Valleys and the hills, the Santa Cruz Mountains and the north bay valleys and mountains. Kron fours dan kerman spent the day in santa rosa were firefighters and residents are getting ready for high heat and gusty winds. I temps and high winds a bad combination when you couple it with this very dry brush 90 degree temperatures were already bearing down on santa rosa tuesday afternoon. But by wednesday, a red flag warning kicks in with even warmer temps wind gusts to 55 Miles Per Hour. And exceedingly dry grass and brush just ready to ignite. Santa rosa Fire Department will be staffing to additional wildland fire engines of those 2 fire engines will join a number of other Fire Departments from across noma county that will form a ploy for to a strike teams and task forces right now were looking at a least upwards of 12 Additional Fire engines that will be staffed across the county and likely many more to come. Residents are being told they might have to evacuate thats something beth phil
The time before that, 1985. Many are blaming our current weather pattern on something called the polar vortex. So, we sent nbc10s lauren mayk over to the Weather Center to ask glenn to help us understand what it is. Glenn schwartz all right, first of all, its nothing new. Its been around forever. Meteorologists have used the term forever. Its just something thats come into the public in just the last few years. The coldest air in the world is at the pole. And normally, you have that the jet stream up there just spinning around and around and around, keeping the coldest air on earth right up there. Sometimes, it will shift with a certain weather pattern and start coming down toward canada, or it could go to the other side of the world towards siberia. And its carrying that coldest air with it. So, as that polar vortex gets closer to us, its bringing that frigid air with it. Lauren mayk and the fact that were seeing it now, what does that have to do with it . Is it a Global Warming thing
Outbreak hit several Southern States overnight. Among the hardest hit areas was the northeast alabama tennessee border. Tim pham has more for us this afternoon. Ripped through the southeast destroying many homes and businesses. Right now were in a community that is at a standstill. Power is out everywhere in benton, tn where down, the roof was torn off and debris is blocking several roads and shutting down some major highways. We spoke with the benton chief of police he tells tells us that there are at least a few fatalities. Right now a shelter is open for those displaced from the tornado at the local high school. The National Weather service say they expect the flashflood warning to last through early afternoon. Back to you. Buildings have burned in the tennessee wildfires. The National Park service says the fires have burned 15thousand acres so far. The mayor of gatlinburg who lost his own home says his town will difficult thing to watch. It happened so fast it was basically running
Suddenly over the weekend. Austin roberts collapsed during a meet on sunday. He went to spenccr high school. Yesterday the state medical examiner did an autopsy but results are pending. The visitation is this coming sunday and his funeral will be monday both at the spepecer high school gym. Four people were rescued this morning after becoming strandd on a sandbar in Prairie Creek in cedar rapids. The people became straaed when their atv veered into the creek. Crews made the rescue with were reported. Prairie creeks located at e intersection of j street and Hawkeye Downs road. Eastern iowaaman is arrestt following a report of gun fire and the discovery of a stolen assault rifle. Police in waterloo arrested this man 22year old Vincent Harrington in the 6huudred block of wellington street tuesday night. Several people ran away when Police Responded to the report of gun fire in the area. The rifle was found at the scene and police say it was stolen in a burglary eaalier this wwk. With Chri
"This legitimized our concerns, which we appreciate as leadership," the mayor of Baltic said about a letter from the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources to a local developer.