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first alert weather Sep 1, 2020

A Tornado and a Tsunami

Thursday’s tornado and damaging wind event produced a tsunami on Long Island Sound. This is not an unusual event on the Sound but one that is always fascinating. Tsunamis are most commonly produced th...

on ryan's radar Aug 29, 2020

August 27 Tornado Event
on ryan's radar Aug 29, 2020

Tropical Storm Isaias

on ryan's radar Apr 12, 2020

Damaging Winds Expected

A powerful spring storm will cut to the west of Connecticut bringing with it the potential for damaging southerly winds. At this point we are forecasting wind gusts of 55-65 mph across Connecticut wit...
Nov 4, 2019

Evening forecast for December 20th2017
Connecticut Oct 26, 2019

Two Snow Threats
Oct 25, 2019

Ryan's Sunday Evening Jose Update

Oct 25, 2019

Jose Sat AM Update.1
Oct 25, 2019

Rainfall Surplus 1
Oct 25, 2019

Tracking Jose
Sep 9, 2019

170816_CTSolarEclipse
Feb 6, 2019

Fire Rages in San Francisco After Gas Line Explosion

Today’s high at Bradley Internation Airport was an astounding 77 degrees. The record hightemperature for the day in Hartford fell by 14 degrees. The all-time February high temperature record fell by 4 degrees. Of the 6 times the Hartford area has reached 70F in February – 3 of them have occured in the last year. This was the warmest tem...
Sep 13, 2018

Ryan Flies Along With Hurricane Hunters Tracking Florence

As of 11 p.m. Wednesday night, Hurricane Florence was a Category 2. Chief Meteorologist Ryan Hanrahan rode along with the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron of the US Air Force Reserve as they flew through the storm and collected valuable data.
Sep 13, 2018

Ryan Hanrahan Flies Into Eye of Florence

NBC Connecticut First Alert Chief Meteorologist Ryan Hanrahan was on board an Air Force C-130 as it flew through the eye of Hurricane Florence on Wednesday.
Nov 10, 2017

Timing out the Tumbling Temperatures
Jul 26, 2017

Saturday Questions

To say the Thursday night through Saturday forecast is uncertain is a bit of an understatement.
Jul 22, 2017

Solar Eclipse: What to Expect

One month from today the moon will pass in front of the sun resulting in an incredible display across the United States.
Jul 21, 2017

Three Tornadoes in Western New York

Three tornadoes touched down in western New York this afternoon associated with a beast of a supercell that moved onshore from Lake Erie.
Jul 20, 2017

Warming Water

A few hot days and the water in Long Island Sound has warmed quickly.
Jul 19, 2017

Another Heat Wave

Tuesday likely marked the first day of 2017’s third heat wave.

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