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The next chance for rain and storms is coming tonight and into Thursday morning, no winter storms are currently in the forecast but in will be a little cooler on Friday and again to start this weekend. Overnight lows will in general be in the 50s for the beginning and middle of the week. Saturday night lows will fall down to the mid 30s and Sunday night lows will only fall to the mid to upper 40s as breezy southwest winds could return. To download the WBBJ 7 Weather app, click [here](https://www.wbbjtv.com/wbbj-weather-app/). Friday is going to be the coldest day of the week on the backside of the cold front. Highs on Monday will reach the mid 60s and low 70s will be possible for both Tuesday and Wednesday. We should see plenty of sunshine on Friday and the winds will be a bit brisk most of the day out of the northwest. Rain and storm chances will continue into Thursday morning with the potential for some severe weather in the early morning hours. The clouds will clear out into the afternoon/evening as well and expect clear skies by sunrise on Friday. We are going to keep a close eye on this system over the rest of the morning and into early noon as the cold front gets closer and moves through West Tennessee. It will alert you to any severe weather where you live and will wake you up at night if you turn up the notifications. It is important for you to know the difference between a tornado watch and a tornado warning.

With a Winter Storm Warning and Advisory now in effect bringing ice accumulation, winds gusting as high as 40 miles per hour and heavy snowfall predicted, ...

Friday is expected to be cold and sunny, with colder temperatures in the upper 20s. According to the NBC 5 Storm Team, snow totals of between one and five inches can be expected. According to the NBC 5 Storm Team, between 6 a.m. is also predicted to bring snow, sleet, ice and strong winds, but accumulation totals are lower. According to the NBC 5 Storm Team, Waukegan could see up to 7.1 inches of snow when all is said and done. In Kankakee County to the south, much of the precipitation is expected to remain in the form of rain and freezing rain. went into effect for McHenry County, and at 6 a.m. to 3 p.m., the mixed precipitation is expected to change over to snow as winds begin to pick up and temperatures begin to drop into the mid 30s. and noon, a mix of rain, sleet, and freezing rain will hit much of the Chicago area, although that precipitation will likely be in the form of snow across the northern counties. went into effect for Lake County. According to the alert, heavy snow is expected to fall in McHenry county throughout the day, with accumulations of up to six inches predicted. Additionally, severe weather across the country in the form of snow to the west and tornadoes to the south is already snarling air travel, with cancellations beginning to impact flights in and out of

Winter Storm Warnings and Winter Weather Advisories are in effect for southern Wisconsin on Thursday as a quick-hitting storm brings shovel-able snow.

[road treatments](https://spectrumnews1.com/ma/worcester/weather/2020/11/15/treating-roads-in-winter-weather) will probably be less effective. To view more weather and climate stories, Blowing snow will reduce visibility and make road-clearing more challenging.

“Strong to severe thunderstorms will likely erupt across the mid-Mississippi Valley this morning, followed by the Tennessee Valley and into the interior Deep ...

“Strong to severe thunderstorms will likely erupt across the mid-Mississippi Valley this morning, followed by the Tennessee Valley and into the interior Deep South this evening and overnight tonight,” the National Weather Service Overall, nearly 50 million people across a large swath of the country could see a range of severe weather impacts. Severe storms, including possible strong tornadoes, will sweep across parts of the

COLUMBUS, Mississippi (WCBI) – Showers and storms are likely Thursday before colder weather returns Friday. THURSDAY: Ahead of a strong cold front, ...

THURSDAY NIGHT: Widespread and locally heavy showers will continue behind the storms into the evening hours. The next rain chance returns Tuesday into Wednesday. THURSDAY: Ahead of a strong cold front, showers and scattered strong to severe storms are expected to develop from late morning through mid to late afternoon, roughly from 11a-5p.

CHICAGO — A winter storm is moving across Chicagoland Thursday morning, and expected to bring significant snowfall to the area. A wintry mix of rain, snow, ...

Plan on slippery road conditions,” the National Weather Service warned. “Areas of blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility.

The hazardous conditions will likely impact the morning and afternoon commutes.” At least 200 flights had been cancelled at O’Hare International Airport as of 8 a.m. and more than 100 flights at Midway Airport. “Plan on slippery road conditions,” the weather service warned. A winter storm is expected to hit the Chicago area with snow, sleet and possibly freezing rain throughout the day Thursday with strong gusting winds. “Plan on slippery road conditions,” the National Weather Service warned.

Timing Out the Snow: Earlier this morning, all of our counties except for Lee and Dekalb Counties were placed under a Winter Storm Warning.

The county may not get any federal relief money if the state doesn't meet its damage threshold, said Michael Shue, the county's emergency management director on ...

"We pride ourselves in Taylor of having a wonderful inventory of old trees around town and this ice storm was just devastating to the canopy," he said. "The amount of limbs we have is catastrophic," said Boles. The burn box would be about the size of the tractor bed of an 18-wheel truck and would burn limbs at such a high temperature and so quickly that the smoke would be minimal, he said. She said the county doesn't have an estimate yet of how much that will cost. "This is one of the worst disasters to hit our county." Officials with the Texas Department of Emergency Management did not immediately respond to a request for information about the amount of damage statewide.

Showers and storms will continue to move across Middle Tennessee & Southern Kentucky. Some storms will have the potential to turn strong to severe.

This afternoon, a cold front will move across Middle Tennessee and Southern Kentucky, bringing a risk for a couple of strong to severe storms. The main concern continues to be damaging winds with an isolated spin-up tornado. A tornado watch has been issued for parts of Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi and Tennessee until 7 PM CST— NWS Nashville (@NWSNashville)

Morning storms will give way to mostly cloudy skies and colder temperatures in the afternoon.

Heavy downpours, high straight-line winds and isolated tornadoes are all possible across Middle Tennessee on Thursday, the forecast showed.

The severe weather is expected to exit the region by 7 p.m. "Please note you may not hear the sirens indoors if they activate, as the sirens are not meant to be heard inside of homes or buildings." The release reminded residents it's important to have multiple ways to get weather alerts — especially if one method is not available or fails. There were no immediate reports of damage in the region as of 5:15 p.m. Isolated tornadoes, damaging straight-line winds, large hail and localized flooding are possible as multiple rounds of storms move through the region from roughly afternoon through the evening. in Etheridge in Lawrence County as all of Middle Tennessee remains under tornado watch until 7 p.m. Another round of severe storms is expected to move into Middle Tennessee around 12 p.m. National Weather Service confirms a tornado touched down shortly before 4 p.m. "Have a plan in place now and know where to go in the event severe weather develops," NWS said. A tornado watch is in place until 7 p.m. The majority of Middle Tennessee is under enhanced risk (level 3 of 5) for severe weather, according to the National Weather Service Nashville. An earlier tornado warning for Davidson, Lewis, Sumner, Humphreys and Dickson County lifted as a line of storms moved east through the region.

The impactful ice event will unfold in parts of the Adirondack Mountains in northern New York, the Champlain Valley of Vermont and neighboring areas of Canada ...

Nearly 50 million Americans across 15 states in a 1000-mile-long swath face the risk of severe weather on Thursday.

The school district also said virtual learning would not occur. “A lot less dry air, a small cap, but with some of the sunshine that we noted, it looks like into the afternoon that cap breaks. This round of storms will gradually weaken as the instability in the atmosphere decreases. But as the day continues, additional severe storms are expected to form across the South, where they could also congeal into a squall line. “What is a cap?” FOX Weather meteorologist Ian Oliver said. That allows for explosive thunderstorm development.” [EF-2 or higher](https://www.foxweather.com/learn/how-are-tornadoes-rated-the-enhanced-fujita-scale-explained)) tornadoes are possible in that region, mainly between 1 p.m. [The threat of severe weather ](https://nypost.com/2023/02/09/triple-threat-storm-severe-storms-heavy-snow-dangerous-winds-to-impact-us/)in Alabama forced Huntsville City Schools to announce the closure of its facilities to staff and students on Thursday as a precaution. Large hail, damaging wind gusts, and flash flooding are also possible. The NWS said information on the official track would be released in the coming days. and 8 p.m. [fell to the north across parts of West Memphis](https://nypost.com/2023/02/15/memphis-could-get-hit-by-strong-tornadoes-in-south-overnight/) in Tennessee.

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Snow today with Winter Storm Warnings in place for majority of the viewing area today/tonight. 3 - 6″ and up to 6 - 8″ is a pretty ...

Middle 20′s tomorrow with sunshine then upper 30′s to low 40′s for the weekend with plenty of snow melt. (WIFR) - Snow today with Winter Storm Warnings in place for majority of the viewing area today/tonight. Down to 10 tonight with chills as low as 2 below zero.

As another Iowa winter storm moves in, expect heavy snow throughout the morning and deteriorating road conditions.

Des Moines will see a high of 28 with a wind chill value as low as 10, and wind going 15 to 17 mph with gusts as high as 29 mph. Dozens of Iowa school cancellations have been posted Thursday due to the winter conditions. As noon, the National Weather Service has measured 3.7 inches at the Des Moines Airport. Heavy snow and wind gusts are keeping most roads south of I-80 completely covered. To stay up to date, check their - West Des Moines Schools [ winter weather advisory](https://forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.php?warnzone=IAZ060&warncounty=IAC153&firewxzone=IAZ060&local_place1=Des%20Moines%20IA&product1=Winter+Weather+Advisory&lat=41.5852&lon=-93.6244#.Y-4q5HbMKUk) to be in effect until 6 p.m. Tonight the low will sit around 7 degrees and a wind chill value at zero and gusts as high as 24 mph. - Des Moines Public Schools The heaviest snowfall rates are expected through the morning and afternoon, with as much as 1-2 inches falling per hour at times. Portions of southern Iowa are under a [winter storm warning](https://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=DMX&wwa=winter%20storm%20warning). The department also responded to 125 calls for motorist assistance.

Stay up to date on the latest of the winter storm with Eastern Iowa's only LIVE, local, 24/7 weather channel.

Areas with the highest expected snowfall could see snowfall rates 1-1.5" an hour during the afternoon. A winter storm brings steady snow and gusty winds ...

FOR FOND DU LAC AND DODGE COUNTIES, AND UNTIL 10 P.M. ***A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT FOR KENOSHA, RACINE, OZAUKEE, AND MILWAUKEE COUNTIES; AND UNTIL 10 P.M. ***A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 P.M.

Earth's first category 5 tropical cyclone of 2023 is Cyclone Freddy in the southern Indian Ocean. Born off the coast of northwest Australia, Freddy could make ...

[Super Typhoon Hinnamnor](https://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/tcdat/tc2022/WP/WP122022/txt/trackfile.txt) (160 mph winds on Sept. 1) and [Super Typhoon Noru](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoon_Noru) (160 mph winds on Sept. [According to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center](https://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/tcdat/tc2023/SH/SH112023/txt/trackfile.txt), Freddy peaked with 165 mph winds at 0Z Feb. The ridge of high pressure steering Freddy to the west will get eroded by a trough of low pressure passing to the south on Friday, resulting in Freddy heading more to the west-southwest. [accumulated cyclone energy](https://learnweather.com/tropical-cyclone/what-is-ace-index-accumulated-cyclone-energy-mk/), or ACE, a measure of cyclone strength over time. 28, Super Typhoon Nanmadol south of Japan on Sept. Dry air will continue to be an issue for Freddy, and the combination of dry air and moderate wind shear is predicted to cause a slow weakening trend over the next five days. As of Thursday morning, the European and GFS model ensembles both showed a high probability of landfall in Madagascar, as On this track, the storm will likely pass just north of La Rèunion on Monday, and make landfall in Madagascar on Tuesday. The only February storm stronger than Freddy (by wind speed) was Tropical Cyclone Winston of 2016, which peaked with 180 mph winds near Fiji on Feb. According to [NOAA’s historical hurricane tracks website](https://coast.noaa.gov/hurricanes/index.html#map=3.31/-29.41/63.82&search=eyJzZWFyY2hTdHJpbmciOiJTb3V0aCBJbmRpYW4gT2NlYW4gQmFzaW4iLCJzZWFyY2hUeXBlIjoiYmFzaW4iLCJjYXRlZ29yaWVzIjpbIkg1Il0sInllYXJzIjpbXSwibW9udGhzIjpbXSwiZW5zbyI6W10sInByZXNzdXJlIjp7InJhbmdlIjpbMCwxMTUwXSwiaW5jbHVkZVVua25vd25QcmVzc3VyZSI6dHJ1ZX0sImJ1ZmZlclVuaXQiOlsiTWlsZXMiXSwic29ydFNlbGVjdGlvbiI6eyJ2YWx1ZSI6InllYXJzX25ld2VzdCIsImxhYmVsIjoiWWVhciAoTmV3ZXN0KSJ9LCJhcHBseVRvQU9JIjpmYWxzZSwiaXNTdG9ybUxhYmVsc1Zpc2libGUiOnRydWV9), this makes Freddy one of only five category 5 storms ever recorded in February on Earth. Born off the coast of northwest Australia, Freddy could make it all the way to Africa by next week — perhaps setting records for Southern Hemisphere cyclone power and duration and threatening Madagascar as a still-potent storm.

Feb 16th, 2023. by Darren Hillock. The National Weather Service has extended a winter storm warning. The warning is now set to be in ...

[a winter storm warning.](https://forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.php?warnzone=WIZ072&warncounty=WIC059&firewxzone=WIZ072&local_place1=Paddock%20Lake%20WI&product1=Winter+Storm+Warning&lat=42.5724&lon=-88.1053#.Y-60pXbMJaY) [The latest, local NWS forecast says we could see 4 to 7 inches of snow accumulation](https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=42.572397495410044&lon=-88.10525256615666#.Y-61uXbMJaY) from Thursday during the day through Thursday night.

New tornado warning for portions of Itawamba and Monroe county Mississippi. Very strong thunderstorm just west of Smithville Mississippi with a very strong ...

To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. About the Author (Bill Murray is the President of The Weather Factory. Bill Murray is the proud holder of National Weather Association Digital Seal #0001 Move to a The rotation is extremely strong and very dangerous. And the weather service in Memphis has just upgraded that tornado warning to a confirmed tornado.

Torrential rains closed schools, flooded homes and temporarily cut off access to the island's east end. Residents along the Molokaʻi's south-central shoreline ...

My husband is now quite ill and to get him to the emergency room, we had to walk down to a vacant lot and out that way because we couldn’t get through our yard," Mertens said. I think that has to do with the severe drought and the animals," added Ron Kimball. This is our home, and family and friends are greater here than anywhere else," Paoa said. The Kaunakakai Mauka rain gauge recorded the highest January rainfall since 2004. Donna Paoa's family has been living in their Kawela home since 1955. “The mud was more than a foot and a half deep…

C​yclone Freddy is already formidably strong in the southern Indian Ocean and is an increasing danger to Madagascar, then possibly parts of southern Africa, ...

The ice storm that marched across south Arkansas Feb. 2 left many residents not only in the dark, but without potable water as well.

4], they got power back on and we converted our water pump from auxiliary power back to the grid," Roberts said. Once we had the water line repaired and Entergy got power back to our well, it took it running overnight until the tower had a chance to completely refill," Crosby said. Ben Gilmore for his help during the ice storm," he said. I love being partners with these guys and working together is the way it's supposed to be," Roberts said. "Every time we put a patch on the line, it would split further along the pipe," Roberts said. "Even though the two towers are located miles apart, because water seeks its own level, when the pumps fill our city tank, it simultaneously fills the rural tank. Joe Freer, who runs our city utility department, and I decided to be on the safe side and self-impose a boil order. "Joe Freer worked around the clock for days, getting a three and a half hour nap over a 47-hour period. It ran all day until early the next morning when the clutch exploded." "At the same time a gas line was broken. With no pump to refill the tower, the system drained down. We have a backup generator to supply power to our water well, but after running for a while, it seized up."

A weather system that had been forecast to bring severe storms across the South, potentially spawning damaging tornadoes, was making its way through the ...

But over the last day or so, he said, “we’ve seen this trend towards better indications of more significant severe weather coming into Mississippi and Alabama.” Those storms were then expected to move into Georgia and Florida overnight on Thursday, as the system weakens. No significant damage had been reported to the office as of Thursday evening. She added that their phones needed to be fully charged ahead of the storm system passing through. Power was out in Ripley for less than two hours after a substation was damaged in the storm, but service was restored by Thursday night, Mr. In most areas there was a risk of storms capable of producing damaging winds and some hail.

A tornado reportedly touched down in several areas of Middle Tennessee.

A tornado reportedly touched down in Lewisburg on Thursday. The tornado reportedly had a ground path of 100 yards. A tornado reportedly touched down in several areas of Middle Tennessee.

Severe storms triggered tornado warnings and reports of damage across Middle Tennessee on Thursday.

Based on damage reports and radar indications, a possible tornado touched down in Lawrence County on Thursday, NWS Nashville meteorologist Brittney Whitehead said. [ damage from Thursday's storms](https://www.tennessean.com/story/weather/main/2023/02/16/nashville-weather-middle-tennessee-counties-under-tornado-watch/69908642007/) in Lawrence and Marshall County on Friday. NWS Nashville to survey storm damage in Lawrence and Marshall County

High winds destroyed a Smith County chicken house near Mize, leaving tin, wood, and other remnants strewn across the property.

Many trees were left standing but some treetops were snapped off. The storm also flipped and destroyed a mobile home in Lincoln County, east of Wesson. In Tippah County, in Northeast Mississippi, a few buildings in the town of Ripley also suffered damage.

The heavy rain and strong winds brought into East Tennessee Thursday caused damage to several areas across the region.

More wind energy and interregional transmission could have mitigated the impacts of rolling blackouts experienced during Winter Storm Elliott.

Had this energy been available, it could have alleviated the Southeast’s shortage, both in terms of magnitude and duration, and kept the lights on for more households during the extreme cold. - A diverse set of carbon-free resources (including transmission, renewable energy, battery storage, energy efficiency, and demand flexibility) are integral to maintaining grid reliability during extreme winter weather. Although energy was successfully shared through the existing transmission network, that network is stretched to its limits, and as a result, excess energy, specifically wind energy, was curtailed (i.e., wasted). These technologies can quickly and affordably increase the renewable energy uptake on the grid, which is even more valuable during tight grid conditions. [range](https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/wind/where-wind-power-is-harnessed.php) of wind speeds needed to generate power at wind turbines. Most importantly, wind energy and interregional transmission were integral to keeping the lights on for regions experiencing energy shortages and limiting the extent of blackouts in other areas. While wind was strong during Winter Storm Elliot, that will not necessarily be the case in every winter storm. Furthermore, RMI analysis suggests that more wind energy and interregional transmission could have potentially prevented some of the rolling blackouts experienced in the Southeast during this storm. Wind in these regions steadily generated electricity through the storm and experienced fewer forced outages than fossil fuel resources due to the extreme cold. While some local outages were caused by downed or frozen power lines, many were caused by shortages in power supply and [frozen instrumentation](https://tennesseelookout.com/2023/01/31/how-did-renewables-fare-during-winter-storm-elliott/), including the rolling blackouts experienced by TVA in Tennessee and Duke Energy in North Carolina. Inter-regional transmission is critical to allow the sharing of existing resources in These issues also ailed other [regional grids](https://www.utilitydive.com/spons/winter-storm-elliott-proved-fossil-fuel-plants-are-an-infirm-resource/641320/), but did not lead to rounds of rolling blackouts like those experienced in the Southeast.

The storm caused coastal flooding, road washouts, wind damage, power outages, and other problems, Mills wrote Thursday in a letter to the president. Author: ...