A First Alert Weather Alert has been extended through Sunday evening due to potentially damaging gusty winds. We are monitoring both air quality and visibility concerns through the rest of this weekend. A Wind Advisory and High Wind Warning have been extended by the National Weather Service through 10 p.m. Sunday. Winds of 35-45 MPH
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An atmospheric river continues to impact Southern California, delivering heavy rain to parts of Riverside County and creating the threat of flooding. While the highest rainfall totals will stay west of the desert, the Coachella Valley can still experience flooding, especially through the washes and low-lying areas. A Flood Watch will last through early Wednesday morning
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A First Alert Weather Alert is in place as we track active weather making its way through Southern California! Rain overnight continues in areas around the Valley, with some embedded thunderstorms and snow in the higher elevations of the San Jacinto and San Bernardino Mountains. A Flood Watch took effect for the Coachella Valley at
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It’s a First Alert Weather Alert Day. We’re tracking a low-pressure system that’s bringing strong west winds to the valley, along with snow to the surrounding higher elevations. A High Wind Warning is in effect for the Coachella Valley and our surrounding mountain areas, including the San Gorgonio Pass near Banning. In addition, there’s a
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The First Alert Weather Team has issued a First Alert Weather Alert for incoming west winds bringing gusty conditions locally. ROAD CLOSURE ALERT: N. INDIAN CANYON AT THE WASH. Closed due to blowing sand and low visibility. pic.twitter.com/QXUiJIzZvR— City of Palm Springs (@CityofPS) November 28, 2022 The City of Palm Springs closed North Indian Canyon
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A First Alert Weather Alert remains through midnight tonight as tropical moisture moves through Southern California. KESQ Kay continues to become disorganized, now just a remnant low off the coast, still sending bands of scattered showers across the region. Read the final advisory on this storm from the National Hurricane Center here. KESQ A Flood
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As temperatures heat up over the next few days, we need to keep in mind our fuzzy friends. The US National Weather Service says, “Please monitor your pets closely, especially across inland areas, as they are not acclimated to the warmer temperatures yet!” Have you downloaded the ‘KESQ First Alert’ app yet? It’s FREE! Click here.
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Marco Revuelta es un reportero para Noticias Telemundo 15 en el Valle de Coachella. Marco se graduó de la Universidad de Houston con un título en periodismo y poco después desembarcó en su primer trabajo como reportero de noticias de televisión. Sus inicios lo llevaron a la ciudad fronteriza de Laredo,Texas donde trabajó para el
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Just a short drive south of Palm Springs, you’ll find California’s largest lake. The drive along the circumference of the Salton Sea reveals surprising, majestic views unlike anything you’d expect to find in the desert. But for its impressive sights and size, the Salton Sea is not a household name, least of all in the
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It’s a strange phenomenon when the average Californian can tell you more about the breathtaking beauty of Lake Tahoe or the dizzyingly good times at Lake Havasu than that state’s largest lake. And in cases where they have heard of it, you would likely get complaints about the smell or the dead fish. The Salton
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Along the dusty shoreline of the Salton Sea, you could blink and you’d miss it: the Ski Inn, the only bar around the east side of the lake for 40 miles. This neighborhood bar and restaurant in Bombay Beach is a local watering hole that’s been here for decades, an obscure Anthony Bourdain stop, wallpapered
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Update 3/25/23 11:30 a.m.North Indian Canyon through the wash has re-opened. Update 3/24/23 11:30 a.m.Araby Trail at the wash has re-opened.Indian Canyon still has water running across the roadway and will most likely be closed all day Friday. Update: 3/23/23 11:30 a.m. Gene Autry Trail is now open at the wash. East Vista Chino also
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The First Alert Weather Team had issued a First Alert Weather Alert from Friday afternoon through Sunday night due to another round of strong winds. By Monday morning, that First Alert Weather Alert has expired, making way for some cooler temperatures, for now. KESQ Here are the strongest winds we saw on Saturday. KESQ Expect
Continue ReadingDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Long-haul carrier Emirates says it is halting local check-in for passengers traveling on its flights as the wider United Arab Emirates tries to recover from record-setting rains this week. Emirates said the order would go through the entire day into early Saturday. Low-cost carrier FlyDubai also saw some disruptions.
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Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Russian troops are ramping up pressure on exhausted Ukrainian forces across the front line to prepare to grab more land this spring and summer. With a vital U.S. aid package for Kyiv slowed down in Congress, Russia has relied on its edge in firepower and personnel to step up attacks across
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