WARNER ROBINS, GEORGIA — A Georgia prison guard is facing multiple felony charges after deputies say he locked state social services employees inside their office building during an angry confrontation over child support payments, leaving workers shaken and fearful. According to the Houston County Sheriff’s Office, Quantraves Hall, 25, has been charged with four counts…
STEPHENS COUNTY, OKLAHOMA — A quiet Christmas afternoon in rural Oklahoma turned tragic when an elderly woman sitting on her front porch with family members was fatally struck by a stray bullet, allegedly fired by a neighbor testing out a new gun, authorities said. According to the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office, the shooting occurred Thursday…
MICHIGAN — A widespread rain system is expected to move across lower Michigan on Sunday, December 28, bringing moderate rainfall, pockets of heavier downpours, and slick travel conditions before exiting early Monday morning and giving way to lake-effect snow in northern areas. Forecast data shows the heaviest rainfall will focus on southern Michigan, while totals…
WESTERN NEW YORK — A classic southwest high wind event is expected to impact the Buffalo–Rochester region of New York on Monday, with wind gusts potentially reaching 60 to 65 mph, according to forecast models and National Weather Service guidance. A High Wind Watch has been issued for portions of Western New York, including areas…
MASSACHUSETTS — A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued for western and central Massachusetts, northern Connecticut, and northern Rhode Island, as a period of freezing rain Sunday evening into early Monday morning is expected to create slick and hazardous travel conditions, according to the National Weather Service. Forecasters warn that a light glaze to as…
WEST VIRGINIA & VIRGINIA — Forecast models are indicating an exceptionally rare and dangerous wind event across the Allegheny Mountains, with potential wind gusts ranging from 75 to 100 mph late Monday into early Tuesday, according to high-end ensemble guidance. Meteorologists reviewing the National Blend of Models (NBM) say the signal showing up for the…
WALDRON, INDIANA — A significant, multi-hazard winter storm is expected to develop across the Upper Midwest, Great Lakes, and Northeast beginning Sunday and continuing into Monday, bringing a dangerous combination of heavy snow, blizzard conditions, treacherous ice accumulation, high winds, and bitterly cold wind chills, according to national forecast guidance. Forecasters say the storm will…
BUFFALO, NEW YORK — Forecast models are continuing to signal a high-impact wind event across Western New York on Monday, with the Buffalo metropolitan area facing the potential for wind gusts exceeding 70 mph, according to the latest high-resolution guidance. The strongest winds are expected as a powerful storm system moves through the Great Lakes…
WALDRON, INDIANA — A fast-moving line of showers and storms is expected to sweep across Indiana and Kentucky late Sunday evening into the overnight hours, bringing the potential for strong to locally damaging wind gusts as it pushes east through the Ohio Valley, according to the latest high-resolution model data. Meteorologists analyzing short-range guidance say…
GREAT LAKES — A broad, slow-moving storm system is creating dangerous winter travel and utility risks across the Great Lakes, Northern Mid-Atlantic, and Southern New England, where freezing rain, sleet, and snow are impacting roads and infrastructure from Friday into early Saturday. Forecast guidance and weather-service outlooks show a wintry mix zone stretching from the…