DALLAS (AP) — Bread was flying off the shelves, salt was being loaded into trucks and utility workers nervously watched forecasts Thursday as a huge winter storm that could bring catastrophic damage, widespread power outages and bitterly cold weather barreled toward the eastern two-thirds of the U.S. The massive storm system is expected to …
Read More »Winter Storm Watch for the Tennessee Valley
...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Heavy mixed precipitation possible. Total mixed snow and sleet accumulations up to 3 inches possible, mainly north of Interstate 40 with highest snow totals near the Kentucky state line. Ice accumulations around one-quarter to one-half of an …
Read More »Forecasters warn of a ‘potentially catastrophic’ storm from Texas to the Carolinas
ATLANTA (AP) — With many Americans still recovering from multiple blasts of snow and unrelenting freezing temperatures in the nation’s northern tier, a new storm is set to emerge this weekend that could coat roads, trees and power lines with devastating ice across a wide expanse of the South. The storm arriving …
Read More »Hurricane Melissa leaves dozens dead in trail of destruction across Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba (AP) — Hurricane Melissa left at least dozens dead and widespread destruction across Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica, where roofless homes, toppled utility poles and water-logged furniture dominated the landscape Wednesday. A landslide blocked the main roads of Santa Cruz in Jamaica’s St. Elizabeth parish, where the streets were …
Read More »Updated 5am: Public Safety Advisory: Weather
UTC Community: The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a Flood Watch until Wednesday, August 13, 2025 at 8:00 PM. Rain showers and thunderstorms capable of producing heavy rain could lead to instances of localized flash flooding today. The Department of Public Safety is actively monitoring conditions with City of …
Read More »More than 160 people are still missing after deadly Texas floods, governor says
By NADIA LATHAN and JOHN SEEWER Associated Press HUNT, Texas (AP) — More than 160 people are still believed to be missing in Texas days after flash floods killed over 100 people during the July Fourth weekend, the state’s governor said Tuesday. The huge jump in the number unaccounted for …
Read More »Death toll from catastrophic flooding in Texas over the July Fourth weekend surpasses 100
By JIM VERTUNO, NADIA LATHAN and JOHN SEEWER Associated Press KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — The death toll from catastrophic flooding in Texas over the July Fourth weekend has surpassed 100 as the massive search continues for missing people. The number of deaths reached 104 on Monday. In hard-hit Kerr County, …
Read More »Death toll in central Texas flash floods rises to 79 as sheriff says 10 campers remain missing
By JIM VERTUNO and JOHN SEEWER Associated Press KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — Families sifted through waterlogged debris Sunday and stepped inside empty cabins at Camp Mystic, an all-girls summer camp ripped apart by flash floods that washed homes off their foundations and killed at least 79 people in central Texas. …
Read More »Heat Advisory for UTC Campus and the Chattanooga Area
UTC Community: The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a Heat Advisory for the Chattanooga area from today, Monday, June 23, 2025 at 1:00 PM through Tuesday, June 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM. Hot temperatures and high humidity are expected, with a heat index of up to 107°F. Please practice heat safety by staying hydrated and limiting …
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