New NWS Radar Webpage

The National Weather Service will be releasing a new radar viewer webpage for access to NEXRAD and TDWR Radar data. The new radar webpage (currently found at preview-radar.weather.gov) will replace the current page on or about Dec. 16, 2020. Through Dec. 15, the new webpage will run in parallel with the current one, in order to allow users the necessary time to transition to learning the new interactive radar webpage.

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Violent Crime Is Surging Dramatically In Major Cities All Over America

What we are witnessing all over the country right now is incredibly sad. In the aftermath of the tragic death of George Floyd, it would have been wonderful to see the entire nation unite behind an effort to make our society less violent, more just and more peaceful. But instead, we have seen a tremendous explosion of violence and lawlessness that doesn’t seem likely to end any time soon. Violent crime rates are surging in major city after major city, and the 4th of July weekend was particularly bad. At least 41 people were hit by gunfire in New York City during the holiday weekend, and this continues a trend that we have seen throughout the first half of 2020.

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HEAVY RAINFALL AND WIDESPREAD FLOODING POSSIBLE THIS WEEKEND

Hydrologic Outlook National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI (Website) National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac Mi (Facebook) 354 AM EST Thu Jan 9 2020 …HEAVY RAINFALL AND WIDESPREAD FLOODING POSSIBLE THIS WEEKEND… An extended period of rain from Friday through Saturday may produce widespread rain amounts of around 3 inches with some locally…

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