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Washington, D.C., Isaias forecast: Flooding rain and strong winds
Three to six inches of rain, with locally heavier amounts, are predicted. “This amount of rain is likely to result in significant flash flooding of small streams and creeks Monday night into Tuesday evening,” the National Weather Service office serving Washington and Baltimore wrote Sunday afternoon. Low-lying, poor drainage areas will also be susceptible to …
Florida feels first rain and winds of Tropical Storm Isaias
Tropical Storm Isaias now has maximum sustained winds of 65 mph. A Hurricane Warning along the east coast of Florida has been replaced with a Tropical Storm Warning that’s been extended northward along the coast to South Santee River, South Carolina. A Storm Surge Watch is also in effect from Edisto Beach, South Carolina, north …
San Diego County’s Freezing Temps Break Records – NBC 7 San Diego
Records were broken overnight Wednesday as temperatures plummeted into the 20s and 30s in most parts of the county due to a cold front passing through Southern California. Four of the National Weather Service’s San Diego County stations reported record-breaking temperatures amid an overnight freeze warning: Ramona’s low temperature of 19 degrees broke its 2002 …
High winds wreak havoc across western Montana, but temps break records | Local News
Crews work to right a semi-truck overturned on U.S. Highway 93 by high winds Saturday Feb. 1, 2020. Perry Backus, Ravalli Republic Mother Nature caused some literal whiplash across western Montana Saturday, first teasing people with spring-like record-breaking warmth, then whipping the region with winds that flipped a semi-truck and downed power-lines, leading to outages and …
BREAKING NEWS: Death toll rises to two as Storm Gloria batters Valencia with high winds and snowfall
STORM GLORIA CLAIMS ANOTHER VICTIM A 54-year-old Romanian woman had died from hypothermia, she was found in a park in Gandia by town hall workers, also yesterday a man was killed in Asturias when he was hit by a van which had lost control on the snow-covered roads. The government does have shelters in place …
U.S. Winds Down Probe Into Wireless Carriers Over eSIM Technology
The U.S. Justice Department is winding down its antitrust probe into whether U.S. wireless carriers steered technical standards to make it harder for customers to switch providers, suggesting it is unlikely to file charges in the matter. The department in 2018 demanded information from AT&T Inc., Verizon Communications Inc. and other U.S. companies as well …
Cave fire threatens homes in Santa Barbara County amid strong winds
A wind-driven brush fire that started late Monday afternoon in Los Padres National Forest near Highway 154 in Santa Barbara County moved quickly downhill, prompting mandatory evacuations and threatening homes. The Cave fire started just after 4 p.m. near East Camino Cielo and Painted Cave Road and by 8 p.m. had grown to at least …
Easing winds give firefighters a break in California wildfire battle
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Fierce, dry Santa Ana winds off the Southern California mountains eased early on Friday, helping firefighters make progress in corralling major wildfires that have displaced thousands of residents. A fresh spate of wildfires had roared to life on Thursday in hilly neighborhoods outside Los Angeles, destroying homes and forcing yet more …
Getty fire: ‘Extreme’ warning issued ahead of strong Santa Ana winds
In an ominous new warning, the National Weather Service issued a rare “extreme red flag warning” for Southern California through Thursday evening, saying winds could top 80 mph and be the strongest in more than a decade. The warning has put Southern California officials on alert. Los Angeles Fire Chief Ralph Terrazas said “all it …
Blackouts, mass evacuations as Kincade fire grows amid high winds
Fueled by winds that topped 80 mph, the Kincade fire exploded overnight in Sonoma County, burning winery properties and pushing closer to Healdsburg as about 1 million homes and businesses across the region were thrown into darkness because of Pacific Gas & Electric Co. blackouts. Officials evacuated a large swath of Sonoma County, including new …
