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3 days ago
- Climate
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National Weather Service issues tornado watch for Washington County and southeast areas
The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for Washington County and other nearby Maryland counties until 10 p.m. Sunday, June 8. The watch was issued at 2:25 p.m. on June 8 and also includes Frederick, Montgomery, Prince George's, Anne Arundel, Howard, Charles, Calvert and St. Mary's counties. Local radar around 2:45 p.m. showed the leading area of showers pushing off to the northeast of the Hagerstown area with scattered showers to the south and west, said meteorologist Andrew Snyder with the weather service's Baltimore/Washington Forecast Office. However, the weather system was expected to strengthen over the next few hours into thunderstorms and some could become severe, Snyder said. Storm season has begun: What to know in Washington County, Maryland The scattered thunderstorms that could develop would have the potential to be strong to severe, with the main threat being damaging winds, Snyder said. There could be a tornado or two across the area as well as hail, though giant hail was not expected, he said. The watch is a call to be alert for potential severe weather, to be prepared and have a way to receive weather warnings and seek shelter if a warning is issued, Snyder said. There was no tornado watch in effect for nearby Franklin County, Pa., as of 3:15 p.m. June 8. Meteorologist Barry Lambert, with the State College, Pa., Forecast Office, said the forecast calls for some storms to move into the area later on June 8 from the west, with storms forming over the southwest corner of Pennsylvania. With the tornado watch to the south of the Mason-Dixon Line, weather officials are thinking the strongest convection could be down that way, he said. The Storm Prediction Center, based in Oklahoma, issues those watches, he said. That doesn't mean a stronger storm couldn't form and form a tornado around the boundary of the watch between Washington and Franklin counties, Snyder said. The watch is issued for areas with the best conditions that could lead to such weather. The weather service did have a hazardous weather outlook still in effect around 3:15 p.m. June 8 that includes Franklin and Fulton counties. That outlook calls for potential showers and thunderstorms on June 8 that could create gusty winds and heavy enough rain to cause isolated flooding issues along a few small streams and in poor drainage areas. There also is potential for thunderstorms with gusty winds and heavy rain throughout the coming week. Ninth Maryland store planned: Wegmans opening 2 new locations this summer: See where This article originally appeared on The Herald-Mail: NWS issues tornado watch for several Maryland counties
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4 days ago
- General
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Research nonprofit reaching out to local LGBTQ+ community
A research fellow from the Center for Community Solutions is reaching out to Ashtabula County's LGBTQ+ population to understand what issues they're facing. Andrew Snyder is running the Greater Mahoning Valley LGBTQ+ Community Needs Assessment, which is focusing on Ohio counties bordering Pennsylvania. Snyder said the assessment is part of his Ph.D dissertation at Kent State University's College of Public Health. CCS is partnering with Equality Ohio, a nonprofit that researches policy issues, to do outreach, Snyder said. '[Equality Ohio] recently hired a Mahoning Valley organizer whose goals align closely with ours: to connect with the community, understand its needs and raise awareness about policies that impact LGBTQ+ Ohioans,' Snyder said. Part of the community needs assessment consists of a confidential 30-40 minute survey for members of or people with a meaningful connection to the LGBTQ+ community. Children 12 and older can also do the survey with a parent or guardian's permission. Allies to the LGBTQ+ community can also take the survey, but will be asked a different set of questions. Survey questions focus on issues like housing, education, safety and health, and can be skipped if participants do not want to answer, Snyder said. Snyder is seeking at least 700 responses to the survey, from across all four counties, he said. 'This is our big call to action,' he said. People can find the survey at Participants can enter a raffle to win a $75 Visa gift card. Winners will be chosen in January 2026. The community needs assessment will have a table at the Ashtabula Pride Festival June 21 at Walnut Beach. Alongside the surveys, it will have confidential focus groups. They will consist of a 90-minute listening session, where participants will be asked questions relating to their lives. People can sign up for focus groups at the community needs assessment website. Snyder said there will be a confidential focus group from 6-7:30 p.m. Aug. 20. There are a total of ten spots open. 'It's us listening to the communities,' he said. Focus group participants will receive a $30 gift card. CCS has done similar assessments in the Cleveland and Akron areas. 'Eventually, we would like to do it state wide,' Snyder said.
Yahoo
30-04-2025
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Canastota woman sentenced for drug conspiracy, possession of firearms
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — A 46-year-old Canastota woman has been sentenced to five years in federal prison after conspiring to distribute drugs and possessing firearms. According to the United States Attorney's Office, Jessica Snyder had methamphetamine, a heroin and fentanyl mixture, and possessed firearms as an unlawful user of controlled substances. 'As part of her prior guilty plea, Snyder admitted that from approximately October 2020 through May 17, 2022, she conspired with her husband, Andrew Snyder, to distribute both methamphetamine and a heroin/fentanyl mixture to others out of the garage of their home in Madison County,' said the Attorney's Office, as well as United States Attorney John A. Sarcone III, Special Agent Bryan Miller, and Madison County Sheriff Todd Hood. Snyder admitted in May of 2022 — while on controlled substances, including methamphetamine — she had two 9mm handguns and ammunition. Chief United States District Judge Brenda K. Sannes also ordered Snyder to serve a 4-year term of supervised release following her release from prison and to forfeit the two 9mm handguns and ammunition she possessed, according to the attorney's office. Andrew Snyder was sentenced to 60 months' imprisonment earlier this month. This case was investigated by ATF and the Madison County Sheriff's Office, with assistance from the Drug Enforcement Administration and New York State Police. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Thomas R. Sutcliffe and Matthew J. McCrobie prosecuted the case. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
