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Marci Hopkins, the author of "Chaos to Clarity: Seeing the Signs and Breaking the Cycle," shares her personal story with addiction and recovery. 

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In the evening where the rain has picked up. And so are those winds? But what is it going to look like waking up in the morning? Well, I mentioned that snow, right? It is going to change over briefly north and west, but will it stick? That is the issue. Uh, looks like it's going to be a little too warm for that. But you may see some of that snow in parts of Sussex County over into Warren and northern Morris and maybe even trying to sneak down towards interstate 78. But snow lovers don't get your hopes up. This is a mainly rain event for us and it's really the high gear right now. So the winds have picked up gusts now over the next few hours, 40 to 50 miles an hour. So it is nasty. It is messy outside. The rainfall rates are 1 to 2 inches an hour. We need to watch for flooding and of course, wet roadways by the time we get to the morning though, this will start to taper roads are going to be wet though and temperatures will be cooler for these are making a comeback. Temperatures are falling overnight into the morning and the 40 stick around through next week. And that's a look at your weather storm watch brought to you by Pseng for the latest storm information and safety tips.

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For local matters. I'm Phil Tit. Now we are on storm watch. I'm here with Storm March team, meteorologist, hope oil. I mean, I hope this rain has really been giving everyone a run for their money. But the temperatures also, we're going to see a dip dip there. Yeah, a 20 degree drop in temperatures. So it's just something that we all really need to prepare for. So we are starting our evening with temperatures in the upper fifties, low sixties. This is what it's gonna look like around 11 pm, mild gusty storms and then by five o'clock tomorrow morning, 43 degrees, even though that the rain is coming to an end during the second half of your morning commute. A chilly gusty wind. It is going to make it feel even colder out there throughout the day on our Monday. Now, we have that flash flood risk, a slight risk. So scattered flash flooding is possible over parts of our area, we've already seen at least a quarter to half an inch of rain reported over parts of our area. But again, the brunt of the storm will start pushing into our area around dinner time. 8:09 p.m. It's gonna be a mess to be outside. So if you can avoid hitting on the roads, that is gonna be a good idea. So this is around 8 p.m. It's still mild temperatures, upper fifties, low sixties and we're seeing some steady and even even heavy rainfall even through the overnight and taking us into your Monday morning. 5:06 a.m. The steadiest rain is still going to be with us. Lighter showers closer to 7:08 a.m. But look at those temperatures, upper thirties, low for that cold gusty wind. It is going to allow feel like temperatures to be in the mid to upper 30. So that's something that we need to prepare for. Now, even from Monday night after the storm moves out of here, the the skies will clear and temperatures will be falling to the mid thirties, but we'll be waking up to feel like temperatures in the twenties. So that is something that we need to prepare for for Tuesday morning and look at those temperatures in the low to mid 40 through the majority of the week. And then we start to rebound just in time for the week.

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And take a look at what else we can expect for the rest of this evening, heading into the overnight and even for our Monday morning. Well, if you are just tuning in, we are having a flood watch in effect that has been extended until Monday afternoon at 1 p.m. For all of the lower Hudson valleys, we are gonna be expecting heavy batches of rain continuing for us overnight into our Monday morning. So here's a breakdown of what we're looking at from overnight into Monday morning in itself. Our flood watch is because we were looking at rain to be falling within a short amount of time, close to two inches of rainfall for the vast majority of the lower Hudson Valley areas just closer towards the Sound, might even be near around three inches of rainfall when everything is all said and done. Now, the rain is just one half of the story because now we're looking at winds to start to pick up at gusts between 30 to 40 MPH that could be bringing in some isolated power outages or even down some old trees that are in over saturated soil as we get into the aggressive tonight. So it's one thing to be vigilant of and also be mindful of throughout the rest of tonight as we go into our Monday morning. So this is what's going on for us as of right now. From our service map, we have this low pressure system. Well, the storm system in itself has an abundance of moisture and on top of it, strong winds as it continues to move north and east. Now, those windy conditions haven't really been impacting the lower Hudson Valley much throughout today. But we are looking for that to start to pick up as we get into the rest of the overnight. So as of right now, we're still monitoring some showers starting to move its way into Orange County and parts of northern areas of Rockland County. Now, as we get into about the next couple of hours, it's gonna be a lot more widespread and we will start to see some of that heavy rainfall starting to pick up as well. And so how much rain has fallen? Hasn't been anything significant so far, it's really just been a rainy and cloudy day for us across the lower Hudson Valley. But as we can see throughout the rest of tonight, we are gonna be expecting not just more rain but a lot of it within a short time period, especially once we get closer to around nine o'clock. So just after dinner, we're gonna be seeing especially for Yonkers, a lot more rains be consistent throughout the rest of tonight. Heading into our Monday morning. So between 8 to 10 o'clock is when we're expected to see that widespread, not only heavy but also just stronger winds picking up for us as we get throughout the rest of tonight. But as we transition into our early Monday morning, we are looking for some colder air to sweep its way through which will be transitioning some rain for the northern areas of Ulster and Dutchess County to start to see a wintry mix developing by the time we get into our Monday morning. So it won't just be a rain issue but also very slick conditions heading into our Monday morning as we're heading out the door. But taking a look at how much rain we are expecting closer to two inches is what we're gonna be expecting for almost everyone. However, towards the southern areas of West Chester County, we are looking for maybe just about an inch, a little bit more. However, areas like New City and West Point would be closer to that two inch mark, but really what we're gonna be monitoring again is not only going to be the rain but the winds themselves as they're gonna really pick up, especially once it begins all their parts of tonight and heading into the overnight. Now, a quick look at our 10 day forecast once we're done with Monday morning's events from the rain and breezy conditions. It will stay breezy through Monday afternoon, but we're clearing up throughout the rest of the week.

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Long Island

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And another storm watch update that we have going on for us just a reminder. So we have a flood watch in effect through one pm Monday for all of Long Island and on top of it, we have a high wind warning in effect for Suffolk County until we get into about 11 a.m. for Monday. Now, we could be seeing wind gusts between 45 to 55 MPH, but some areas we can't even rule out reaching 60 MPH as in gusts as we get into the overnight. And for our early Monday morning, we are expecting wind speeds to be sustained between 25 to 35 MPH and just take a look at how things are as of right now, along much of the South shore, we are already starting to see some pretty strong winds around 33 MPH. Gusts for Oceanside, Farmingdale Islip and Shirley are still sustaining about 26 MPH winds and we are expecting those to strengthen as we get into the rest of tonight. But again, here's the storm system that's just really just been stalled out throughout much of the east coast continuing to pump in not only rain but strong winds across Long Island. Now, the good news is as of right now, we're not dealing with much in regards to rain, especially for the eastern side of what we have on Long Island, but we are expecting the rain to continue to build as we get into the next several hours. Especially once we get around 10 o'clock, we're looking for a bit more of that rain to not only just be lights but heavy rainfall from Glen Cove to Huntington and even for Hempstead. Now, from Nassau County over towards the western side of Suffolk County, we're looking at this to be a slow moving band of heavy rainfall that will continue to stretch its way across Long Island, which is why our concerns for flooding are mainly going to be overnight and into a very early Monday morning, which could again impact your Monday morning commute because we are gonna still see some heavy and even consistent rainfall throughout our early m Monday morning around sunrise. And even around seven o'clock, we're still dealing with a bit of some rain as well, but you could take notes that it's not only it's gonna be wet, but it also will be colder as temperatures will drop into the forties by sunrise. Now, gusting winds again, near 60 MPH are possible along the South shore and southern parts of Long Island and tomorrow though it's not gonna be 60 MPH. We're still gonna be dealing with strong winds and here's how much rain we could potentially see again. Close to three inches of rainfall is left for many areas, especially over towards Suffolk County. Once we're done with the rain colder for the week.

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Now with a look at your forecast, Michelle, what can you tell us? Yeah, we're looking at flooding. There's a good chance of even more flash flooding east of 91 for tonight, but we just need to be careful on those roads. It's not nice for travel tonight. The rain picks back up again after about eight or nine o'clock tonight after a little bit of a break. Now, this some wet snow up north, but snow lovers beware this one about amount to very much at all and temperatures will stay above freezing, but this week is going to be colder right now. Feels like spring forties are on the way dry weather throughout the week until next weekend. That's a look at your local forecast.

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be Well: Addiction and recovery - a story of hope

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Addiction is a serious problem that affects millions of people. And not only is it life threatening for the addict and could be life changing for their loved ones too. But there is hope for those people who are suffering. So here to share her personal story with addiction and recovery is the author of Chaos and Clarity, Seeing the Signs and Breaking The Marcy Hopkins. Thank you so much for being here and for sharing your story. So you got really candid. You just put it out there. Yeah, it's pretty raw. I mean, when I start the book, I'm literally in my a bedroom at six years old and that was when my first beating occurred. And so yeah, it is. And, but I think you need to be raw. You need to be real. So people can relate because we all have a story and we need to be as authentic and put as much out there. So you can connect and you go on to talk about after that how you became addicted to alcohol. But when did you realize that it was an actual addiction? Oh, goodness. Well, it was kind of a roller coaster with that because I was taught that alcohol was normal. Drinking every day was normal. If there was a problem you drink? Ok. So, for me, drinking every day wasn't abnormal but there were times when things got difficult in my life that I would start drinking more, it was creating problems in my relationships. It was creating problems with work. What was it like for you to, to really relive that and to go back to those moments and to that, you know, those tough choices and dark decisions. Yeah. So writing the book was hard and it was very hard to go back and you have to keep going back to the stories, right? Because there's such a process in writing a book. And it was interesting in the beginning, there were a lot of tears. It was very difficult. But as I continued on with the book, I noticed that I was really healing because it was reaching deeper and deeper inside of me and I was actually letting it go. It wasn't a part of me anymore. It's just something that happened to me. So it was very cathartic for me. Well, for those people that are out there going through the chaos right now trying to get that place of clarity. What advice or tips can you offer them to break that cycle of addiction? Well, it's hard because a lot of times we are drinking excessively, but you may not think it's an addiction but there are things that you can do. The first thing you've got to do is make that realization for yourself. You've got to surrender to the fact that that's the first step. The first step is surrendering, realizing you have alcohol use disorder. Ok? No one can make you choose to stop drinking. You have to do it on your own. And luckily you have a lot of help in your book. It's available right now. Wherever books are sold. Absolutely. There's so much help in there. I appreciate it. Thank.

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