Important Takeaways:

• New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy issued a Drought Watch on Thursday and urged residents and business to conserve water as dry conditions continue.
• Firefighters across the Northeast have been busy working to extinguish wildfires that erupted in Connecticut and New Jersey over the past several days as abnormally dry conditions persist in the region.
• “The lack of measurable rain is translating into dangerous fire concerns across the Northeast,” FOX Weather Meteorologist Marissa Torres said.
• The FOX Forecast Center said dry brush is largely to blame for allowing the fires to spread. However, winds and low relative humidity are also helping to fuel the flames.
• “Parts of Connecticut are reporting less than a half-inch of rain so far this month,” Torres continued. “No rain, as we mentioned, is expected this week.”

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