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Are you hosting a Labor Day party? Don’t let the food sit out too long. Here are some food safety tips. 

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Weather's been pretty active today as we know downpours and light snow and even accumulations north and west like this image coming in from Doug. Doug has a couple of images actually from the Mount Arlington area. You can see some of the snow on some of the pavement here but not widespread on the pavement. A lot of it is having trouble sticking to the roads. Thank goodness. Right. But definitely the colder surfaces, the metal surfaces like the cars or maybe even the grass, there's some sticking as you can see right here. Very, very light accumulation in this part of New Jersey and even our own Isabel Lyndhurst started making a little snowman using the thunderbolt hat there. Of course, being chunky wet snow. That is unfortunately the case for our areas in the northwest. But if you love the snow, this is not unfortunate for you. It's just a mess for the morning commute. So if you have any images feel free to send it to me here at the news 12 New Jersey Weather Center and I'd love to continue airing them here throughout the morning. And even into this afternoon, we have a coastal flood advisory in effect for Ocean County, especially for our communities along Barnegat Bay. The barrier islands expecting to see some very minor flooding throughout the rest of this morning. As the high tide rolls in reason why south winds last night pushed all the water in, had trouble draining out during low tide this morning. So it's running a little higher than normal and that's going to spill over generally toward the Manteo area. The Ocean Gate area, the Bay head area point Pleasant Beach. I think the northern areas of the Barnegat Bay are the ones that are going to see some minor flooding in those most prone low lying areas along the waterfront on the barrier islands. That's also because of the wind now coming in from the west. So west northwest winds 36 MPH in seaside heights and along the shore. So just be aware, Monmouth Ocean County is definitely going to be seeing those gusty conditions, the gustiest of the winds for today across the state. So in a nutshell today, the rain is ending this morning. The light snow ending also north and west. We had some isolated accumulation on the colder surfaces and the back bay flooding is that other concern for Ocean County wind gusts forecast for the rest of the day 15 to 25 MPH, but it is going to be improving with the sun emerging for this afternoon, 48 degrees for our high And tonight our low at 31 where tomorrow is a beautiful day, mostly sunny and temperatures in the mid forties. We hold on to that seasonable weather pattern for the rest of this week with the next chance of rain Sunday into Monday. All right, thanks Mike.

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For a look at this weather. The storm is fading out a bit. Alan, it is. Right. Right. And we've seen already a lot of rain but the good news about this rain and that it's fallen over about a day's worth span again. It started raining at around 9 a.m. yesterday. Now we're in the six hour. So it's not like this amount of rain fell in just a couple of hours that would have definitely caused the flooding. So luckily, we avoided the worst of the flooding, still seeing some areas of ponding lots of wet roadways. So still take it slow for the morning commute. But luckily this two inch amount out towards Morris Park did not come all at once. Great news there, Pelham Bay almost two inches there as well. Morrisania, about 1.88 inches Fordham and City Island at about an inch and a half. So not too bad, we definitely need the rain. It's been general dry with these bursts of rain here and there. So looking at the next couple of hours still hanging on to some of that rain, we're going to see a burst of some heavier rain. Moving in towards the seven and eight o'clock hour and the futurecast has it right here at 815. So right along the Bronx River Parkway, heading down from Wakefield, Bedford Park down to sound view. Hunts point all seeing that steady, more moderate rain, probably more than the rain falling right now. Right now, it's more of a light to steady rain. We'll see a steady to moderate rain at 8 a.m. Morris Heights as well. High Bridge Melrose Morrisania, all dealing with that steadier rain gets out of the way at around 9 a.m. Again, maybe a little bit of leftover shower activity. North Bay Chester Wakefield, but gets out of the way and we'll actually see the sun break out by noon and it's going to be a completely sunny afternoon, barely a cloud in the sky, but it's not going to feel all too nice because the winds will start to pick up here over the next 2 to 3 hours by 930. The wind gusts will be approaching 35 MPH. Riverdale, East Chester throgs neck at a 30 mile per hour gusts and will be between 15 and 25 to 30 MPH into the afternoon hours. That's going to make it feel quite cold tonight. We're going to see the feels like temperatures in the twenties this evening and in the twenties tomorrow morning. So you definitely want to bundle up as we take it to the 10 day forecast. This December chill lasts all week, but the payoff is going to be this weekend.

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Westchester

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Look at where the storm is right now and what it means for all of us here in Westchester and the Hudson Valley Matt. Yeah, it's leaving us as we speak as we go throughout the morning. Expect breaks of sunshine and during the afternoon, a mix of sun and clouds just dry for the conditions still wet outside in spots on the ground, especially those wet leaves can make travel a little bit more slippery. So just take it easy this morning. But I mean, the day is improving as we go throughout the morning and into the afternoon, for sure. It is a day to bundle up though, temperatures will feel like the thirties at actual highs will be around 40 to 45 degrees, but it's still going to be a bit blustery into the afternoon with winds that can gust between 2030 MPH through the morning and into the afternoon hours. That's not damaging wind thankfully, but it's enough to make it feel almost about 10 degrees colder than it is here is the futurecast into this evening. And overnight tonight, we're looking at clear to partly cloudy skies with overnight temperatures dropping down to around 30 or so into early on Tuesday. So the wind, like I mentioned here still gusting between 2030 MPH at times. That's not consistent gusts, but there's scattered gusts in that range. Even through the middle part of the afternoon hours. Today, here's a hyperlocal planner for Yonkers as we get into the afternoon sunshine after a gloomy wet start to the day, the second half of the day, so much better. A high of around 45 just feeling like the thirties and then clear skies to at worst, partly cloudy this evening and overnight as temperatures begin to fall back into the thirties by around six o'clock this evening. So highs across the board today, around 45 in Yonkers, like we mentioned 44 in White plains to 40 in Middletown, but feeling uh close to 10 degrees colder at times when we factor in that wind at 20 to 30 MPH into the afternoon, those are scattered gusts in that range overnight tonight, lows in the upper twenties to the 30 it's still breezy overnight. It's dry, but make sure you're dressing warmly overnight with an extra layer into early on Tuesday morning because it can feel like the upper teens and low twenties and tomorrow morning, tomorrow, decent day, it's breezy. It's chilly. It can feel like the thirties again tomorrow, but it's nice and dry. And in fact, once we get into the later morning into the afternoon hours today and through the rest of next week it is a nice dry stretch. It's chilly through Thursday with highs in the low forties. Remember that's seasonable for this time of the year. However, temperatures do come up a bit to above average temperatures for Friday and through early next week in the upper forties to low fifties with our next chance for any wet weather late Sunday into Monday.

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Long Island

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All right back in the weather center with rich now underrated, part of all the different weather aspects today it's cold out there. Yeah, it's turning colder rich. We had temperatures yesterday in the fifties and sixties. And now with the cold front past Long Island, we're looking at temperatures feeling like the thirties down to 30 in Hempstead. With that gusty wind reach 20 to 30 MPH. The colder weather is with us, the rain tapering off, still some drizzle and residual moisture left over Long Island right now. Going towards noon time, better weather conditions drying out coming your way for this afternoon. The evening rush hour looks quite nice. So you can see the heaviest rain is now east of Long Island. The cold front is east of Long Island. We have those north to northwest winds at around 15 to 30 MPH. Still some wet roads. So give yourself some extra travel time. And with that gusty wind two hands on the steering wheel for today. So by noontime, here's that sunshine through the afternoon, we get towards the evening rush hour at 5 p.m. 41 but a wind chill around 29 degrees. So colder weather for the evening rush hour clear skies tonight, tomorrow morning, temperatures around 27 to 32 degrees. So we'll keep an eye to the sky for the sunshine on the way, the drier conditions coming in. And as we go through the next several days and several hours here, we're looking at dry weather conditions through this evening. So the weather is getting better and it's also turning a little colder. You can see here at 1245 some clouds but otherwise dry weather conditions a bit breezy and temperatures in the mid forties, dry weather for the evening rush hour overnight, colder weather coming in towards the morning hours of your Tuesday, temperatures will be in the up twenties to low thirties and with the wind, it will feel more like around 20 to 25 Tuesday afternoon, lots of sunshine, a bit of a chill temperature around 44 degrees dry weather heading into Tuesday night, more dry weather into Wednesday and then Thursday, Friday, most of our work week now will be dry and you can see that Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, dry. We'll watch the threat of some showers developing late Sunday into Monday. Recapping your hyperlocal forecast today. Mid-forties for today, the rain giving way to sunshine. It's gonna feel colder around the island. Tonight, sun goes down at 425 your overnight lows twenties and thirties. It's cold to start off Tuesday morning. Then Tuesday afternoon, you're going to deal with sunshine at 4445 Wednesday. Colder on Thursday, dry Friday, Saturday, rain coming in late Sunday into Monday.

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Bronx

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And I know nothing about this makeover subject. I have nothing to say John. Come in, please. I have short friends. They may take offense to that. Right. None intended but nothing is showed of rain as we work away and the wind it's gonna get worse. The wind is still gonna stick around throughout this morning. Um, the good news with the rain is it's starting to, to diminish and decrease. But again, with that wind, it's brought a lot of power outages specifically for Litchfield County spots across Newtown. Already seen over 200 power outages due to a storm that's really swept through with a lot of rain. A thunderstorm that pass through just a little bit after midnight earlier on this morning. So with that, we have a flood warning in effect for spots out across New Haven County. That's that lime green area, the darker forest green, that's the watch which sticks around throughout the rest of our morning, uh, into our afternoon. That flood watch looks like it's gonna expire by the time we head into around your 66 30 hour. Again, we're really starting to see that system move out east and thankfully, the worst of it is behind it, but still take it easy. We're still dealing with some steady bouts of rain this morning, some heavy rain this morning. But as we fast forward into the afternoon, we'll start to see that improvement. We really liking this rain to wrap up before the morning is done. And then we're gonna see, uh, a strong cold front bringing into some colder weather. We're quiet for the rest of this week, but again, it's gonna be a cold one and you're certainly gonna see that as we head into your tonight. So you just look at your 56 o'clock hour still dealing with some rain. Again, that strong cold front moves in. So notice different colors as you're looking up north and northwest, some pinks, some blues, a little bit of a mixing. We may see some flurries, we may see some snow showers and we could maybe even see about a coating to an inch thick for areas. Well, north, we're to cornwall on north, maybe spots out of crows ocean. Here's a look at your seven o'clock hour. We're starting to see that rain taper off by around 89 o'clock. I like for us to be dry. Then we could see some sun. By the time we head into this afternoon we're still gonna watch for some snow showers for areas up north and then again, a break in the clouds. Some sunshine for your afternoon. Numbers are gonna be in the lower to mid forties, then we're cold for tonight and we'll see that heading into your tomorrow. Looking at your extended forecast again. Once we get through this morning, we're looking at improvement as we dry out, but again, chillier.

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be Well: Food safety tips

Well, many of us will be celebrating Labor Day by going to patriotic house parties or backyard barbecues. And one thing is certain, there's sure to be plenty of food being served, right. But we want to protect our family, protect our guests from any food borne illnesses during those summer parties. So we have pediatric emergency medicine, physician, Doctor Matthew Harris with us right now to talk about some of those food safety tips because in reality, you know, there's a breeding ground for bacteria that happens that we don't really want to think about, right. We really want to make sure we have a great opportunity to have a safe fun filled summer, but avoiding some of those illnesses that can really make you feel unwell. Right. So let's talk about cooking food in advance and whether that's good or bad. I think the biggest thing to know about to keep people safe is preparation, right? We try to avoid, generally speaking, buying pre prepared food that's adjacent to raw food just because of the possibility of cross contamination. We try to avoid buying cans of pre made food that are dented or bloated that might have bacteria inside and when you're reheating for this meat, you know, prior to the event, just keep in mind you have to get it up to 175 degrees to really maximize its safety. Ok. And then if we're going to defrost something, what is the best way to safely do that? Yes. So we're big chicken eaters in our house. And often what we'll do is either put it into the fridge the night before or run under some cold water. That really is the best way to do it. If you're going to grill, you can throw it in the microwave just before you grill. Ok. You can do that too. All right. Now, let's talk about marinating a lot of people, you know, you put in the bag, you let it sit and then you have this extra marinade. Well, I think the biggest issue is cross contamination. So in our house we definitely marinate ahead of time. I think one of the worries is cross contamination. So if you know, you want to use that marinade as a sauce, just keep a little bit on the side and it's not the same marinade you've used, you know, for the chicken or the meat the night before. Ok. And what about throwing things out? Like how long do you know if this has been sitting out and there's some mayonnaise in it or whatever the case may be? When should I just be throwing it? Out. Well, look, some foods are really very shelf stable if you will, if you're indoors and 74 degrees, mayonnaise can stay out for hours and hours. But if you're outside it's quite warm out. Really. I think 1 to 2 hours, especially if it contains milk or mayonnaise, that's probably the limit. Ok. And now if we are having guests over and one of them seems to be overheated, dizzy, anything like that, How do I handle that kind of situation to make sure they're ok? Yes, sure. I mean, so certainly whether this is a heat related illness or food related illness, get them inside, get them a cup of water, get him out of the heat. And if the symptoms improve great, they can go on about their day. But obviously if they continue to be dizzy or have any trouble breathing or trouble walking, that might be time to call for MS. Ok. So what is it like in the emergency room? Do you, do you end up seeing lots of people that are dealing with some of the issues we're talking about? You know, so thousands of people are seen every year for food borne illnesses, most of which are relatively benign, but you can feel pretty crummy and nausea, vomiting and belly pain. And right now we are seeing lots of people presenting with heat related illnesses just because of the spike in temperatures. But again, really hydrate. Well, lots of cold water try to get some time in some air conditioning. Don't stay out in the heat all day and those are great ways to have a wonderful summer but avoiding some of the catastrophe. Dr Matthew Harris. Thank you so much for your time. We appreciate it. Thanks.

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