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3 days ago
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Canadian wildfires sending smoke into parts of Midwest, including Ohio
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — As wildfires rage in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, the Midwest is starting to see the impacts of the blaze nearly a thousand miles away. The fires started last month and have burned millions of acres of land across Canada, and with the current weather pattern, that smoke made its way into the Miami Valley over the weekend. Air Quality Alert issued for June 3 Meteorologists say the heat from the wildfires is so extreme that it can lift the smoke high into the air. 'It lifts it very high into the air, which is then picked up by upper-level winds and pushed downstream, which gets to us,' said John Franks, NWS Wilmington meteorologist. Dayton's air quality has not seen a significant uptick in numbers, since there's a minimal amount of low level smoke. Instead, the smoke got picked up by the jet stream, keeping it higher in the air. 'Certainly the lower to the ground where we're actually out and about and breathing, it's going to be more impactful,' said Joy Landry, Southwest Ohio Air Quality Agency communications specialist. 'If we're lucky, it stays kind of higher up there.' Storm Team 2 forecast: Hazy sunshine, due to Canadian wildfire smoke An air quality alert has been issued for Tuesday in the Miami Valley, but with rain on the way in the middle of the week, the hazy skies will come to an end. 'The rain's just literally going to wash away those particles just the same as if you were throwing charcoal on your driveway and you hose it down. It's kind of that similar basic effect of just washing that away,' said Landry. Wildfire season is just beginning in the United States and Canada, meaning the Miami Valley could see additional hazy skies later this summer and fall. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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18-03-2025
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8 injured after 2 tornadoes hit eastern NC during storms, NWS confirms
CURRIE, N.C. (WNCN) — Two tornadoes — with one causing several injuries — were confirmed to have touched down in eastern North Carolina as severe weather moved across the state Sunday and early Monday morning. The first one hit Pender County Sunday night. According to the National Weather Service in Wilmington, the EF-1 tornado touched down at 7:25 p.m. just west of Herrings Chapel Road about four miles east of Currie. It then tracked north-northeast for about three minutes and ended about five miles west-southwest of St. Helena just south of Burgaw, the NWS said. Its winds reached an estimated 95 miles per hour. The twister 'caused tree damage and damage to multiple dog kennels', NWS Wilmington said. Roof damage on some houses near Fennell Town Road was also observed, according to weather officials. No injuries were reported. A few hours later, another tornado touched down further up the coast, this one causing injuries. At 3:02 a.m. Monday, an EF-1 tornado with estimated peak winds of 110 miles per hour touched down 'in a field just southwest of Longview Estates near Woodville Road' outside of Woodville, according to the National Weather Service office in Wakefield, Va. The area sits along the border of Pasquotank and Perquimans counties. As the tornado moved on a northeast path, NWS Wakefield said it destroyed three mobile homes in Longview Estates and damaged several others. Eight people at the mobile home community were injured, according to weather officials. The twister then tracked across the Little River and more roads, 'downing numerous trees and damaging some sheds along the path', the weather office said. It lifted near the intersection of Glade Road and Simpson Ditch Road at approximately 3:06 a.m. Much of central and eastern North Carolina, including the Triangle, was under a tornado watch Sunday night and the first hour of Monday morning. No twisters were reported in the central part of the state. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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05-02-2025
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Can groundhogs correctly predict the weather?
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — A few days ago, some furry rodents got their day to bask in the sun –or the clouds — but a few regional groundhogs had conflicting reports. On Sunday, Feb. 2, Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow, signifying another six weeks of winter. But Ohio's own groundhog, Buckeye Chuck, did not see his shadow, meaning we will see an early start to spring. According to weather experts, both rodents are highly inaccurate, but the current setup would favor Buckeye Chuck's prediction. 'We are in what's called a La Nina pattern,' said Kristen Cassady, NWS Wilmington meteorologist. 'And so typically for late winter, early spring, that means above normal precipitation and above normal temperatures for us. And so that is indeed what we are expecting as we go through the rest of February into March.' While the science favors Chuck, there will be days that are on the cold side, as a result of how low pressure systems work. 'What ends up happening is you end up getting on the warm side of the front and then the colder side, you know, 24, 36 hours later. And so that results in large swings in temperatures. And those are entirely driven by the track of the low pressure system,' said Cassady. Dayton broke a 98-year-old record high, getting to 66 degrees on Monday — but don't expect temperatures to stay that way.'Even though we had temperatures that were well above normal yesterday, we are looking at a couple of chances for some wintry precipitation over the next week,' said Cassady. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Buckeye Chuck has a 55% success rate in forecasting while Punxsutawney Phil has a 35% success rate. Who will be right? Only time will tell. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
