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Fire damages home on Taft Road in Bloomfield
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A house in Bloomfield was damaged Wednesday morning after a fire. Deputies and first responders were at the scene of the house fire on Taft Road. A giant hole can be seen on the roof of the home as well as burn damages to the outside of the home. Officers on […]
Ontario County EM: Cleanup moving along in Canandaigua, looking ahead to future events
CANANDAIGUA, N.Y. (WROC) — Cleanup is ongoing from this week’s resurgence of severe weather across Western New York. One of the hardest hit areas was in Canandaigua where an EF-0 tornado was confirmed to have touched down on Monday, July 15. The tornado had estimated winds of 75 mph and tracked along the northern end […]
Richie Evans Remembered 61 set for Utica-Rome Speedway Thursday night
Richie Evans won 518 feature races during during his 20 year modified racing career from 1965 to 1985. This Rome racer is considered the greatest pavement modified driver of all time. Evans also won thirty track championships at eleven different asphalt speedways, including four at his then-paved hometown track at...
Sunrise Smart Start: Canandaigua tornado, Doorley report
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Stay up to date on the latest headlines in today’s Sunrise Smart Start for Wednesday, July 17, 2024. Weather Forecast: Severe weather stretch comes to an end today A cold front this morning will help spit out a few random showers here and there, but we are dry for the most […]
New York storm topples B-52 bomber, tears roof off church
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A storm powerful enough to knock a B-52 bomber off a platform and tear the roof off a 19th century church ripped through central New York state, killing a man who went outside to check on his antique car.
Inside look at NYS Mesonet following severe storms
The New York State Mesonet is the most sophisticated statewide weather monitoring system in the nation and Tuesday’s severe storms put it to the test. NEWS10 got a close look at the network’s high-tech equipment and the Capital Region data that experts said stood out the most.
Blade collapse, New York launch and New Jersey research show uneven progress of offshore wind
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Three events Wednesday highlighted the uneven progress of the offshore wind industry in the Northeast, including the start of a major project in New York, research aimed at preventing environmental damage in New Jersey, and a temporary shutdown of a wind farm in Massachusetts after a broken turbine blade washed ashore on a famous beach. The federal government ordered a wind farm operator off the coast of Nantucket in Massachusetts to suspend operations while cleanup continues after a wind turbine blade fell into the water, broke apart, and washed up on beaches at the popular vacation spot. Vineyard Wind said Wednesday that it has removed 17 cubic yards of debris, enough to fill more than six truckloads, along with several larger pieces that washed ashore. The debris was mostly non-toxic fiberglass fragments ranging in size from small pieces to larger sections, typically green or white. Vineyard Wind, a joint venture between Avangrid and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, bolstered its beach patrols to 35 people looking for and removing debris.
Record storms bring flooding and high winds to Capital Region communities
As New York remains in a state of emergency following overnight storms and flooding, upstate municipalities are picking up the pieces. New York Governor Kathy Hochul says more than 170,000 utility customers lost power as a result of Tuesday’s severe weather. National Weather Service meteorologist Joe Villani said the...
Voting Opens for Retired N.Y. Racehorse of the Year
Voted on by the fans, the first-ever Down Broadway Retired Racehorse of the Year Award will be presented on New York Thoroughbred Aftercare Day at Saratoga Race Course on Thursday, August 15, the New York Horsemen's Association said in a Wednesday release. Casting a ballot will be open to the...
Over $1 Million Raised For Charities In Western New York
Thousands of non-profits across Western New York woke up to great news on Wednesday morning. The Annual Day of Giving in Western New York raised over $1 million dollars. In fact so many people wanted to give back and help out that the organizers of Give 716 Day extended the deadline to give!
NY utilities offering credits for those facing long power outages. Are you eligible?
Thousands are still without power throughout New York after multiple bouts of destructive storms brought strong winds, heavy rain, hail and several tornadoes across the state may be eligible for some credits from their utility companies. Ten tornadoes have now been confirmed statewide within the last week, with three resulting...
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