Tornado, flood watch issued across the Mid-South Watch the latest forecast in the video player above. ** MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Several counties across the Mid-South are under a flood and/or tornado watch Friday. As of 7 a.m., some counties in the News Channel 3 viewing area are under a Flood (Areal) Watch until 12 p.m., a Flash Flood Warning until 9:15 a.m., […]
Tornado Watch issued for much of the area until 8 … UPDATE: The National Weather Service issued a Tornado Watch just before midnight Thursday night for many counties in the News Channel 3 viewing area, including Shelby, DeSoto and Crittenden counties, until 8 a.m. Friday. Some parts of Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee are under a tornado warning until 1 p.m. *** MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Another round […]
Tornadoes, power outages as storm crosses Texas, … DALLAS (AP) — Tornadoes touched down in Texas and Louisiana as a powerful storm system that dumped heavy snow in California pushed through the Southern Plains and into the Deep South on Thursday, knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of people and forcing the cancellation of hundreds of flights into and out of the […]
Flights into, out of Texas canceled with storms approaching DALLAS (AP) — A storm system that dumped heavy snow in parts of California has moved eastward Thursday, threatening the southern Plains with severe weather and prompting the cancellation of hundreds of flights into and out of Dallas. FlightAware.com reports Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport and Dallas Love Field have tallied more than 400 cancellations total, […]
To the rooftops: Staggering snowfall in California … LOS ANGELES (AP) — Emergency crews in California scrambled Wednesday to shuttle food and medicine to mountain communities stranded by back-to-back winter storms that have dumped so much snow some residents can barely see out their windows. In San Bernardino County east of Los Angeles, around-the-clock plowing is underway but it could take more than […]
Tornado Warning, Watch issued as storms move through … UPDATE, 7:39 p.m.: A Tornado Warning has been issued for Alcorn County. UPDATE, 6:30 p.m.: A Tornado Warning has been issued for the following counties: Chester, Hardeman, Mcnairy UPDATE: A Tornado Watch was issued for much of the area at 3:30 Wednesday afternoon. It is scheduled to last until 10 p.m. See affected counties here. […]
Tornado safe rooms installed at Trumann Middle School TRUMANN, Ark. — Experts are calling for the chance of severe weather Wednesday evening that could impact areas of northeast Arkansas, and towns like Trumann are taking it seriously. Students and staff at Trumann Middle School now have two safe rooms for added protection from damaging winds and tornadoes. Principal Janet Marks said the safe […]
Biden to visit Selma, Ala. for voting rights anniversary MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — President Joe Biden will travel to Alabama on Sunday to mark the 58th anniversary of a landmark event of the civil rights movement. Biden will speak in Selma for the annual remembrance of “Bloody Sunday,” the day in 1965 that white police beat Black civil rights marchers as they attempted to […]
Winds shred Southern Plains; California set to get … OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Parts of the Southern Plains counted the injured and surveyed the damage Monday after tornadoes and other powerful winds swept through, killing at least one person in Oklahoma, while some Michigan residents faced a fifth consecutive day without power following last week’s ice storm. In California, the National Weather Service said […]
Michigan power crews work, California recovers after … Some Michigan residents faced a fourth straight day without power Sunday as crews continued work to restore electricity more than 165,000 homes and businesses in the greater Detroit area following last week’s ice storm. Leah Thomas, whose home north of Detroit lost power Wednesday night, was still waiting Sunday afternoon for the power to come […]
Los Angeles area still blanketed by snow in rare … LOS ANGELES (AP) — A powerful winter storm that swept down the West Coast with flooding and frigid temperatures shifted its focus to southern California on Saturday, swelling rivers to dangerous levels and dropping snow in even low-lying areas around Los Angeles. The National Weather Service said it was one of the strongest storms to […]