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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 2000
Page
6
Weather data presented shows totals for August 22 2000 and August 23 1999 with last 30 days and since January 1 2000 figures. Reported totals include 1.38 inches for the year to date and 21.60 inches for the period referenced.
Weather outlook shows today high near 75 to 80 with a upper fiftys low and a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Thursday expects mid seventies with 55 to 60 low and showers risk. Friday forecast in the 70s to 80s with partly cloudy skies. Saturday hazy details not provided.
A top NTSB official said it is inescapable that a fuel air explosion in the center wing tank caused the TWA Flight 800 breakup, most likely from an electrical short in wiring, with no evidence of a bomb or missile. The FAA notes 37 directives for safety improvements as investigations continue.
President Vladimir Putin traveled to the Arctic naval base in Murmansk to comfort families of 118 sailors killed in the Kursk submarine disaster. He faced anger over the rescue effort as relatives, many awaiting more information, mourned at the Barents Sea wreck site and in churches. Emma Yevdokimova described her son Oleg’s role aboard the Kursk.
Washington AP reports a relatively mild tornado year, with 741 twisters by now, about half the normal amount. Dr. Joseph Schaefer of NOAA notes unusual jet stream patterns and calls the fluctuation a natural variation, while peak season remains March to July.
Debby, a Category 1 hurricane with winds up to 75 mph, hit Antigua Anguilla and other islands then turned north toward Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. Minor damage reported. one death in San Juan from a fall while dismantling an antenna. Airlines and businesses brace as flights canceled and curfews or closures spread. Center forecasts warned unclear path toward Florida by Friday.
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