“Ridin’ the storm out, waitin’ for the thaw out On a full moon night in the Rocky Mountain winter. My wine bottle’s low, watching for the snow Thinkin’ about what I’ve been missin’ in the city.” — REO Speedwagon, 1973 Have you ever heard the Moog synthesizer played by REO Speedwagon keyboard player Neal Doughty […]
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Clear picture: NWS issues winter storm watch for all of north central Ohio
“Sunshine cannot bleach the snow, Nor time unmake what poets know.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson MANSFIELD — The Christmas holiday weekend weather picture is coming into focus. And it offers a scene only Santa would love. As north central Ohio “celebrates” the winter solstice on Wednesday (i.e. the shortest sunlit day of the year), it […]
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Something weather this way comes: Snow? Maybe. Cold? Most definitely
MANSFIELD — The weather experts aren’t ready to project yet how much snow may fall across north central Ohio Friday and Saturday. But one thing seems clear — it’s going to be bone-chilling cold and awfully windy. Merry Christmas. Bundle up. Plan ahead. Drive safely. According to the latest forecast on Tuesday afternoon from the […]
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Christmas 2022: Baby, it’s gonna be cold outside — for real
“I’m dreaming of a white Christmas Just like the ones I used to know Where the tree tops glisten And children listen To hear sleigh bells in the snow, oh, the snow.” — Irving Berlin MANSFIELD — If you’re headed over the river and through the woods to grandma’s house for Christmas, you had best […]
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Here’s what Ohio weather will give us during Thanksgiving holiday
A front of warm weather is on its way to Ohio, reaching the mid 50s with clear skies by Thanksgiving before rain washes it all away by Black Friday. The National Weather Service has forecasted sunny, clear skies with a high of 56 for the region on Thanksgiving. Rain will move in starting early Friday […]
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Hurricane Nicole: Remnants of storm expected to dump heavy rain here Friday
“Pour me somethin’ tall an’ strong, Make it a “Hurricane” before I go insane. It’s only half-past twelve but I don’t care. It’s five o’clock somewhere.” — Alan Jackson MANSFIELD — Brace yourself for the remnants of former Hurricane Nicole. We’re a long way from the ocean in north central Ohio. But it’s about to […]
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Blow me down: NWS office issues wind advisory for Saturday
“Powerful winds that crack the boughs of November! – and the bright calm sun, untouched by the furies of the earth, abandoning the earth to darkness, and wild forlornness, and night, as men shiver in their coats and hurry home. And then the lights of home glowing in those desolate deeps. There are the stars, […]
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Cover those plants, freeze warning issued for Richland County
MANSFIELD — Baby it’s cold outside, and it’s about to get colder. A freeze warning was issued Tuesday afternoon for Richland County from Wednesday, Oct. 19 at 11 p.m. through Thursday, Oct. 20 at 10 a.m., according to Sarah Potes, of the Richland County Emergency Management Agency. Potes advised that frost and freeze conditions will […]
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Freeze warning in effect for north central Ohio
MANSFIELD — It’s time to break out the winter jackets. A freeze warning is in effect for north central Ohio from 2 to 10 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 8, according to the Richland County Emergency Management Agency. Temperatures in the lower 30 degrees are expected. Frost and freezing temperatures can kill crops, other vegetation and […]
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NWS: Storms may begin around noon, watch for tornado
MANSFIELD — It looks like a storm will send summer out with a roar in north central Ohio. The National Weather Service has updated its notice about the potential for severe weather later this afternoon. The bureau has updated the timing for these storms. Storms may arrive a few hours earlier than previously expected. Noon […]