Massive Weather Event For Portions Of New York State

There are some reports that indicate a change in the weather is looming for portions of New York State.

As we get closer to Thanksgiving, families are keeping an eye on the forecast as they get ready to join the 80 million other travelers.

But for some areas of New York State, residents may be thankful for the large amount of rain that has been predicted.

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According to the National Weather Service, there is a massive amount of rain and wind that will hit portions of New York State this week.

The New York City area NWS says that this rain is good but maybe not enough to move the drought needle.

"We are expecting a widespread significant rainfall, mainly Wed night into Thu night. Not a drought buster, but it will help, especially with ongoing fire weather issues. Our rainfall forecast is around 1" to 1.5"

The western portion of the United States is getting more than enough rain and they are seeing flooding in some areas.