UNITED STATES — A new national outlook from the Climate Prediction Center shows that much of the United States is expected to see above-normal rainfall in the days leading up to Thanksgiving (Nov. 22–Nov. 26), with the highest precipitation risk centered over Texas and the Southern Plains. Forecasters say multiple rounds of heavy rain and…
ATLANTA, GEORGIA — A 67-year-old Dallas lawyer and law professor, Charles Hosch, has been missing for nearly a week after going hiking near the Appalachian Trail in the North Georgia mountains. Hosch, who was last seen on Tuesday while hiking the Byron Herbert Reece Trail near Blood Mountain, has not been found despite an extensive…
SEATTLE, Washington — A surge of Arctic air is expected to sweep across the Pacific Northwest and Inland Northwest leading into Thanksgiving week, bringing the coldest temperatures of the season and the potential for low-elevation snowfall in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and western Montana. Meteorologists say this setup could create hazardous travel conditions as snow levels…
TEXAS — Weather forecasters are tracking a growing threat of heavy snow and hazardous travel conditions across the central United States during Thanksgiving week and weekend, as new models highlight Texas and Oklahoma within a heightened snow risk zone extending north into the Midwest and Great Lakes. The Climate Prediction Center (CPC) released an experimental…
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A powerful Bering Sea low-pressure system is set to bring widespread winter storm conditions across western and southern Alaska beginning Sunday night and lasting through Monday, forecasters warn. The storm is expected to produce blizzard-level winds, heavy snowfall, and near-zero visibility, creating dangerous travel conditions across multiple regions. According to the National…
ILLINOIS — Forecasters are warning that a massive Arctic air outbreak is expected to sweep across the United States during Thanksgiving week, bringing dangerously cold temperatures, gusty winds, and possible wintry precipitation across much of the nation — including the Midwest, Great Plains, and Illinois. According to meteorologists, this cold front marks a significant pattern…
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — After spending 26 years behind bars for a crime he always said he didn’t commit, Tavares Hutchinson walked out of Broward County Jail this week as a free man — the result of new evidence and a victim’s admission of mistaken identity that overturned a conviction dating back to 1999. The…
BIG BEAR LAKE, Calif. — Winter made an early appearance in Southern California this weekend as Bear Mountain woke up to a dusting of snow — with forecasters warning that a stronger, colder system arriving Monday could drop up to a foot of snow across the San Bernardino Mountains. The snowfall, visible on Bear Mountain’s…
DENVER, Colo. — Winter is setting up once again across the western United States as a series of storm systems prepare to deliver fresh snow to the Sierra Nevada and the Rocky Mountains in the coming days. Meteorologists say this pattern could bring 1 to 10 inches of snow to higher elevations, offering a boost…
BACLIFF, Texas — A fire that broke out early Sunday morning at the old P.H. Robinson Power Plant in Bacliff, southeast of Houston, is sending a large smoke plume across Galveston Bay, according to Texas Storm Chasers and local radar imagery. The blaze, which started around 2:30 a.m. CST, was first noticed by residents in…