Authorities say at least eight deaths were reported in New York City and New Jersey as relentless rain from the remnants of Hurricane Ida sent the New York City area into a state of emergency.
Storm Team 3 Chief Meteorologist Rob Perillo posted a video to his Facebook page of an airplane getting CRAZY close to a funnel cloud. INTENTIONALLY!
And when we say "CRAZY close", it appears that the airplane is just a few hundred feet of the funnel cloud, and kept circling around it...
Living in the house that his wife was killed in is becoming increasingly detrimental to Mr. Laird's mental health - even if it was in tip-top shape (which it isn't).
While reporting on deadly tornadoes last night, Rob had to deal with ugly (even threatening) messages from angry viewers. Here is one of the nicer messages.