#Montecito, home to Prince Harry, under evacuation order

#Montecito, home to Prince Harry, under evacuation order

“Montecito, home to Prince Harry, under evacuation order” A California community that’s home to numerous celebrities — including Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, Oprah Winfrey, and Ellen DeGeneres — was placed under an evacuation order Monday as a powerful storm battered the region. A local fire protection district in Santa Barbara County called for the…

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#Letters to the Editor — Dec. 31, 2022

#Letters to the Editor — Dec. 31, 2022

“Letters to the Editor — Dec. 31, 2022” The Issue: The failure of state and local leaders to prepare for the Buffalo blizzard that killed at least 33. The death toll from the Buffalo blizzard is tragic and alarming (“A damning calm before storm,” Editorial, Dec. 28). While storms of this magnitude will almost inevitably…

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#Heavy rain, wind, snow blows through California into Sierra

#Heavy rain, wind, snow blows through California into Sierra

“Heavy rain, wind, snow blows through California into Sierra” A winter storm packing powerful winds, heavy rain and potentially several feet of snow in the Sierra Nevada shut down mountain highways, toppled trees and triggered flood watches and avalanche warnings on Saturday from the coast of Northern California to Lake Tahoe. More than 250 miles…

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#’Thundersnow’ already walloping Buffalo with 3-inch-per-hour accumulation

#’Thundersnow’ already walloping Buffalo with 3-inch-per-hour accumulation

“‘Thundersnow’ already walloping Buffalo with 3-inch-per-hour accumulation” Buffalo was walloped by 3-inch-per-hour snowfall rates and even “thundersnow” on Thursday night as a historic lake-effect storm system bore down on the region. By 10 p.m., 6 inches of snow had already blanked Buffalo, according to the National Weather Service, and by the time the storm system…

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