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The recent tornado outbreak in the Midwest has left dozens dead as it tracked 250+ miles through several states. 

News 12's Meredith Garofalo sat down with National Weather Service Director Dr. Louis Uccellini to discuss his reaction to the historic weather event.

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The recent tornado outbreak in the Midwest has left dozens dead as it tracked 250+ miles through several states.

Bronx

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BXFORECAST

Well, we are on storm watch this evening as we make our way towards the weekend storm watch team HOA joining us right now here in studio and hope earlier this week, very chilly temperatures. We all have to deal with that. Now it's warming up, but we're going to have some rain that's going to come with it. Yeah, we're dealing with some rain and don't forget, we also saw some festive flakes that we saw some. But here's what you need to know for this weekend. It is going to be a 5050 weekend. Sunday will be a day that we need to watch. We're talking about showers and storms moving into our area starting Sunday morning and lasting into Monday morning commute. So the worst of the storm will start pushing into our area after 10 p.m. on Sunday and even lingering through the overnight. Some potential impacts flooding and wind damage, especially with winds that can gust up to 40 to 50 MPH. Even isolate gusts of 60 isn't out of the question. So let's time it out on your future cast again today. A beautiful day tomorrow. Do it again. It is gonna be a chilly start temperatures in the mid to upper forties and we will see the sunshine throughout the day and temperatures will be milder in the mid ff. So if you have anything to do, maybe holiday shopping tomorrow will be your best bet. Sunday does start off with some clouds and even some on and off showers throughout the morning. It looks the brunt of the system will start pushing into our area by Sunday evening. But Sunday afternoon, still dealing with that steady rain and look at those temperatures, upper fifties, low sixties. So can't even really go outside to enjoy the milder temperatures because we're dealing with this. Just the rain and the pockets of heavier downpours that can move through our area overnight and into Monday morning. So even though that the showers are coming to an end by morning, we're still going to be dealing with some of its impacts in terms of standing water, especially for those areas that have poor drainage. This is around 830 Monday morning. The showers are coming to an end, but look at those temperatures from sixties to forties in just a matter of hours and it is going to remain chilly throughout next week. Now, we're also seeing 2 to 3 inches of rainfall with the highest gusts pushing into our area by sun.

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Brooklyn

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Connecticut

CT | Weather

CTFORECAST

No. All right. We're taking a look at that forecast and it's a big, oh, no, for Sunday, some heavy downpours, gusty winds are coming our way. This could lead to some flooding. We also have to watch the coast for some tidal flooding too. Now, these storms pop up later in the day and then there's going to be a long line of them. A squall line coming through late at night. But before that happens, temperatures aren't that bad. It's a little bit warmer tonight. Thirties to about 40 degrees winds are coming up out of the south and same thing for tomorrow. I mean, look at these temperatures rise, highs climbing back into the fifties, but not as sunny as what we had today. It's not a good looking start to the weekend but much more comfortable. At least. Now in comes the wet weather Sunday night into Monday. Squall line comes through very late. Sunday exits right before we wake up on Monday morning. So temperatures really warm during this point and then they plummet this high temperature you see on Monday is about midnight. So by the afternoon on Monday, back down into the forties and that is a common theme heading into next week. We have sunshine returning just that temperatures will be a little bit chilly. So be sure to stay with us. We'll have much more on that forecast throughout tonight and into the weekend and also download our news to all that for the very latest. And that's a look at your local weather.

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Hudson Valley

HV | Weather

HVFORECAST

But Matt, not so much on Sunday. Right. Oh, no, not, not on Sunday a place you want to be because we have that rain developing. We'll have some decent heavy downpours at times. Sunday evening, Sunday night, it could even be a few isolated ones before then. So a lot to track into the upcoming 5050 weekend. Let's head on over to the map and do just that tomorrow. Really nice day. Still, in my opinion, the pick of the week tomorrow, there's not going to be a ton of sunshine at times. There will be more clouds than sun, but temperatures get up into the fifties for a day. And yeah, Sunday will be even more, but that's kind of the, the warm surge that comes in with that southerly wind out ahead of that rain that's really coming in through the day on Sunday and temperatures end up near 60 kind of late in the day on Sunday and the wind will be picking up as well. So Sunday morning is ok. Overall, don't worry so much about the light shades of green you see here that really doesn't reach the ground. But during the afternoon there can be a few showers developing as early as the early afternoon hours. I'm not terribly concerned with that just yet. However, as we get into the evening hours after 78 o'clock in the evening, that's when the heavier rain starts to move in. And that's when the gust winds start to develop as well and that those winds will be on the order of around 30 to 40 MPH here across the lower Hudson Valley. Now overnight Sunday night into Monday, the worst of the rain starts to pivot off to our east. Yes, colder air is working in on the backside of the storm. A lot of times, computer models kind of overdue the winter weather aspect on the backside of a storm system like this. I think that that mix and snow will kind of dry out before it can impact the lower Hudson Valley. If anything at this point, I rule out a few higher elevation snow flakes in orange Dutchess and Ulster County is mixing in. It wouldn't amount to anything on the ground though. But into the Monday morning commute, I expect improvements. There can be slippery spots. Still remember the wet leaves all over the place this time of the year. And the one thing you really need to make sure you're doing is securing those outdoor holiday decorations before we get to Sunday because look at these winds, we'll have some winds gusting again between 3040 MPH. There can even be a few isolated gusts briefly higher than that right at the Sound shore and Monday, the winds will come down but it's still a breezy with those gusts around 20 to 25 MPH. Rainfall totals right now. 1 to 2 inches. I do want to mention though there are some indications that some of those rainfall totals could be a little bit higher. So we'll watch that into the weekend for you some mild worthy weather today. Dry weather overall, it's been a nice and seasonable feel all day temperatures getting back into the lower to middle thirties overnight and into early tomorrow tomorrow. A nice day before that storm comes in through about midday, Sunday and into early on Monday than the rest of next week at this point looks pretty good with a mix of sun and clouds and highs in the forties.

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Long Island

LI | Weather

LIFORECAST

This weekend. No, it's going to be warm and on Sunday up to 60 but Sunday, we are tracking that messy weather. So the worst of it will come through after eight o'clock. So, you know, the day won't be terrible. We will have some showers around, but Saturday is definitely the better day to get out and about. So we are watching this storm coming in late Sunday, 2 to 3 inches of rain is possible. Most of that will come at night. So that's the good news. And when this line of heavy rain does approach winds could briefly get up to about 4045 miles per. So it is going to be a little bit rowdy on Sunday night, but it will be moving through fast. And by Monday morning, most of the bad weather will be out of here. So tomorrow morning, 43 in Glen Cove and 45 in Riverhead at 7 a.m. It's a quiet start to the day. There could be a little bit of fog around partly sunny, mostly cloudy at a period in the afternoon. But you see the warmer temperatures we're in the mid to upper fifties. It's dry through the day with that warm feel Sunday morning, we start the day with temperatures near 50 degrees and we close to 60 in the afternoon. But you do see some scattered showers around. So there is the chance for a hit or miss shower through the first half of Sunday. The worst of the weather will get here after dark. You see there's almost a break as we head into the evening and then 8 to 9 o'clock, the front approaches, you see all the bright colors. This is that heavy rain, but it's coming around 10 o'clock to midnight, 3 a.m. in Suffolk County. So overnight it's pouring rain here at 4 a.m. and this should start to clear out by about 5 to 6 a.m. So if you're getting up at 5 a.m. around the east end, be aware there could be some big puddles, maybe some flooding gusty winds, worse of the winds again at night. Nine o'clock. That's when they'll pick up. We could see those gusts up to 50 through 3 a.m. and then it's out of here. So the start of the weekend looks great for your Saturday, partly sunny. We are in the fifties, enjoy the day that heavy rainfall gets here Sunday evening overnight. Improving Monday next week looks nice. Sun and clouds seasonable with temperatures in the mid to upper 40

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New Jersey

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NJ | Weather

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I'll get things back to Dave Curran, uh, on storm watch, Dave. How high are we looking at in terms of winds on some could be 35 to 45 miles an hour. It's not a consistent, you know, four or five hours of 45 mile an hour winds. But in those four or five hours, every so often, those winds might hit 35 to 45 miles an hour, we're also gonna be looking at a lot of rain as well. Daytime, high temperatures today making it into the lower fifties, which is a little bit above that for this time of year. There's no wet weather out on the, uh, forecast just yet. That is all going to change. Once we get into the upcoming weekend, the cold air is already retreating back up into the northeast being replaced by warmer air from the Carolinas. Even most of the northeast is fairly quiet with just a few clouds around going up into the Adirondacks and the Catskills. You have a few clouds kind of marching across New Jersey as we speak, but that's really about it. Overall things begin to change going into the weekend. Now, not only are we going to look for a breezy day to set up with a southerly wind. Notice the line of severe weather potentially shaping up from Louisiana through Mississippi, going into Tennessee and then up towards Kentucky, all of that moisture is going to get scooped right up into New Jersey as we go through Sunday afternoon and Sunday evening. Now, the weather is going to deteriorate through the day on Sunday, the entire day isn't going to be a wash out. In fact, I think you still get the first part of Sunday afternoon before the weather really starts to drop off dramatically. By Sunday night. Early Monday flood watches have been posted not only for everybody in New Jersey but the surrounding tri state area, beautiful sunset out there right now, temperatures tonight are dropping down into the mid thirties. We will notice an increase in cloud coverage for your Saturday, Saturday night. We see even more clouds showing up by Sunday morning. It's still quiet. Ok. There could be a few sprinkles showing up just before lunch time and then the wheels on the forecast really start falling off here for Sunday afternoon and Sunday evening, pockets of moderate to heavier rain and winds frequently gusting to between 35 and 45 miles an hour. We'll take you right through early Monday. The weather improves. We'll be looking for a lot of sunshine next week, but our temperatures are well below average. I'll have more details on that New Jersey forecast coming right up.

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