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Yahoo
21 hours ago
- General
- Yahoo
State Street closed to traffic until June 6 due to road resurfacing
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) – State Street between Morrie Silver Way and Lyell Avenue will be closed on Monday, June 2, through Friday, June 6. As the city of Rochester completes a resurfacing project on the roads, motorists are asked to follow posted detours and anticipate adding additional time and alternate routes to their travel. Parking will also be unavailable within the work zone. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
a day ago
- Climate
- Yahoo
Daily chances of rainfall to end this week
Thankfully, the early summer feel will linger for Monday. Sadly, it will be the only day this week that I can guarantee we will stay dry, as daily chances of rain and thunderstorms kick off on Tuesday. The first major wave of rain is set to arrive Tuesday night and carry into the start of the day Wednesday. A stationary boundary will park roughly over the Ozarks, which will allow additional waves of rain and thunderstorms to track across our area. This week alone, I am forecasting the Ozarks to be under the gun of 3 to 4 inches of rain. In localized pockets, I would not be surprised to see some rain gauges measure closer to 5-6″ by the end of the week. After receiving 13″ of rain in April and more than 7.5″ in May, soils are highly saturated along with elevated river and lake levels. Additional heavy rain will cause major concerns for further flooding damage. For more on recent flooding impacts, click here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
a day ago
- Climate
- Yahoo
Aurora visibility in St. Louis uncertain due to Canadian smoke
ST. LOUIS – Forecasting the possibility for aurora viewing is incredibly challenging to predict and, like meteor showers, often falls short of expectations. But occasionally, they can overachieve and dazzle as they did several times last year. The initial wave of the solar blast, known as a coronal mass ejection (CME), arrived Sunday morning, much earlier than previously predicted. Remember, I said it's really hard to forecast these things. On Sunday morning, the St. Louis area had a max K-index at about an 8. We still have K-index values a little over 7 and are forecasted to remain in that 7 to 8 range into early Sunday evening. St. Louis needs a K-index of 8 or 9 for us to see the aurora, so we are right on the edge of that going into Sunday night. St. Louis radar: See a map of current weather here On a normal, crystal-clear spring night, I'd say we have a decent shot of seeing something. But this is not an ordinary spring night. Unfortunately, we continue to have quite a plume of smoke blowing south out of Canada, and my gut tells me that is going to really make it tough to get a good showing, even if the geomagnetic storm overachieves this evening. That being said, if you live away from the city lights and have the time, it might be worth giving it a look for a while this evening just in case. You might get lucky! But I wouldn't be shocked if the haze and smoke make things difficult to enjoy. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
The Hill
a day ago
- Business
- The Hill
Here's where normal people can still buy homes, according to real estate data
(NEXSTAR) – If you've given up on home ownership, you're not alone. The dream has grown unaffordable and unrealistic for Americans in many major cities. 'The rapid rise in home values coupled with the doubling of mortgage rates caused the cost of owning a home to soar. Unfortunately, incomes just haven't kept up. That lowered affordability everywhere,' said Zillow senior economist Orphe Divounguy. But if you look closely, some pockets of America are still considered 'affordable' to the average family. In a data analysis shared with Nexstar, Zillow identified which cities are affordable by determining where the median-income family is able to spend less than one-third of their income on housing costs. If you're able to scrape together a 20% down payment, several dozen metro areas remain affordable for a median family looking to buy. However, most people don't have that much cash sitting around in the bank. When you set the target to a more reasonable 10% down payment, only 11 metro areas are still considered 'affordable': Most places that still rank as affordable are found in the Midwest and the South, where zoning codes tend to be more lenient and builders have been able to respond to rising demand more quickly. 'At the start of the pandemic, when residential mobility increased, home values in the Midwest, Great Lakes region and more inland South shot up just as fast as the rest of the country, and even faster in some metros. But home values in these regions — for the most part — were relatively less expensive to begin with,' Divounguy said. 'So even with all that growth, many of them are still relatively more affordable, especially if you have access to a large down payment.' If you're looking for the lowest prices overall, Redfin recently released a list of 10 major metro areas where homes are still under $300,000. Those willing to relocate to Detroit will find some of the best deals. The median sale price there is $180,000. As mentioned before, if prospective homebuyers are able to put a larger payment down up-front, their real estate prospects expand. Cincinnati, Indianapolis and Oklahoma City all become affordable to a median-income family with a 20% down payment. (See the full list at the bottom of this story.) For now, a few Upstate New York cities remain on the list, but that could soon change, according to Divounguy. Buffalo has been one of the hottest housing markets in the country the past couple years and supply isn't keeping up with demand. 'Strong job growth in the area has far outstripped new permits, and inventory of homes is nearly half what it was before the pandemic. Buffalo was previously one of the most accessible large cities in the nation. Now a mortgage for a typical home there is unaffordable for a family making the median household income, even with a 20% down payment.'
Yahoo
a day ago
- Climate
- Yahoo
Tropical tracker: Timeline of the 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season
This story is part of the KXAN Data Hub, where numbers help tell the whole created several data-driven stories and databases on topics including weather and climate, politics, education, sports and growth in Texas. Each story in the KXAN Data Hub is updated as new data becomes available. Editor's Note: The video above shows the latest from the team. AUSTIN (KXAN) — Each year, the Atlantic hurricane season officially runs from June 1 through Nov. 30. This year is expected to be active, with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predicting a 60% chance of an above-average season. Hurricane history: How many storms have made landfall in Texas? Follow along as we track each storm throughout hurricane season. Looking for the 2024 season? Click here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
