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Early morning storms bring rain, flood watches to DC region

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:40:21 GMT

Listen live for latest weather updates on the 8s on WTOP. Another day of wet weather, heat and humidity brings flood and thunderstorm warnings to portions of the D.C. region. Here’s what you need to know.The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for the area until 8 p.m. Sunday in anticipation of a large storm system. That same bout of severe weather brought some jurisdictions under severe weather warnings through the early morning hours.Thunderstorm warnings for portions of southwestern Prince George’s and Charles counties in Maryland ended just before 9 p.m. Saturday. By 2:30 a.m. Sunday morning, flood warnings in Fairfax County and the city of Fairfax, Virginia, were canceled as well by the NWS.7News meteorologist Mark Peña said storms and showers making their way west could add an additional 1 to 3 inches of rainfall to Friday’s already substantial totals.“Most of the area is under another marginal risk for severe storms [on Sunday], with the ...

Sismo de magnitud 7,2 sacude la costa sur de Alaska, cancelan alerta de tsunami

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:40:21 GMT

(CNN) — El aviso de tsunami, emitido después de que un sismo de magnitud 7,2 azotara la costa sur de Alaska este sábado por la noche, fue cancelado finalmente este domingo en la mañana, dijeron las autoridades.El sismo se produjo en alta mar a unas 89 kilómetros al suroeste de Sand Point, Alaska, a una profundidad de 21 kilómetros este sábado por la noche (2:48 a.m. hora del este de EE.UU.), según el Centro de Alerta de Tsunami de Estados Unidos.El sismo provocó una breve advertencia de tsunami para partes de Alaska cerca de las islas Aleutianas, que se extendió desde Unimak Pass hasta Kennedy Entry, antes de ser revisado a un aviso de tsunami. No hay amenaza de tsunami para otras costas del Pacífico en Estados Unidos y Canadá, según el aviso.Esta es la estrategia de la NASA para detectar tsunamisEl Observatorio de Volcanes de Alaska emitió un aviso de amenaza para el volcán Shishaldin después de que envió una columna de ceniza este sábado, según una publicación en las redes s...

7.2 earthquake strikes off southern Alaskan coast, tsunami advisory no longer in effect

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:40:21 GMT

Rugged coastal scenery in the Aleutian Islands(Getty Images/iStockphoto/mjunsworth) Rugged coastal scenery in the Aleutian Islands(Getty Images/iStockphoto/mjunsworth) (CNN) — A tsunami advisory issued after a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck off the coast of Alaska late Saturday has since been canceled, officials said.The earthquake hit offshore about 55 miles southwest from Sand Point, Alaska, at a depth of 13 mi. on Saturday around 10:48 p.m. local (2:48  a.m. ET), according to the US Tsunami Warning Center. The quake prompted a brief tsunami warning for parts of Alaska near the Aleutian islands, extending from Unimak Pass to Kennedy Entrance, before being revised to a tsunami advisory. A small tsunami was...

Excessive Heat Warning for Parts of South Florida

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:40:21 GMT

The first ever Excessive Heat Warning has been issued for parts of South Florida. This warning is for Miami-Dade County from 10AM-7PM this Sunday for maximum feels-like temperatures of up to 112F. This means dangerous heat is expected and it will be important to take the proper precautions to stay safe.Once this warning expires, then a Heat Advisory will be in effect from 7PM today through 7PM tomorrow for feels-like temperatures up to 108F. In Broward County, there is also a Heat Advisory in effect for today, which lasts through 7PM for feels-like temperatures up to 110F.As far as our forecast is concerned, we’ll start off with morning sunshine, which will then give way to periods of showers and thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening hours. Before the storms roll in, high temperatures will surge back into the low to mid 90s.Now through much of the upcoming week, the pattern will remain active with the daily risk for showers and thunderstorms along with additional clou...

Ukraine blasts Bulgaria president’s claims that Kyiv is to blame for the war

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:40:21 GMT

Ukraine criticized Bulgaria’s pro-Russian president over his remarks that Kyiv is to blame for the war with Russia and that supplying arms to Ukraine only prolongs the conflict.Bulgarian President Rumen Radev had told reporters on Friday that he wanted “to make it clear that Ukraine insists on fighting this war,” the Associated Press reported. “But it should also be clear that the bill is paid by the whole of Europe,” he said. The Ukrainian Embassy in Sofia responded on Saturday by saying that blaming the war on Ukraine, which “was treacherously attacked by its northern neighbor, is one of the most common supporting theses of Russian propaganda and hybrid warfare in Europe,” according to a statement issued on Saturday. The embassy said Kyiv was making all possible efforts to restore peace and rejected Radev’s stance that supplying arms to Ukraine fuels and prolongs the war, according to the AP report.The conflict comes after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy earlier this mont...

Early-week floods leave Western Mass. crops ‘a total loss’ for some farmers

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:40:21 GMT

Jon Galenski’s land in South Deerfield was no exception to the widespread damage torrential rains inflicted on farms across Western Massachusetts earlier this week.The farm, which butts up against the Connecticut and Deerfield Rivers, lost about 120 acres of sweet corn, cabbage, winter squash, and pumpkins. That damage, Galenski said, accounts for about a fifth or sixth of all the crops he planted with his brother on their operation.“All the fields are in a lot of low-lying areas, and it just flooded everything out,” Galenski told the Herald by phone on Saturday.Severe storms inundated at least 75 farms this week and destroyed more than 1,000 acres of crops throughout the state, according to state officials. But the true extent of the pain from the rainfall and floods is still being determined, and long-term crop loss could make the financial impact even worse.Rainfall totals for the Berkshires and north of Springfield ranged from two inches near Worcester County up to six inches fu...

Iran’s morality police return to streets after protests in a new campaign to impose Islamic dress

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:40:21 GMT

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian authorities on Sunday announced a new campaign to force women to wear the Islamic headscarf and morality police returned to the streets 10 months after the death of a woman in their custody sparked nationwide protests.The morality police had largely pulled back following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini last September, as authorities struggled to contain mass protests calling for the overthrow of the theocracy that has ruled Iran for over four decades.The protests largely died down earlier this year following a heavy crackdown in which over 500 protesters were killed and nearly 20,000 detained. But many women continued to flaunt the official dress code, especially in the capital, Tehran, and other cities.The morality police were only rarely seen patrolling the streets, and in December, there were even some reports — later denied — that they had been disbanded.Authorities insisted throughout the crisis that the rules had not changed. Ira...

Analysis: Wimbledon’s champion says a taste for McDonald’s makes her normal. But she’s unique

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:40:21 GMT

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Marketa Vondrousova held four pieces of chocolate candy in her Wimbledon-winning left hand as she sat down with a half-dozen reporters for one of her last interviews of the evening.A special treat, perhaps, to reward herself for becoming a Grand Slam champion at age 24? Hardly.“I like sweets, so I’m always eating them,” Vondrousova said with a smile a few hours after beating Ons Jabeur 6-4, 6-4 at Centre Court on Saturday to become the first unseeded woman to win the title at the All England Club.Some tennis players, it was pointed out, only allow themselves that sort of indulgence after a tournament finishes.“No,” came her reply, “I don’t really care about this stuff. I also had McDonald’s after, I think, (beating No. 4 Jessica Pegula in the quarterfinals), so I’m just a normal person.”Hardly.There is something rather unique about Vondrousova, a left-hander from the Czech Republic who was the calmer player, with the steadier strokes, for the 1 hour, 20 min...

Earthquake off the Alaska coast triggers brief tsunami advisory, sending some residents to shelters

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:40:21 GMT

A 7.2 magnitude earthquake triggered a brief tsunami advisory for southern Alaska late Saturday, but the advisory was cancelled about an hour later, monitoring bodies reported. The earthquake was felt widely throughout the Aleutian Islands, the Alaskan Peninsula and Cook Inlet regions, according to the Alaska Earthquake Center. In Kodiak, Alaska, sirens warned of a possible tsunami and sent people driving to shelters late at night, according to video posted to social media.The United States Geological Survey wrote in a social media post that the earthquake occurred 106 kilometers (65.8 miles) south of Sand Point, Alaska, at 10:48 p.m. Saturday. The quake initially was reported as 7.4 magnitude but downgraded to 7.2 soon after.The U.S. National Weather Service sent a tsunami advisory saying the quake occurred at a depth of 13 miles (21 kilometers). The agency cancelled the advisory about an hour after the first alert.Before the cancellation, the National Weather Service in Anchorage,...

Israel’s Netanyahu is discharged from hospital after an overnight stay following a dizzy spell

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:40:21 GMT

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was discharged on Sunday after an overnight hospital stay for check-ups and monitoring following a dizzy spell.Netanyahu, 73, was rushed to Sheba Medical Center on Saturday after feeling mild dizziness. His office said he had left the hospital around midday after stating earlier that his test results were normal and that he was feeling “very good.” The medical center said Netanyahu was in “excellent” condition after a series of tests, including cardiovascular ones.Netanyahu’s office said he had spent the previous day at the Sea of Galilee, a popular vacation spot in northern Israel where temperatures climbed to about 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) amid a stifling country-wide heat wave. After a series of tests, the initial assessment was that the veteran Israeli leader was dehydrated.After being hospitalized, Netanyahu released a video on social media last night. Smiling, he said that he had been ou...