A quick-moving frontal system brough gusty winds and heavy rain to Long Island Thursday, flooding roadways, toppling a tree on the Southern State parkway and presenting challenges for PSEG Long Island.

NEW YORK - A storm could dampen early Halloween festivities and soak trick-or-treaters in New York City. A coastal storm that has been traveling up the Eastern Seaboard is still in the forecast.

Syracuse, N.Y. -- A storm system will bring welcome rainfall to parched Upstate New York, but it might also make for spooky weather on Halloween night. The National Weather Service predicts heavy rain all day Thursday and into Friday, with 1 to 2 inches of rain falling across much of the region.

Conditions, he said, should be drying out from southern New England to the mid-Atlantic by Friday evening - which could potentially create breezy conditions for trick-or-treaters on Halloween. His advice - bring a rain poncho or umbrella.

The almanac released its weather map and forecast for the upcoming holiday. See what's expected for your hometown.

Heavy rain will move through the area on Thursday. Showers will linger on Friday with temperatures holding in the 40s.

The Weather Authority team of Peter Hall, Mike Brookins, Violet Scibior, Sam Postich and Josh Kozlowski spent weeks researching different factors which could potentially impact the winter weather in Syracuse and surrounding communities. They focused on 5 topics of their own, before coming together and presenting to each other.

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