Heavy snow throughout the Greater Toronto Area is forcing residents to rethink their Thursday morning schedules due to transit delays and some school closures. A total of 20 to 30 centimetres of snowfall is expected, with warnings of reduced visibility due to heavy and blowing snow, said Environment Canada. A yellow snowfall warning is in place for much of the Greater Toronto Area, including York, Durham and Peel regions.
An electrical fire at two residential buildings is now under control in Thorncliffe Park, according to Toronto Fire Services. The fire is affecting electrical power at 11 Thorncliffe Park Dr. and 21 Overlea Blvd., two buildings that are connected, according to Alex Vashkevich, a public information officer at Toronto Fire Services. An electrical panel was smouldering and the fire spread into the walls of the basement level where electrical panels are housed for both buildings.
NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) - A nasty storm is making its way through New York City. Flood warning NYC The National Weather Service issued a flood warning for Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens and the Bronx Thursday afternoon through 5:30 p.m on Thursday. One to two inches of rain is expected with brief periods of heavy rainfall, according to NWS. Poorly-drained and low-lying areas are most at risk.
The area around Hudson Yards train station is once again open to the public and operating after a bomb threat led the NYPD to evacuate the area Friday evening, police said. According to the NYPD, police responded to a 911 call about a bomb threat in the area of 33rd Street and 10th Avenue a little after 5 p.m. They said they learned from security personnel that someone had entered the area and made verbal threats.
