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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. …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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. …

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 …

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 …

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (mocsnews.com)- Hurricane Helene struck the southeastern United States on Thursday, September 26, 2024. The Category 4 hurricane slammed into Florida and caused damage through Georgia, Tennessee, Virginia, and the Carolinas.  According to NBC News, Over 200 people have died in the aftermath of Helene, and more than half …

By ERIK VERDUZCO, TRAVIS LOLLER and GEORGE WALKER IV Associated Press ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Floodwaters pushed by the remnants of Hurricane Helene left North Carolina’s largest mountain city isolated Saturday by damaged roads and a lack of power and cellphone service, part of a swath of destruction across southern …

By STEPHEN SMITH, KATE PAYNE and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press CRAWFORDVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Helene left an enormous path of destruction across Florida and the entire southeastern U.S. on Friday, killing at least 40 people in four states, snapping trees like twigs, tearing apart homes and sending rescue crews …