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Atlanta Traffic from the WSB 24-hour Traffic Center
Major Interstate Incidents: DeKalb Co.: Emergency Roadwork...I-85/sb before Clairmont Rd. the HOV lane is blocked. Atlanta: Crash...I-75/85/sb before Fulton St. Expect delays. Gwinnett Co.: Crash...I-85/sb past Hwy. 211 right lane blocked. Atlanta: The Atlanta Falcons are playing the New York Jets at the Georgia Dome tonight at 8:30. Expect heavy traffic ...
National Weather Service secret message: 'please pay us'
The government shutdown has entered its fifth day, and someone at the National Weather Service has a message for our lawmakers. “Government meteorologists working with pay sending a clever SOS. Their message, hidden in a seemingly normal forecast: PLEASE PAY US.” (Via ABC) Yes, as you can see, subtly hidden in the ...
Heavy rain makes a mess of Monday morning commute
Heavy overnight rain that spilled over into the Monday morning commute tapered off shortly after daybreak, but not before leaving scattered damage and a making a mess of the rush hour. Trees fell on at least two houses in southwest Atlanta during the predawn deluge. Rainfall totals through 7:30 a.m. ...
Atlanta weather | Rain expected late Sunday
Tropical Storm Karen weakened to a tropical depression late Saturday, then dissipated late Sunday morning off the Louisiana coast, negating the impact the storm was expected to have on the metro Atlanta area.As Sunday progressed, clouds increased and a cold front was expected to move through, but metro Atlanta should ...
Gridlock Guy: Federal shutdown offers no silver lining to commuters
When I woke up last Monday morning and learned of the possible government shutdown, my immediate thought was, “What will be the impact on the traffic?” A tad insensitive I know, but that’s how my mind works. Weather, holidays, school breaks, government shutdowns, my first reaction is how is this ...
Rare dinosaur-tail fossil found by construction worker
A construction worker installing pipeline in Alberta, Canada never thought he’d find this — “A huge dinosaur fossil. Come and take a look, it’s believed to be the tail of a 35-foot dinosaur.” (Via HLN) CBC reports a backhoe operator was working on a pipeline when the shovel broke off a piece of ...
Bike riders, marathon to block streets in Virginia-Highland, Buckhead and Brookhaven on Sunday
This weekend’s list of interstate road construction zones is slim, but numerous in-town surface streets will be closed Sunday for a bike ride and a road race. The Allstate Life Insurance 13.1 Marathon will affect several roads in Buckhead and Brookhaven, according to Doug Turnbull in the AM750 and 95.5FM ...
Heavy rain possible beginning Sunday as T.S. Karen pushes toward Georgia
The weather should be great for Friday night’s high school football games, but a just-formed tropical storm is forecast to make a beeline through the Gulf of Mexico toward Georgia, bringing the possibility of heavy rain to metro Atlanta Sunday and Sunday night.Tropical Storm Karen formed Thursday morning just off ...
Naming winter storms: From Atlas to Zephyr
The Weather Channel has, for a second year, devised names for winter storms. The Weather Channel explains it wanted “to find the best possible ways to communicate severe weather information on all distribution platforms, including social media. Hashtags are an intrinsic part of social media, and a storm name proved ...
Teen girl lone survivor in rock slide that killed 5 family members
Authorities say the five people who were killed and a girl who survived a Colorado rock slide were members of the same family. Chaffee County Undersheriff John Spezze said Tuesday the family was from Buena Vista, Colo. Their names and ages haven't been released. A deputy said Gracie Johnson, the 13-year-old ...
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