This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. The Hong Kong Observatory issued an amber rainstorm warning on Friday afternoon, after earlier telling residents to brace for hail and violent gusts as severe thunderstorms approached the city. The forecaster sent out the…
Did you hear a thundering “boom” this morning in Knoxville? Thousands of people were jolted awake early March 16 by a loud crack that shook homes. Despite the shaking, there was no earthquake in Knoxville on Monday, according to the United States Geological Survey. There haven’t been any earthquakes since Feb. 25, when a small…
Spring is making one heck of an entrance. After a week of record high temperatures, a major winter storm affecting the Plains and Midwest with impacts felt far from the storm’s center is forecast to arrive overnight Sunday, March 15 and especially on Monday for parts of the Mid-Atlantic states and southeast, including the Petersburg…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – Severe weather season is quickly heating up. Over the weekend, we had a line of strong storms blow through Middle Tennessee, and this week we are expected to see multiple days where severe thunderstorms will be possible. For most of our area, Monday will be quiet with sunshine and temperatures in the…