{"id":118491,"date":"2024-10-26T06:56:44","date_gmt":"2024-10-25T23:56:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=118491"},"modified":"2024-10-26T06:56:44","modified_gmt":"2024-10-25T23:56:44","slug":"i-95-corridor-under-elevated-wildfire-risk-amid-dry-stretch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=118491","title":{"rendered":"I-95 corridor under elevated wildfire risk amid dry stretch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-container\">\n<div data-widget-type=\"embed\" data-video-id=\"play-77585eb280011a4\" class=\"m video-player\"><a href=\"\" class=\"video-link\"><span class=\"overlay\"\/> <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/ms\/stg1\/weather\/320\/179\/play-77585eb280011a4--35404998736.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/ms\/stg1\/weather\/640\/358\/play-77585eb280011a4--35404998736.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/ms\/stg1\/weather\/768\/432\/play-77585eb280011a4--35404998736.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/ms\/stg1\/weather\/1536\/864\/play-77585eb280011a4--35404998736.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" width=\"1984\" height=\"1116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/ms\/stg1\/weather\/992\/558\/play-77585eb280011a4--35404998736.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/ms\/stg1\/weather\/1984\/1116\/play-77585eb280011a4--35404998736.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/ms\/stg1\/weather\/992\/558\/play-77585eb280011a4--35404998736.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Breezy and dry conditions will take hold of the weather in the Northeast this weekend. NOAA\u2019s Storm Prediction Center has warned of an increased threat of wildfires.\" width=\"992\" height=\"558\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/a> <!----><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"sub-text\">Breezy and dry conditions will take hold of the weather in the Northeast this weekend. NOAA\u2019s Storm Prediction Center has warned of an increased threat of wildfires.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><strong>NEW YORK \u2013 <\/strong>A cold front pushing off the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/northeast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Northeast<\/a> coast is expected to leave dry and breezy conditions in its wake, setting the region up for another period of increased fire risks through the weekend and prompting one state to declare an emergency.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">NOAA\u2019s Storm Prediction Center has highlighted much of the I-95 corridor from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/washington-dc\/washington\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Washington, D.C.<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/massachusetts\/boston\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Boston<\/a> at an increased risk of wildfires at least through the early weekend. In addition, Fire Weather Warnings now cover all of Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island through Saturday evening.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">In many communities, wind gusts are expected to reach 25-35 mph, and with the combination of dry vegetation, fires could grow rapidly out of control.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Large areas of the Northeast haven\u2019t seen significant rainfall in about a month, leading October to be one of the driest periods on record.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">According to the latest U.S. Drought Monitor, 64% of the region is experiencing unusually dry conditions with 30% officially seeing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/drought\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">drought<\/a> conditions.<\/p>\n<div data-v-b8684aba=\"\">\n<div class=\"freeform-content\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/media.foxweather.com\/weather\/SAT%20Fire%20Weather%20Outlook.png\"\/><figcaption>Fire weather alert<br \/><strong>(FOX Weather)<\/strong><\/figcaption><hr\/>\n<p>\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/extreme-weather\/northeast-wildfires-connecticut-new-jersey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>WILDFIRE DANGER PERSISTS IN NORTHEAST AS WORK TO EXTINGUISH DEADLY BLAZE IN CONNECTICUT CONTINUES<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">More than a dozen wildfires popped up during the workweek in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/connecticut\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Connecticut<\/a>, forcing the state\u2019s governor to declare a state of emergency.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;Due to the critical fire weather conditions Connecticut is continuing to experience, I am declaring a state of emergency,&#8221; Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont stated. &#8220;This will help provide state and local emergency management officials with the necessary tools to monitor and limit the threat of fires statewide.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection said the combination of dry conditions and fallen leaves has created a unique fire situation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image featured-image-gallery\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<div class=\"slides\">\n<ul class=\"slide-container\"><input id=\"img-1\" type=\"radio\" name=\"radio-btn\" checked=\"checked\"\/> <\/p>\n<li class=\"slide\">\n<div class=\"container\"><picture class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/288\/162\/gettyimages-2181046891.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/576\/324\/gettyimages-2181046891.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/720\/405\/gettyimages-2181046891.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1440\/810\/gettyimages-2181046891.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/668\/376\/gettyimages-2181046891.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1336\/752\/gettyimages-2181046891.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/668\/376\/gettyimages-2181046891.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Connecticut brush fire\" class=\"lazyload\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<p><label for=\"img-2\" class=\"next\">next<\/label><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n        BERLIN, CONNECTICUT &#8211; OCTOBER 24: A helicopter is equipped with a Bambi bucket to fight the brush fire at Lamentation Mountain in Berlin, Conn. Oct. 24, 2024. Firefighters have been fighting the blaze all week and began implementing firefighting helicopters from the National Guard on Wednesday.<br \/>\n        <span>(Tyler Sizemore\/Connecticut Post via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<p><input id=\"img-2\" type=\"radio\" name=\"radio-btn\"\/> <\/p>\n<li class=\"slide\">\n<div class=\"container\"><picture class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/288\/162\/gettyimages-2181046997.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/576\/324\/gettyimages-2181046997.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/720\/405\/gettyimages-2181046997.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1440\/810\/gettyimages-2181046997.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/668\/376\/gettyimages-2181046997.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1336\/752\/gettyimages-2181046997.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/668\/376\/gettyimages-2181046997.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Connecticut brush fire\" class=\"lazyload\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<p><label for=\"img-1\" class=\"prev\">prev<\/label><label for=\"img-3\" class=\"next\">next<\/label><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n        BERLIN, CONNECTICUT &#8211; OCTOBER 24: A brush fire continues to burn on Lamentation Mountain in Berlin, Conn. Oct. 24, 2024. Firefighters have been fighting the blaze all week and began implementing firefighting helicopters from the National Guard on Wednesday. (Tyler Sizemore\/Connecticut Post via Getty Images)<br \/>\n        <span>(Tyler Sizemore\/Connecticut Post via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<p><input id=\"img-3\" type=\"radio\" name=\"radio-btn\"\/> <\/p>\n<li class=\"slide\">\n<div class=\"container\"><picture class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/288\/162\/gettyimages-2181025904.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/576\/324\/gettyimages-2181025904.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/720\/405\/gettyimages-2181025904.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1440\/810\/gettyimages-2181025904.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/668\/376\/gettyimages-2181025904.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1336\/752\/gettyimages-2181025904.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/668\/376\/gettyimages-2181025904.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Connecticut brush fire\" class=\"lazyload\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<p><label for=\"img-2\" class=\"prev\">prev<\/label><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n        BERLIN, CONNECTICUT &#8211; OCTOBER 22: Smoke rises from a brush fire still burning on Lamentation Mountain in Berlin, Conn., on Tuesday October 22, 2024. At right are homes at Silver Ridge.<br \/>\n        <span>(Christian Abraham\/Connecticut Post via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The fire burning near Berlin, Connecticut claimed a life when a retired firefighter from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/connecticut\/hartford\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>Hartford<\/u><\/a> was killed when his utility task vehicle rolled over while on steep, rocky terrain. Three other firefighters were injured.<\/p>\n<h2 data-v-4e81e892=\"\">All eyes on the humidity<\/h2>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">A saving-grace for fires could be the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/learn\/dew-point-best-way-classify-how-much-humidity-in-air\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">relatively humidity values<\/a>, which are expected to generally stay above 30% through the weekend.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The air\u2019s moisture can make fuels less combustible and fires less intense.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">In the western U.S., relative humidity values during high-fire events are usually significantly below 20%, which causes erratic wildfire activity.<\/p>\n<div data-v-b8684aba=\"\">\n<div class=\"freeform-content\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/media.foxweather.com\/weather\/Northeast%20Fire%20Relative%20Humidity.png\"\/><figcaption>Expected humidity values<br \/><strong>(FOX Weather)<\/strong><\/figcaption><hr\/>\n<p>\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/weather-news\/halloween-holiday-weather-forecast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>TRICK-OR-TREATING IN SHORTS? WARM HALLOWEEN ON TAP FOR MANY ACROSS THE US<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Another round of active fire weather is expected to take place next week as temperatures reach the 70s and 80s in the days and hours before <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/weather-news\/halloween-holiday-weather-forecast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Halloween<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">On Thursday, cities such as\u00a0Boston and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/new-york\/new-york-city\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York<\/a> are expecting daytime highs around 75 degrees, with temperatures falling to near 70 degrees after sunset, providing a stark contrast to the usual chilly evenings.<\/p>\n<div data-v-b8684aba=\"\">\n<div class=\"freeform-content\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/media.foxweather.com\/weather\/October%20Dry%20Location%20Counter.png\"\/><figcaption>October dry weather<br \/><strong>(FOX Weather)<\/strong><\/figcaption><hr\/>\n<p>\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">A cold front is expected to trek through the region at the end of the workweek, bringing the best chance of precipitation in several weeks, but rainfall amounts are anticipated to remain on the light side.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Significant drought relief is not in the making before the start of the next month, meaning the threats of fire activity will likely continue through the extended forecast period.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/weather-news\/northeast-i95-wildfire-threat-connecticut-state-of-emergency\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Breezy and dry conditions will take hold of the weather in the Northeast this weekend. 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