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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Picture Gallery: Snow Day at UTC 2025
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...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Heavy snow and mixed precipitation possible. Widespread snow accumulations between 2 and 4 inches with up to 6 inches possible. Mixture of sleet and freezing rain possible south of I-40 up to the foothills of the Appalachians. …
Read More »Major US winter blast shuts down schools and government offices in several states
By PATRICK WHITTLE and BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A major winter blast of snow, ice, wind and plunging temperatures in the U.S. stirred dangerous travel conditions from central and southern states all the way to the East Coast early Monday, prompting schools and government offices in …
Read More »Heaviest snowfall in a decade in some areas as winter storm threatens US
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and BRIAN WITTE Associated Press MISSION, Kan. (AP) — A blast of snow, ice, wind and plunging temperatures stirred up dangerous travel conditions in parts of the central U.S. on Sunday, as a disruptive winter storm brought the possibility of the “heaviest snowfall in a decade” to …
Read More »Drivers skid and crash as wintry mix grips central US before moving east
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and BRIAN WITTE Associated Press Road conditions were deteriorating Saturday in the central U.S. as a winter storm brought a mix of snow, ice and plunging temperatures, with forecasts calling for the dreaded combo to spread eastward in the coming days. “Winter returned,” declared Bob Oravec, lead …
Read More »How is North Carolina Faring Seven Weeks After Helene?
CHATTANOOGA, TN. (mocsnews.com)- North Carolina was struck by Hurricane Helene, a devastating Category 4 hurricane, on September 24, 2024. Caught unaware, people of North Carolina suffered severe damage across the western part of the state, and the mountain topography caused many mudslides and left multiple roads damaged or washed away. …
Read More »Fearful residents flee Tampa Bay region as Hurricane Milton takes aim at Florida coast
By TERRY SPENCER and HAVEN DALEY Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Fearful Florida residents streamed out of the Tampa Bay region Tuesday ahead of what could be a once-in-a-century direct hit from Hurricane Milton, as crews worked furiously to prevent furniture, appliances and other waterlogged wreckage from the last …
Read More »Hurricane Milton is forecast to become a Category 5 and is taking aim at Florida
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press Milton rapidly strengthened in the Gulf of Mexico on Monday and was forecast to become a Category 5 storm on a path toward Florida, threatening a dangerous storm surge in Tampa Bay and setting the stage for potential mass evacuations less than two weeks after …
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