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CBS News
03-04-2025
- Climate
- CBS News
Tornadoes, floods threaten Midwest for consecutive days as storms wallop the region and the South
Tornadoes and violent storms struck parts of the South and Midwest on Wednesday, knocking down power lines and trees, ripping roofs off homes and shooting debris thousands of feet into the air as a swath of severe weather hit the region. The National Weather Service issued a tornado emergency, the most severe type of warning that exists, in Lake City, Arkansas — meaning there was a large tornado on the ground causing damage in a populated city. The agency has received at least 11 tornado reports by Wednesday evening, with nine of them across Missouri and two in Arkansas. Eastern Arkansas, southern Illinois, southern Indiana, western Kentucky, southeast Missouri, northern Mississippi and western Tennessee are all under a particularly dangerous situation: tornado watch through midnight CT. "It's definitely going to be a really horrible situation here come sunrise in the morning in those areas, coming out of Arkansas," Chelly Amin, a meteorologist with the weather service, said. A video posted to social media by Lake City resident Matthew Fraser shows what appears to be a tornado moving across the area as flashes of lightning turned the plume of storm pink and purple with each strike. It was not immediately clear whether there were any injuries. In Pilot Grove, Missouri, several structures were damaged, cars flipped over and power poles snapped by a storm, said the state emergency management agency. It wasn't immediately known if there were injuries. Meanwhile, roads were closed because of storm debris and downed utility lines near the town of Potosi southwest if St. Louis, according to the state transportation department. Authorities in eastern Missouri were trying to determine whether it was a tornado that damaged buildings, overturned vehicles and tore down utility poles, tree limbs and business signs Wednesday morning in and around the city of Nevada. Another tornado touched down in the northeastern Oklahoma city of Owasso about 6:40 a.m. Wednesday, according to the weather service office in Tulsa. There were no immediate reports of injuries, but the twister heavily damaged the roofs of homes and knocked down power lines, trees, fences and sheds. Storms may continue for several more hours overnight, and the severe weather event could bring several EF3+ tornadoes by Thursday. While Thursday's severe weather threat goes from 5 out of 5 to 3 out of 5, we could still see strong tornadoes — from Texarkana through Little Rock to Memphis. Friday's severe weather threat will be in almost the same area, with a little nudge to the north, and Saturday's severe weather threat will be in the same area with a little nudge to the south. It's considered rare to have the same city in at least a 3 out of 5 severe weather risk for four consecutive days, with Pine Bluff, Arkansas, having the dubious distinction. In addition to the four consecutive days of severe weather, there will also be four consecutive days of torrential rain, and that will lead to potentially historic flooding in parts of the South and Midwest, forecasters warned. Forecasters attributed the violent weather to daytime heating combining with an unstable atmosphere, strong wind shear and abundant moisture streaming into the nation's midsection from the Gulf. With more than a foot of rain possible over the next four days, the prolonged deluge "is an event that happens once in a generation to once in a lifetime," the weather service said in one of its flood warnings. "Historic rainfall totals and impacts are possible." The flood fears come as residents in parts of Michigan continued to dig out from a weekend ice storm. High winds with gusts of up to 50 mph were expected across large parts of the Midwest. In Indiana, an extreme wind gust blew over five semitrucks on Interstate 65 near Lowell, state police reported. No one was hurt. The ominous forecast comes nearly two years to the day that an EF-3 tornado struck Little Rock. No one was killed, but that twister caused major destruction to neighborhoods and businesses that are still being rebuilt today. More than 90 million people are at some risk of severe weather in a huge part of the nation that stretches from Texas to Minnesota and Maine, according to the Oklahoma-based Storm Prediction Center. David Parkinson contributed reporting.
Associated Press
28-02-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
T-Mobile Wins Landmark Connectivity Deal With the City of New York, Enhancing Public Safety and Affordability
BELLEVUE, Wash., February 28, 2025 /3BL/ - The City of New York selected T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS), America's 5G leader, as the municipal entity single carrier to support a wide variety of mission-critical operations across the city. 'Our mission is to use reliable, cutting edge technology to make New York City safer and more affordable for all, and this collaboration with T-Mobile is helping us do just that,' said New York City Chief Technology Officer Matthew Fraser. 'By leveraging T-Mobile's innovative technology, we're ensuring that New York City's first responders have the tools they need to operate at the highest level — a critical component of our mission to enhance public safety.' A Bold Vision for the Future of NYC The deal represents another major step in delivering on the city's mission of making the city safer and more affordable. By choosing T-Mobile's proven, best-in-class 5G standalone network, New York City is poised to benefit from: Advanced Technology for NYC's First Responders T-Mobile's network will serve as the connectivity backbone for the largest public safety departments in the U.S., in one of the most scaled, congested, and demanding environments for connectivity anywhere in the world. That's why New York City's first responders will have access to T-Mobile's T-Priority, an innovative solution that delivers America's best 5G network experience for first responders on the front lines. It features the nation's first 5G network slice for first responders, bringing them lower latency and faster 5G speeds more consistently and the highest priority across every single 5G band even — and especially — in times of extreme congestion. 'The opportunity to serve the first responders, employees and residents of New York City is a tremendous honor for T-Mobile and we're already off to a great start,' said Callie Field, President, T-Mobile Business Group. 'The scale and scope of what this city does to keep its people safe every day, paired with the administration's vision of a safer and more affordable New York is a perfect match for T-Mobile's relentless focus on delivering innovative, next-generation solutions that combine the nation's leading 5G network with the greatest customer value in wireless.' Learn more about T-Priority and first responder benefits by visiting # # #
Yahoo
20-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
T-Mobile Wins Landmark Connectivity Deal with the City of New York, Enhancing Public Safety and Affordability
The City of New York is upleveling critical communications across its agencies — including its public safety network — with T-Mobile 5G BELLEVUE, Wash., February 20, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The City of New York selected T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS), America's 5G leader, as the municipal entity single carrier to support a wide variety of mission-critical operations across the city. "Our mission is to use reliable, cutting edge technology to make New York City safer and more affordable for all, and this collaboration with T-Mobile is helping us do just that," said New York City Chief Technology Officer Matthew Fraser. "By leveraging T-Mobile's innovative technology, we're ensuring that New York City's first responders have the tools they need to operate at the highest level — a critical component of our mission to enhance public safety." A Bold Vision for the Future of NYC The deal represents another major step in delivering on the city's mission of making the city safer and more affordable. By choosing T-Mobile's proven, best-in-class 5G standalone network, New York City is poised to benefit from: Unprecedented support for first responders: NYC's public safety network will have access to the latest 5G technology in the nation — 5G standalone (SA) — to support public safety innovation that the city is known for. 5G SA brings benefits like network slicing and increased security, and powers T-Mobile's revolutionary network solution for first responders: T-Priority. T-Mobile was the first provider in the world to roll out a 5G standalone network back in 2020 and runs the largest scaled 5G standalone network in the U.S. today. Unbeatable benefits for NYC employees: City employees and their families will soon have access to incredible discounts on T-Mobile's best plans on the nation's leading 5G network. These plans come packed with incredible benefits like the best entertainment streaming bundle in wireless, free in-flight Wi-Fi across major airlines, high-speed data and texting abroad and so much more. Advanced Technology for NYC's First Responders T-Mobile's network will serve as the connectivity backbone for the largest public safety departments in the U.S., in one of the most scaled, congested, and demanding environments for connectivity anywhere in the world. That's why New York City's first responders will have access to T-Mobile's T-Priority, an innovative solution that delivers America's best 5G network experience for first responders on the front lines. It features the nation's first 5G network slice for first responders, bringing them lower latency and faster 5G speeds more consistently and the highest priority across every single 5G band even — and especially — in times of extreme congestion. "The opportunity to serve the first responders, employees and residents of New York City is a tremendous honor for T-Mobile and we're already off to a great start," said Callie Field, President, T-Mobile Business Group. "The scale and scope of what this city does to keep its people safe every day, paired with the administration's vision of a safer and more affordable New York is a perfect match for T-Mobile's relentless focus on delivering innovative, next-generation solutions that combine the nation's leading 5G network with the greatest customer value in wireless." Learn more about T-Priority and first responder benefits by visiting Follow @TMobileNews on X, formerly known as Twitter, to stay up to date with the latest company news. About T-Mobile T-Mobile US, Inc. (NASDAQ: TMUS) is America's supercharged Un-carrier, delivering an advanced 4G LTE and transformative nationwide 5G network that will offer reliable connectivity for all. T-Mobile's customers benefit from its unmatched combination of value and quality, unwavering obsession with offering them the best possible service experience and undisputable drive for disruption that creates competition and innovation in wireless and beyond. Based in Bellevue, Wash., T-Mobile provides services through its subsidiaries and operates its flagship brands, T-Mobile, Metro by T-Mobile and Mint Mobile. For more information please visit: View source version on Contacts Media ContactT-Mobile US, Inc. Media RelationsMediaRelations@ Investor Relations ContactT-Mobile US, Sign in to access your portfolio
