NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE — Meteorologists are monitoring a developing storm system that could bring isolated tornadoes, strong winds, and hail to portions of the Deep South, Tennessee, and Kentucky on Friday, November 7. According to Meteorologist Chris Nunley, a low tornado risk will extend from southern Alabama into middle Tennessee and parts of Kentucky, as a…
ILLINOIS — As the Gulf Coast prepares to close out what has already been an active hurricane season, new weather model data suggests another possible tropical system may form in mid-November, potentially signaling an unseasonably late storm pattern. According to the Gulf Coast Severe Weather & Tropics forecasting page, the Global Forecast System (GFS) model…
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA — A wave of illness is sweeping through Oklahoma schools, leading to significant absentee rates among both students and teachers. According to Weather Watch Oklahoma, some schools have reported 20% to 30% absenteeism this week as sickness continues to spread rapidly across classrooms. School districts across the state are monitoring the situation…
ILLINOIS — New long-range weather models suggest that the snow line could shift farther south than usual as December approaches, with forecasts hinting at flakes potentially reaching the Midwest and even brushing parts of the southern Plains and Mid-South. According to the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) model, northern states are already “locked…
MICHIGAN — The LaFontaine Chevrolet Buick GMC dealership in China Township is back open for business after reaching an agreement with state regulators, following a brief suspension over allegations that it sold used vehicles as new. Earlier this week, the Michigan Department of State (MDOS) temporarily suspended the dealership’s license after investigators alleged that certain…
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — A horrifying dashcam video has gone viral after showing a car cutting across multiple highway lanes to make an exit, only to collide head-on with a semi-truck in a split-second crash that underscores one of the biggest dangers on U.S. roads. According to federal data, nearly 40% of all highway crashes occur…
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — Winter weather is set to make an early appearance across the Midwest this weekend, as a swath of snow and frigid air sweeps across several states — from North Dakota and South Dakota to Iowa, Illinois, and Ohio. According to meteorologists, light to moderate snow will begin falling Saturday morning in Bismarck…
NORTH CAROLINA — Residents across the Piedmont Triad and much of the eastern United States should brace for a sharp temperature drop early next week as a powerful cold front moves across the region, marking the first freeze of the season for several areas. Meteorologists with WXII 12 First Warning Weather report that the major…
LAFAYETTE, INDIANA — In an extraordinary act of bravery, a 25-year-old pizza delivery driver named Nicholas Bostic risked his life to save five people from a burning home in Lafayette, Indiana — an act that later earned him the Carnegie Medal, the highest civilian honor for heroism in the United States. A Late-Night Delivery Turns…
DETROIT, MICHIGAN — A Detroit man learned an expensive lesson in online shopping after he spent $34,000 on what he believed was a Bentley, only to discover later that he had actually purchased a Chrysler 300 — a far less luxurious model that shares a similar body shape. The bizarre car-buying mix-up, first reported by…