Kansas State

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Mississippi State

National Weather Force

Multiple rounds of severe storms are anticipated as a disturbance moves through an unstable airmass across portions of the central Plains and the Mississippi Valley from this afternoon through the overnight hours. These storms will be capable of producing very large hail, destructive gusty winds, and isolated tornadoes if conditions align. For detailed information on timing, impacts, and more, refer below.

Damaging Winds, Very Large Hail & Tornadoes Possible; Central Plains/Mississippi Valley ; June 28th

Texas State

Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible from much of the Mississippi Valley into the Ozark Plateau and southern Plains on Monday, June 3, 2024, while heavy to excessive rainfall may bring flooding to parts of the southern Plains and Ozarks, the National Weather Service (NWS) warns. “Pockets of severe thunderstorms...

Strong to severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall forecasted for Mississippi Valley, Ozark Plateau, and southern Plains

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The FBI has seen a rise in scams targeting timeshare owners. In this kind of scam, criminals con these part-time property owners into shelling out hefty sums of cash, all under false pretenses related to their timeshare properties.

FBI warns that Mexican cartels are targeting Americans with timeshare scams

Maryland State

Poolesville, MD

DC News Now

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — The National Weather Service (NWS) said tornadoes were confirmed in Leesburg, Va., and Poolesville, Md. on Wednesday evening. NWS later confirmed that another tornado had been confirmed in Poolesville in a post around 7:35 p.m. It said that anyone near Gaithersburg, Olney and Brookeville should take cover. Anyone who is […]

National Weather Service confirms tornadoes in Virginia, Maryland

A-Z-Animals

If you’ve ever been to the Central United States, you may have heard the term “Tornado Alley”. Tornado Alley isn’t actually a scientific term or even a specific place on a map — it’s a general zone of the Great Plains known for its serious twisters. This area has the perfect mix of warm, muggy […]

The 8 States Considered to Be in ‘Tornado Alley’

AccuWeather

The risk of severe weather will evolve from the typical 'big' storms with monster hail over the High Plains to fast-moving storms over the Midwest with high winds as the week progresses. Severe weather is forecast for multiple days in several locations in the central United States through this week,...

More severe thunderstorms to prowl the central US

Newark, NJ

Morristown Minute

NEWARK, N.J. – Eight individuals associated with the "793 Bloods" street gang, a subset of the national Bloods gang, have been charged for their roles in a Newark-based drug trafficking organization, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Eight '793 Bloods' Gang Members Charged in Newark Drug Network

Coffee County, GA

Daily Coffee Press

The Coffee County Drug Unit, along with deputies from the department, apprehended two individuals last week in separate incidents, one allegedly found in possession of methamphetamine and the other the subject of a prior narcotics investigation who attempted to evade law enforcement.

Coffee Drug Unit Arrests Two in Separate Incidents; Meth Possession and Fleeing Suspect Apprehended

USA TODAY

Hurricane Beryl, now a Category 5 storm, is forecast to pass near Jamaica on Wednesday. See the projected path of the storm.

Hurricane Beryl tracker: See projected path of Category 5 storm

CBS News

Hurricane Beryl was tearing through the Caribbean on Tuesday as a powerful Category 4 storm Tuesday. After destroying homes and businesses across the southeastern Caribbean on Monday, it is now forecast to bring life-threatening winds and storm surge to Jamaica.Beryl was forecast to start losing intensity on Tuesday but still be near major hurricane strength when it passes near or over Jamaica early Wednesday, near the Cayman Islands on Thursday and into Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula on Friday, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center."Weakening is forecast later today, but Beryl is still expected to be near major hurricane intensity as it moves into...

Hurricane Beryl, a Category 4 storm, forecast to lash Jamaica

Saint Johns County, FL

Hastings, FL

Jacksonville Today

Eight people have been arrested on drug charges stemming from an undercover investigation at a convenience store in Hastings, according to the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office.

8 arrested in Hastings drug and gambling bust

Silverton, TX

The twister touched down about halfway between Lubbock and Amarillo in the tiny city of Silverton on Sunday afternoon.

'Holy cow': Watch as storm chasers are awe-struck by tornado that touched down in Texas

Oklahoma State

Livonia, MI

New York Post

A toddler was killed and his mother critically injured Wednesday when a tree crashed into their Michigan home during a tornado, officials said.

The 2-year-old and his mom were enjoying an afternoon nap together when “a massive tree was uprooted, falling onto a house and through the roof, landing on a bed,” the City of Livonia announced.

Every available firefighter in the city — and even the family’s neighbors — braved the storm to free the pair, who were pinned beneath the four-trunk hardwood tree around 3:30 p.m.



It took rescue crews an hour, a dozen chainsaws and high-pressure airbags to remove the...

Napping 2-year-old crushed to death by tree that fell into home during Michigan tornado

CBS Miami

Hurricane Beryl ripped off doors, windows and roofs in homes across the southeastern Caribbean on Monday after making landfall on the island of Carriacou as the earliest storm of Category 4 strength to form in the Atlantic, fueled by record warm waters.NBC Radio in St. Vincent and the Grenadines reported one death on the island of Bequia, as well as extensive damage to schools, homes, buildings and farmland nationwide. Communications remained largely down across the region.Streets from St. Lucia island south to Grenada were strewn with tree limbs, downed power lines and other debris scattered by winds up to 150...

Hurricane Beryl leaves damage strewn across southeast Caribbean islands

The Independent

“We have never seen such a strong hurricane this early in the season” – so says Colin McCarthy, an extreme weather scientist, about Hurricane Beryl.The Category 5 hurricane is sweeping through the Caribbean and has already caused severe damage in some of the eastern islands: flattening buildings, cutting off power and water, and killing at least two people.Hurricane Beryl is now heading for Jamaica. The US National Hurricane Center says: “A Hurricane Warning is in effect for Jamaica, where hurricane conditions are expected on Wednesday. A Tropical Storm Warning is also in effect for the south coast of Hispaniola, and a...

Hurricane Beryl: Travel advice after storm causes severe damage – with ‘life-threatening’ winds forecast

Georgia State

Douglas, GA

A 49-year-old woman from Douglas was recently arrested for allegedly submitting a life insurance policy for her ex-husband without his knowledge. According to a Coffee County Sheriff’s Office incident report, detectives met with a man on May 7 at the Coffee County Law Enforcement Center concerning a reported case of insurance fraud.

Georgia woman charged for allegedly filing life insurance policy application on ex-husband

Allentown, PA

The Shenandoah (PA) Sentinel

MOREA – An Allentown woman is in Schuylkill County Prison, accused of trying to smuggle...
The post PSP: Allentown woman tried to smuggle synthetic opioid strips into prison first appeared on The Shenandoah Sentinel.

PSP: Allentown woman tried to smuggle synthetic opioid strips into prison

Spring 2024 was unnerving for people across large parts of the U.S. as tornado warnings and sirens sent them scrambling for safety. 1,100 tornadoes were reported through May—a preliminary number but nearly twice the 30-year average at that point and behind only 2011, when deadly tornado outbreaks tore across the southeastern U.S.

2024's violent tornado season has been one of the most active on record

New Jersey State

Pennsylvania State

Severe thunderstorms and isolated tornadoes are possible in portions of the Mid Atlantic on Wednesday, with the greatest threat of tornadic cells over parts of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Ohio. Severe Thunderstorm or Tornado Watches or Warnings may be needed for these regions as thunderstorms fire up during the day.

Severe Thunderstorms and Tornadoes Possible in Mid Atlantic on Wednesday

Hurricane Beryl made landfall in the Carribean Monday, with sustained winds of up to 150 miles per hour. See the latest photos.

Hurricane Beryl in photos: See the damage as Category 4 storm moves through Caribbean

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EF-1 Tornado causes significant damage to horse stable in Rokeby

ROKEBY, Neb. (KOLN) - The National Weather Service confirmed Tuesday that a tornado touched down in southwest Lancaster County overnight. Right in the path of that...

EF-1 Tornado causes significant damage to horse stable in Rokeby

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