# weather alert — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover weather alert. Page: Feed: --- ## [Joint Narcotics Investigation Leads to Arrest on the Blue Ridge Parkway](https://wataugaonline.com/joint-narcotics-investigation-leads-to-arrest-on-the-blue-ridge-parkway/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=joint-narcotics-investigation-leads-to-arrest-on-the-blue-ridge-parkway) _2026-08-20 · Tasha Francis · WataugaOnline.com_ Last Updated on August 20, 2026 3:07 pm On August 14th, 2026, Darrell Payne of Sparta was arrested on the Blue Ridge Parkway during a traffic stop by members of the Blue Ridge Counter Narcotics Task Force and the Alleghany County Sheriff’s Office. The traffic stop resulted in the seizure of methamphetamine, fentanyl, and two … The post Joint Narcotics Investigation Leads to Arrest on the Blue… ## [State Auditor Investigation Finds Financial Mismanagement, Unlicensed Contractor Payments in Town of Newland](https://wataugaonline.com/state-auditor-investigation-finds-financial-mismanagement-unlicensed-contractor-payments-in-town-of-newland/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=state-auditor-investigation-finds-financial-mismanagement-unlicensed-contractor-payments-in-town-of-newland) _2026-08-20 · North Carolina Office of the State Auditor · WataugaOnline.com_ Last Updated on August 20, 2026 12:17 pm An investigative report released by the North Carolina Office of the State Auditor has identified a series of financial management failures in the Town of Newland, including hundreds of thousands of dollars paid to an unlicensed contractor and a sealed-bid sale involving a company tied to the … The post State Auditor Investigation Finds Financial… ## [Hazardous Weather Outlook Thursday, August 20, 2026](https://wataugaonline.com/hazardous-weather-outlook-thursday-august-20-2026/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hazardous-weather-outlook-thursday-august-20-2026) _2026-08-20 · National Weather Service · WataugaOnline.com_ Last Updated on August 20, 2026 7:37 am The National Weather Service office in Blacksburg, Virginia has issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook for north central North Carolina, northwest North Carolina, central Virginia, south central Virginia, southwest Virginia, west central Virginia and southeast West Virginia, including Watauga, Ashe, Alleghany and Wilkes counties. Day One — Today … The post… ## [Newland Man Charged After Fatal Crash Involving Milligan University Cyclists](https://wataugaonline.com/newland-man-charged-after-fatal-crash-involving-milligan-university-cyclists/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=newland-man-charged-after-fatal-crash-involving-milligan-university-cyclists) _2026-08-19 · Kenneth Reece · WataugaOnline.com_ Last Updated on August 20, 2026 11:23 am UPDATE Thursday Aug 20, 2026 – The Carter County Sheriff’s Office has released a booking photo of John Benfield following his arrest. The sheriff’s office also said Thursday that nine other cyclists were injured in the crash, in addition to the two who died — an update … The post Newland Man Charged After Fatal Crash Involving Milligan University Cyclists… ## [NC 105 Bridge: Traffic Shifts to New Span, Full Project Update](https://wataugaonline.com/nc-105-bridge-traffic-shifts-to-new-span-full-project-update/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nc-105-bridge-traffic-shifts-to-new-span-full-project-update) _2026-08-19 · Kenneth Reece · WataugaOnline.com_ Last Updated on August 19, 2026 5:44 pm Traffic on N.C. 105 will shift onto the newly constructed portion of the bridge over the Watauga River Monday night through the overnight hours, marking the most visible milestone yet in a bridge replacement project that has been underway for roughly four years. NCDOT Construction Engineer Ivan … The post NC 105 Bridge: Traffic Shifts to New Span, Full… ## [Hazardous Weather Outlook Wednesday, August 19, 2026](https://wataugaonline.com/hazardous-weather-outlook-wednesday-august-19-2026/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hazardous-weather-outlook-wednesday-august-19-2026) _2026-08-19 · National Weather Service · WataugaOnline.com_ Last Updated on August 19, 2026 6:26 am The National Weather Service office in Blacksburg, Virginia has issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook for north central North Carolina, northwest North Carolina, central Virginia, south central Virginia, southwest Virginia and west central Virginia, including Watauga, Ashe, Alleghany and Wilkes counties. Day One — Today and Tonight Hazardous … The post… ## [Hazardous Weather Outlook Tuesday, August 18, 2026](https://wataugaonline.com/hazardous-weather-outlook-tuesday-august-18-2026/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hazardous-weather-outlook-tuesday-august-18-2026) _2026-08-18 · National Weather Service · WataugaOnline.com_ Last Updated on August 18, 2026 4:16 am Hazardous Weather Outlook issued by the National Weather Service in Blacksburg, Virginia, 358 AM EDT Tuesday, August 18, 2026, for north central North Carolina, northwest North Carolina, central Virginia, south central Virginia, southwest Virginia, west central Virginia and southeast West Virginia. Day One…Today and Tonight There is … The post Hazardous… ## [Severe Thunderstorm Watch in Effect for Watauga, Ashe, Alleghany, Avery, Wilkes Counties Until 10 PM](https://wataugaonline.com/severe-thunderstorm-watch-in-effect-for-watauga-ashe-alleghany-avery-wilkes-counties-until-10-pm/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=severe-thunderstorm-watch-in-effect-for-watauga-ashe-alleghany-avery-wilkes-counties-until-10-pm) _2026-08-17 · National Weather Service · WataugaOnline.com_ Last Updated on August 17, 2026 2:43 pm What The National Weather Service has issued Severe Thunderstorm Watch 590 in effect until 10 PM EDT this evening. Where In North Carolina this watch includes Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Caswell, Cherokee, Clay, Forsyth, Graham, Guilford, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Polk, … The post… ## [Hazardous Weather Outlook Monday, August 17, 2026](https://wataugaonline.com/hazardous-weather-outlook-monday-august-17-2026/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hazardous-weather-outlook-monday-august-17-2026) _2026-08-17 · National Weather Service · WataugaOnline.com_ Last Updated on August 17, 2026 6:02 am Hazardous Weather Outlook issued by the National Weather Service in Blacksburg, Virginia, 433 AM EDT Monday, August 17, 2026, for north central North Carolina, northwest North Carolina, central Virginia, south central Virginia, southwest Virginia and west central Virginia. Day One…Today and Tonight Severe storms will be possible … The post Hazardous Weather… ## [Hoist Rescue on Grandfather Mountain After Hiker’s Significant Fall](https://wataugaonline.com/hoist-rescue-on-grandfather-mountain-after-hikers-significant-fall/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hoist-rescue-on-grandfather-mountain-after-hikers-significant-fall) _2026-08-16 · Linville Central Rescue · WataugaOnline.com_ Last Updated on August 16, 2026 6:56 am Around 12:00 Saturday, Linville-Central was advised by Avery County 911 Communications of a hiker who had suffered a significant fall while hiking on Grandfather Mountain. With assistance from Linville Volunteer Fire Department, EMS Avery, Avery County Emergency Management, Crossnore Volunteer Fire Department, Banner Elk Volunteer Fire & … The post Hoist… ## [Code Faster with Clear Tutorials (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/Cjt4cnGPen4z) _2026-08-16 · **Sponsored**_ Short, step-by-step coding videos you can follow along ## [GitHub Actions - Dynamic Status Checks](https://mrbusche.com/2026/02/27/github-actions-dynamic-status-checks/) _2026-02-27 · mrbusche.com blog_ If you maintain a library of Docker images, you know the power of the strategy matrix in GitHub Actions. It's the easiest way to support multiple language versions (Node 22, 24, 25) across different OS variants (Debian 12, 13) without writing a thousand lines of YAML. But there's a catch: Required Status Checks. jobs : build : strategy : matrix : node-versions : \[ 25 , 24 , 22 , 20 \]… ## [On This Day (28 January) in Irish Weather History](https://weatheire.com/on-this-day/2026/01/28/on-this-day-28-january-in-irish-weather-history/) _2026-01-28 · Mark Dunphy · WeathÉire_ A timeline of notable weather events and extremes that have taken place in Ireland on 28 January throughout history. ## [Ireland’s path to cold in early February](https://weatheire.com/news/climate/2026/01/26/irelands-path-to-cold-in-early-february/) _2026-01-26 · Mark Dunphy · WeathÉire_ As long as cold air remains firmly entrenched over the eastern half of the United States, the current weather pattern affecting Ireland is highly likely to persist. ## [Deep Cold – Will it or won’t it happen?](https://weatheire.com/news/climate/2026/01/14/deep-cold-will-it-or-wont-it-happen/) _2026-01-14 · Mark Dunphy · WeathÉire_ As is often the case in winter, long range weather models maroon Ireland in a meteorological no man’s land, sitting between a mobile and milder Atlantic pattern and colder, more settled conditions to our east. ## [Mixed Weather Signals for Mid to Late January](https://weatheire.com/news/climate/2026/01/07/mixed-weather-signals-for-mid-to-late-january/) _2026-01-07 · Mark Dunphy · WeathÉire_ From this weekend and through next week, Ireland and Britain will sit in a meteorological no man’s land between an energetic Atlantic to the west and deep cold over Scandinavia and north western Europe. ## [Cold snap triggers multiple weather warnings across Ireland](https://weatheire.com/news/climate/2026/01/02/cold-snap-triggers-multiple-weather-warnings-across-ireland/) _2026-01-02 · Mark Dunphy · WeathÉire_ Met Éireann and the UK Met Office have issued a series of Status Yellow warnings as the first significant cold spell of the winter sets in. ## [Rainfall totals well below normal](https://weatheire.com/news/agriculture/2025/12/29/rainfall-totals-well-below-normal/) _2025-12-29 · Alan Murphy · WeathÉire_ Rainfall has been well below normal across the country over the past week, with the southwest seeing only trace totals, according to Met Éireann’s latest farming commentary. ## [Arctic air to sweep south as New Year begins](https://weatheire.com/news/climate/2025/12/29/arctic-air-to-sweep-south-as-new-year-begins/) _2025-12-29 · Mark Dunphy · WeathÉire_ Ireland is heading into a much colder spell as the New Year approaches, with frost and ice becoming more common and a growing chance of wintry showers as temperatures fall. ## [Fine weather to persist through Christmas](https://weatheire.com/news/climate/2025/12/23/fine-weather-to-persist-through-christmas/) _2025-12-23 · Mark Dunphy · WeathÉire_ A dry and increasingly bright spell of weather lies ahead over the coming week. ## [On This Day (23 December) in Irish Weather History](https://weatheire.com/on-this-day/2025/12/23/on-this-day-23-december-in-irish-weather-history/) _2025-12-23 · Mark Dunphy · WeathÉire_ A timeline of notable weather events and extremes that have taken place in Ireland on 23 December throughout history. ## [Ship software peacefully (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/8ziDgu7VENvo) _2025-12-23 · **Sponsored**_ Connect your repo and deploy instantly — Railway handles config, scaling, and monitoring. ## [UK could be set for hottest year on record](https://weatheire.com/news/climate/2025/12/23/uk-could-be-set-for-hottest-year-on-record/) _2025-12-23 · Stephen Davis · WeathÉire_ 2025 is on track to be one of the warmest on record in the United Kingdom, according to provisional data from the Met Office, potentially surpassing 2022 to become the hottest year ever recorded. ## [Uses](https://mrbusche.com/uses/) _2025-07-06 · mrbusche.com blog_ Editor + Terminal Visual Studio Code for JavaScript and HTML development IntelliJ IDEA for any Java based back end work PyCharm or VS Code for Python Prefer Cursor when it's available Desktop Apps Personal I use Google Keep for any note taking and Google Tasks for any recurring reminders Backup through Google Drive I use scoop to install apps when possible Work I use One Note for notes and… ## [Using Poetry with platform argument](https://mrbusche.com/2025/03/06/using-poetry-with-platform-argument/) _2025-03-06 · mrbusche.com blog_ Poetry has recently become our enterprise standard, but it still lacking some features that pip provides. Thankfully, a pull request has been opened to add the platform flag . Unfortunately, it has not yet been merged. To get things working, you can install poetry 2.0.1 and the latest commit from the pull request repo. If you're feeling risky, you could point to the branch, but we were more… ## [Book Notes - LLMs in Production](https://mrbusche.com/2024/12/20/book-notes-llms-in-production/) _2024-12-20 · mrbusche.com blog_ LLMs in production A word of warning: Embrace the future now All new technology meets resistance and has critics; despite this, technologies keep being adopted, and progress continues. In business, technology can give a company an unprecedented advantage. There's no shortage of stories of companies failing because they didn't adapt to new technologies. We can learn a lot from their failures Like… ## [Links - Morgan Stanley uses AI evals to shape the future of financial services](https://mrbusche.com/2024/12/06/morgan-stanley-ai-evals-finacial-services/) _2024-12-06 · mrbusche.com blog_ Sharing this post on Morgan Stanley and AI from the OpenAI blog. "This technology makes you as smart as the smartest person in the organization. Each client is different, and AI helps us cater to each client's unique needs." Jeff McMillan, Head of Firmwide AI at Morgan Stanley Evals To evaluate GPT-4's performance against their experts, Morgan Stanley ran summarization evals to test how… ## [Links - Lucky Maverick | The Secret to Success - Mimic Evolution](https://mrbusche.com/2024/12/06/jonathan-bales-mimic-evolution/) _2024-12-06 · mrbusche.com blog_ Sharing this post from Jonathan Bales on Evolution . most decisions really don't matter . What to Learn from Evolution You can be dumb and still fund hug success, as long as you Perfect the trial-and-error cycle The faster you can make the trial-and-error cycle work, the quicker you can find success The best way to speed up your learning curve: be extreme . Don't suppress chaos Less Data You don't… ## [Amazon Nova foundation models](https://mrbusche.com/2024/12/06/amazon-nova/) _2024-12-06 · mrbusche.com blog_ Amazon announced their Amazon Nova foundation models on December 3, 2024. The main features are low cost and low latency. Amazon Nova Micro very low cost text-only great for summarization, translation, and classification 128k token context Lite Multimodal Multiple images Up to 30 minutes of video 300k token context Find-tuning with model distillation is available Pro Similar to Lite but with more… ## [Links - No Priors Ep. 91 | With Cohere Co-Founder and CEO Aidan Gomez](https://mrbusche.com/2024/12/06/cohere-ceo-aidan-gomez-on-the-future-of-ai/) _2024-12-06 · mrbusche.com blog_ This interview with Cohere CEO Aidan Gomez is a must watch (or listen) for anyone interested in AI. Here are some key takeaways: The role of "luck and chance" in his journey. The smallest nuance can significantly impact language model outputs, highlighting the need for robust and reliable models (Cohere is trying to build models with this in mind). Tailoring AI solutions to specific needs, like… ## [Links - Seth Godin Severe weather alert](https://mrbusche.com/2024/12/02/seth-godin-severe-weather-alert/) _2024-12-02 · mrbusche.com blog_ Like a lot of Seth Godin posts, this one is short but impactful, Severe Weather Alert He discusses getting an alert every day about severe weather in his area, but now it's just "weather" We think that regularly alerting people to something is likely to get their attention again and again. 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