Written by Taylor Nimmo for WCPO Most of the Tri-State area is under an air quality alert, as smoke from wildfires in Canada makes its way south into the US. “Here in Greater Cincinnati, we are experiencing elevated levels of what we call particulate matter,” said Joy Landry, with the Southwest Ohio Air Quality Agency. […]
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Air quality issues continue through the weekend
Written by Jennifer Ketchmark for WCPO Air quality continues to be a big story in the Ohio Valley as we head into the weekend. We’re under an Air Quality Alert again for Friday. And the Southwest Ohio Air Quality Agency has extended this alert through Saturday and Sunday too. Temperatures start in the mid 50s […]
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Boone County winter shelter reports highest number served in two years
The Boone County emergency winter shelter, a partnership between the county and Welcome House, saw an uptick in participants in 2022-2023 due to extreme cold weather around Christmas time. Welcome House CEO Danielle Amrine presented a report to the Boone County Fiscal Court at their May 23 meeting. According to the presentation, 167 people were […]
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Tornado watch issued for NKY
While it might be a beautiful day right now, that might just be the calm before the storm as the National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for the region. Per the NWS, the watch is in effect for parts of Kentucky, Ohio and Indiana until 5 p.m. They also added that “additional watches […]
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Over 2K NKY residents without power due to high winds
Over 2,000 Northern Kentucky residents are currently without power due to high winds. According to Duke Energy, around 1,000 residents in Villa Hills and a little over 1,000 in the Highland Heights and Fort Thomas area are experiencing outages. Duke has currently not provided an estimated time of restoration for any NKY outages. The NKY, […]
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Beshear declares state of emergency ahead of severe weather in Kentucky
Written by Taylor Weiter for WCPO Gov. Andy Beshear has declared a state of emergency ahead of severe weather. While there is the potential for isolated tornadoes in the Tri-State, Beshear noted that the western part of the state has a high probability of “long-track, violent” tornadoes. “If you are in Western Kentucky, you need to […]
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Damaging winds, chance of tornadoes coming to NKY Friday night
It’s going to be a windy one. Severe weather is expected to make its way through the Northern Kentucky area tonight. According to the National Weather Service, between 10 p.m. Friday and 4 a.m. Saturday, “damaging straight line winds” will affect the area, with some gusts predicted to exceed 70 mph. There is also a […]
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13-year-old rescued from rising creek waters in Florence during heavy rain
Written by WCPO’s Molly Schramm. A 13-year-old was rescued from rising waters in Florence Friday afternoon following heavy rain in the area. Brooklyn White said she got stuck trying to cross a creek while walking back from her friend’s house. White said the creek was passable on her way there, but she got stuck on […]
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Power outages remain across NKY after Friday evening storms
Duke Energy reported power outages across Northern Kentucky on Saturday morning after storms rolled through Friday evening. A majority of the outages are in the Florence area, with about 2,000 people still affected. “Our line crews are actively assessing damage from ongoing storm activity and making repairs in places where weather conditions allow,” Duke Energy […]
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Tornado watch issued for NKY
As storms continue to develop Friday, a tornado watch has been issued for much of the region. Storms have been rolling through the area for most of the day, with Gov. Andy Beshear declaring a state of emergency Friday morning. Beshear said this allows the state to be better prepared to respond as quickly as […]
