings were in effect in parts of northern New England, but have since expired. See active severe weather alerts here. What’s unusual is...

It’s a beautiful day across New England with drier weather this Sunday morning. Heat and humidity, however, will take over by mid to late next week accompanied by a warming trend that will likely result in a heat wave. The hottest temperatures will take place Thursday into Friday with possible storms Friday into Saturday. Abundant sunshine, however, will remain...

While Saturday turned into a great summer day, today has it beat.  No slow start with clouds, fog and sprinkles – just sunshine, save for a patch or two of valley and pond fog where temperatures cooled so comfortably overnight, thanks to comfortably low humidity levels.  That same relatively low humidity continues today, though a gentle sea breeze will...

Mainly dry and pleasant weather hugs most of New England today. A frontal boundary will exit the coast today, eventually pushing east by this evening allowing drier air to take over right after, leading to mostly sunny skies. High temperatures are near normal for mid-July reaching the low 80s, and a warmer afternoon is expected tomorrow. Tonight, lows will drop…

After another very active weather day across New England, we will finally see things settle down over the weekend! Some folks will need the weekend to dry out with a few spots getting around 6 inches of rain on Friday. Outside of a stray shower on the Cape this morning, we are looking forward to a dry weekend for the…

A tornado warning that was issued for parts of northwestern Worcester County in central Massachusetts Friday afternoon has expired, but heavy rain and storms continue to move across New England. There were flash flood warnings and severe thunderstorm warnings in much of the region Friday night. Early Saturday morning, flash flood warnings remained in place in Massachusetts’ Suffolk County, Norfolk…