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11 hours ago
- Climate
- Yahoo
Got outdoor activities planned for Juneteenth? Forecasters predict dicey weather
The National Weather Service (NWS) out of Wakefield, Virginia issued a hazardous weather outlook at 6:56 a.m. on June 16 for Petersburg and surrounding areas. The weather on Juneteenth, the federal holiday on June 19, is not looking great. The outlook at stated that "on June 16, scattered showers and thunderstorms will be possible in the afternoon in Amelia, Richmond, Dinwiddie, Prince George, Eastern Chesterfield and Colonial Heights. Any thunderstorms that develop will be capable of producing brief heavy rainfall and isolated instances of flash flooding." Meteorologist Larry Brown, at the NWS Wakefield office, provided a forecast at 8:20 a.m. June 16 for Petersburg and beyond. "It's going to be relatively cool and cloudy for most of the day today with possible showers. There could be an isolated thunderstorm this afternoon, but for the most part, the thunderstorms will be south of us today," Brown said. "Tomorrow, there is the possibility of a late-day thunderstorm, late afternoon into the evening." According to Brown, the highest risk of thunderstorms being really strong to severe in The Progress-Index readership area will be on June 19. "This encompasses the Petersburg area, and pretty much the entire area from New Jersey down to North Carolina, except for maybe the Carolina Coast is in that risk for Thursday." US National Weather Service Wakefield VA posted on Facebook on June 16, "Looking ahead, the humidity sticks around through the week, with much warmer temperatures on the way for the latter half of the week into next weekend, just in time for the Summer Solstice later this week (Friday)." Visit for active alerts and forecasts. 'Wines from around the world' Petersburg Biz Buzz: New exquisite wine bar, bridal boutique relocates Conference hosted over 890 students Virginia State University students excel at FBLA National Leadership Conference Kristi K. Higgins aka The Social Butterfly, an award-winning columnist, is the trending topics and food Q&A reporter at The Progress-Index voted the 2022 Tri-Cities Best of the Best Social Media Personality. Have a news tip on local trends or businesses? Contact Kristi (she, her) at khiggins@ follow @KHiggins_PI on X and @socialbutterflykristi on Instagram. Your support is vital to local journalism. Please . This article originally appeared on The Progress-Index: National Weather Service expects a stormy Juneteenth across our area
Yahoo
07-05-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Officials speak out about chemical spill traffic accident in Aiken County
AIKEN COUNTY, S.C. (WJBF) – A little after 4:30 p.m. Tuesday afternoon, the Aiken County Sheriff's Office responded to a tractor-trailer that went over a bridge on I20 at Highway 1. 'The tractor-trailer had hazardous material that it was hauling. That hazardous material has been identified as methyl acetate, which is a highly flammable hazardous material,' said Jason Griffin, Major, Aiken County Sheriff's Office. 'Just saw the 18-wheeler leaking out like some fluid of whatnot, and on it, it says flammable,' said Bahseem Peterson, Helped the driver out of the truck. 'So, we were trying to get everybody to back up as far as possible and get the young lady out of the 18-wheeler and get her back as far as possible.' The driver had to be cut out of the truck and was transported by EMS to MCG. 'I saw the truck go off of the overpass, so I took off running,' said Ashley Loftin, who helped the driver out of the truck. 'They had to cut her seatbelt off of her, and she was just saying, get me out of the truck, get me out of the truck. Because I think she was afraid it was going to blow up.' On the scene are the Aiken County Sheriff's Office, South Carolina Highway Patrol, State Transport Police, Aiken County Emergency Management, Aiken County Hazmat, Center Fire Department, and Department of Transportation. 'The fire department is on scene for fire suppression. Emergency management is working with the fire department and the hazmat team to try and control the leak. There's an off-site company coming from Columbia that is bringing a group down to try and offload the hazardous material,' said Griffin. Interstate 20 is shut down at Exit 18 and 29. Highway 1 at East Frontage Road and Fulmer Road will all be closed for an extended period of time with detours in place. 'A code red was sent out for a one-mile radius to do a shelter-in-place just to mitigate the traffic flow around the hazardous material. As well as a couple of businesses nearby, they were evacuated,' said Griffin. These detours are expected to last around 10 to 12 hours. If the estimate holds, the roads would remain shut down until 2 a.m. Wednesday. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to WJBF.
