Marquette and vicinity: Today, increasing clouds, with a high near 54. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Tonight, showers, mainly after 2 a.m. Low around 44. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. ...
MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A severe solar storm is headed to Earth that could stress power grids even more as the U.S. deals with major back-to-back hurricanes, space weather forecasters said Wednesday. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued a severe geomagnetic storm watch for Thursday into Friday after an outburst from the sun was detected earlier this week. Such a storm could temporarily disrupt power and radio signals. NOAA has notified operators of power plants and orbiting spacecraft to take precautions. It also alerted the ...
By The Associated Press Today is Monday, Oct. 7, the 281st day of 2024. There are 85 days left in the year. Today in history: On Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led militants launched air and ground attacks on Israel, killing nearly 1,200 and taking more than 250 hostages. The attacks, followed hours later by Israeli counterattacks, marked the beginning of the current Israel-Hamas War. Also on this date: In 1765, the Stamp Act Congress convened in New York to draw up colonial grievances against England. In 1913, the first moving assembly line began operation at the Ford Motor Company ...
By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press As the Hurricane Helene-driven waters rose around the Nolichucky River in Tennessee, Boone McCrary, his girlfriend and his chocolate lab headed out on his fishing boat to search for a man who was stranded by floodwaters that had leveled his home. But ...
By BRITTANY PETERSON Associated Press ASHEVILLE, N.C. — A well-known Asheville musical tradition returned Friday night, in a sign of hopefulness a week after Helene battered the mountain city. The Asheville Drum Circle had its first regular Friday night session since the powerful storm blew in. The wind and flooding caused catastrophic damage throughout the mountains. Amid the post-storm chaos, the sound of drums echoed across Pritchard Park and through nearby streets in downtown Asheville. Drummer Mel McDonald said he hopes the smaller-than-usual gathering will spread cheer ...
Marquette and vicinity: Today, sunny, with a high near 60. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Tonight, a 40 percent chance of showers, mainly between 9 p.m. and 11 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. ...
