Today is Monday, March 24, the 83rd day of 2025. There are 282 days left in the year. Today in history: On March 24, 1989, the supertanker Exxon Valdez ran aground on a reef in Alaska’s Prince William Sound and began leaking an estimated 11 million gallons of crude oil. Also on this ...
Marquette and vicinity: Today, snow showers. High near 34. Breezy, with a north wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible. Tonight, snow showers likely, mainly before 8 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible. Extended forecast: Tuesday, a 10 percent chance of snow showers before 8 a.m. Partly sunny, ...
By JIM VERTUNO, FREIDA FRISARO and ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Wildfires fueled by dry conditions and gusting winds burned in a few Southern states Thursday, forcing evacuations in Texas and prompting Florida officials to close part of a major highway with spring break in high gear. A wildfire in Sam Houston National Forest near Houston prompted the evacuation of about 900 homes and closed schools. The National Weather Service issued elevated fire warnings around the nation’s fourth-largest city. The fire, which started Wednesday, had burned about ...
By ISABELLA O’MALLEY Associated Press More than 100 million people in the U.S. will be in the path of an intense March storm starting Friday as the sprawling multi-day system threatens fires, blizzards, tornadoes, and flooding as it tracks eastward across the Great Plains. Scientists said the storm’s strength and potential for far-reaching impacts is notable, but its timing isn’t particularly unusual. Extreme weather can pop up in spring because storms feed on big temperature differences between the warmth that’s starting to show up and the lingering chill of winter. “If ...
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer WASHINGTON — As extreme weather events have hit the world hard in recent years, one meteorology term — atmospheric rivers — has made the leap from scientific circles to common language, particularly in places that have been hit by them. That ...
Marquette and vicinity: Today, mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Tonight, a chance of rain and snow showers after 2 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Extended forecast: Tuesday, a 30 percent chance of snow showers before 8 a.m. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 26. Blustery, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Tuesday ...
