More than 40 million at risk for severe weather from Texas to Ohio

By Alex Sosnowski, AccuWeather senior meteorologist

“It will be like lighting a match,” one AccuWeather senior meteorologist said as she explained factors coming together for all modes of severe weather, including the potential for a few tornadoes.

Severe weather will erupt from the Gulf coast to the Great Lakes region from Wednesday night to Thursday night, AccuWeather meteorologists warn. Not only will the severe weather occur unusually far to the north for this time of year, but it will also come with the dangers of nighttime thunderstorms capable of spawning a few tornadoes and other hazards.

A potent storm will harness the power of the jet stream and moisture from the Gulf of Mexico to trigger severe thunderstorms that will put more than 40 million people at risk.

AAA: Summer travel ‘will be on fire,’ over $4 per gallon gas in all states

by Jeff Della Rosa (JDellaRosa@nwabj.com)

According to AAA, U.S. travel volume this Memorial Day weekend is expected to rise by 8% to 39.2 million from last year, as fuel prices continue to increase before the unofficial start to summer.

Still, the travel volume is projected to be down 8% from 2019 levels. Vehicle travel is projected to be down 7%, while air travel is expected to decrease 6% from 2019 levels.

Compared to last year, vehicle travel is projected to rise by 5% to 34.9 million travelers, and air travel is expected to increase by 25% to 3.01 million travelers.

Memorial Day is May 30.

https://talkbusiness.net/2022/05/aaa-summer-travel-will-be-on-fire-over-4-per-gallon-gas-in-all-states/

Latest UAMS forecast: lull in COVID cases followed by another wave

KUAR | By David Monteith

Another surge in COVID-19 cases is expected in Arkansas, but the latest forecast from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences says that’s not likely for at least another month.

Shortly after the first case of COVID-19 was identified in Arkansas in 2020, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences began using data to predict how the virus would spread in the state. Dr. Mark Williams, dean of the UAMS College of Public Health, said Germany and the United Kingdom have become reasonably good predictors of surges in the U.S.

https://www.ualrpublicradio.org/local-regional-news/2022-03-23/latest-uams-forecast-lull-in-covid-cases-followed-by-another-wave

David Monteith/KUAR News

The latest forecast from the UAMS predicts a month of relatively few COVID-19 cases, followed by a new surge triggered by the deltacron variant.