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Yahoo
07-04-2025
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Wayne Co. authorities seek public's help locating missing teen
WAYNE COUNTY, Ga. (WSAV) — Wayne County authorities are trying to locate a 17-year-old missing since Sunday. According to the Wayne County Emergency Management Agency's Facebook page, Addison Moss was last seen around 6:30 p.m. on April 6 in the Moss Landing Subdivision. Moss is a white female with brown hair and brown eyes. She is five feet six inches tall and weighs approximately 180 pounds. At the time of her disappearance, Moss was wearing a blue t-shirt with 'Arson Investigator' written on the back, along with black shorts and black sandals. Those who have seen Addison or have any information about her whereabouts are urged to call Wayne County 911 immediately at 912-427-5992. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
14-03-2025
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Tornado alarms sounding off statewide in Ohio on Wednesday - here are the details
Ohio's Severe Weather Awareness Week, March 16-22, presents an opportunity to evaluate the risks and become familiar with the best practices for safety during dynamic weather patterns. A statewide tornado drill will happen at 9:50 a.m. Wednesday. Sirens in Wayne County will be activated for the drill. Residents should not call 911 for information about the test. Instead, contact the Wayne County Emergency Management Agency at 330-262-9817 with questions. Creating a family emergency plan ensures safety and preparedness during severe weather. As spring severe weather season approaches, this is a good time to make or review a safety plan. When practicing tornado drills, remember DUCK: DOWN − Get to the lowest level UNDER − Get underneath something COVER − Protect your head KEEP − Inside shelter until the storm has passed Weather-related information can be found on the Ohio Committee for Severe Weather Awareness website at This article originally appeared on The Daily Record: Ohio Severe Weather Awareness tornado drill is Wednesday, March 19
Yahoo
05-03-2025
- Climate
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MS homes destroyed by possible tornado, 3 dead in storm aftermath: 'It was out of nowhere'
Storms that came through Mississippi on Tuesday brought damaging winds and suspected tornadoes leaving three dead and residents of one county picking up the pieces only two weeks after another tornado struck causing injuries and destroying homes. "We've got at least three or four homes completely destroyed, one with major damage, two with minor damage and a few that were affected," said Angela Atchison, director of Wayne County Emergency Management Agency. "We had four injuries. "All were transported to the hospital. One, possibly two, were transported to a higher-care facility." Atchison said the suspected tornado struck about 6:40 p.m. "All reports have been that as soon as notification was given, it was on top of them," Atchison said. "It was just instant. It was out of nowhere. We normally have more warning." Atchison said this is the second time the county has suffered damage from severe weather in recent weeks. In mid-February a powerful tornado struck the county and left a 26-mile track. "Two weeks age we had an EF3 tornado, possibly and EF4 tornado in one location," Atchison said. "We had two injuries at that point with one trapped due to inaccessibility due to debris and downed power lines. "We had approximately 50 homes damaged with 20-plus being destroyed or major (damage). These people have not had a chance to recover and catch their breath and here we are again." The storm system also claimed the lives of two Madison County men and injured two others. According to Madison County deputy coroner Joel Shows, Thomas Lacey, Jr., 71, of Madison was killed Tuesday afternoon when he came into contact with a power line that had been knocked down by a falling tree limb. Shows said a second person was injured in the incident. A second fatality came when Paul Hardin, 63, of Canton was traveling on the Natchez Trace north of MS 43 and his vehicle was struck by a falling tree. Shows said a passenger in the vehicle was also injured. According to Mississippi Emergency Management Agency interim external affairs director Eric Bullard, a third fatality occurred in Clarke County. Bullard said information his agency received indicated a woman was in her yard when a tree branch fell and killed her. Although the storm front had passed, thousands of Mississippians remained without electricity on Wednesday. As of 10:40 a.m., 7,185 customers tracked by Power Outage US were without power. Counties most heavily affected included: Hinds County: 1,958 Madison County: 796 Neshoba County: 779 Alcorn County: 337 Clarke County: 280 Do you have a story idea? Contact Brian Broom at 601-961-7225 or bbroom@ This article originally appeared on Mississippi Clarion Ledger: Storms leave 3 dead, homes destroyed by suspected tornado in MS
