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Obama - Wealth Envy Warlord
Before I climb in the captain’s share and turn the ignition switch on the BoortzBus, I wanted to vent a bit about 0bama’s constant and intense class warfare campaign. In actuality it’s a campaign based on wealth envy. “Those people are making more money than you, and they’re not paying ...
Stranded? Family member stranded?
If you are stranded because of Hurricane Sandy, or have a family member stranded, we would like to hear from you. Reach out to News/Talk WSB 24 hours a day. Our newsroom is always staffed. You can contact us at 404-897-7333 or toll free at 1-866-725-0806. You can also email ...
Could a new tropical storm hit Georgia?
Could the next tropical storm of the Atlantic hurricane season bear down on Georgia? WSB Meteorologist Kirk Mellish is watching "Beryl" develop off the coast. "If it does become Tropical Storm Beryl, it will only be the third time in history that two storms have formed before the official start ...
NOAA issues a rare severe weather advisory
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Storm Prediction Center has issued a rare high risk advisory for severe weather a day in advance, saying an area from Oklahoma City and Tulsa to Wichita, Kansas City and into Omaha may see large, violent, long-lasting tornadoes on Saturday Meteorologist Kirk Mellish ...
Warning about tornado warnings
Let me give my initial reaction to the testing of new tornado warning language. It's an experiment being conducted the rest of this tornado season in MO and KS.
Understanding Doppler, weather warnings, and your safety
Doppler radar only fails to see 15% of tornadoes. But the false alarm rate is still around 70% because Doppler often cannot tell us which rotation will touchdown and which will not. Understanding how complex severe storms actually are and how this impacts the warnings can help keep you safe even if you've had warnings in the past where nothing happened to you.
Flash flood watch for many Georgia counties
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a Flash Flood Watch for the following Georgia counties until 10:00 p.m. tonight: Dade, Walker, Catoosa, Whitfield, Murray, Fannin, Gilmer, Chattooga, Gordon, Pickens, Floyd, Bartow, Cherokee, Polk, Paulding and Haralson. This watch includes the cities of Calhoun, Rome and Cartersville.
Tornado touches down in Alabama
Local law enforcement officials report a tornado was located about five miles southwest of Harvest, Alabama and nine miles north of Madison, Alabama at approximately 9:25 CST this morning. The tornado was, at that time, moving northeast at 45 miles an hour. Emergency management of Limestone County Alabama also reported ...
MELLISH: Minimal threat of severe weather overnight
WSB Meteorologist Kirk Mellish says the greatest threat of severe weather is outside of metro Atlanta. Mellish says the risk of a tornado is not zero but it is low for the Atlanta area. Most of the storms will not be severe but some will still be heavy, and he ...
Scanner Chatter: Blaney and McDowell fortunate to be in 500
Dave Blaney and Michael McDowell discuss Daytona 500 strategy, with rain and the future on the line.
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