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We have more impactful weather for northern Ohio with gusty winds, falling temperatures and accumulating lake effect snow from Lorain east, where a Lake Effect Snow Warning has been issued through early Friday morning. Some communities even reported hearing thunder with the passing of a squall line which created brief, white-out conditions.
A number of power outages occurred with the passing of the front last night. At one point, most of Huron was without power. Many of the outages have been restored, with just spotty outages reported as of this morning. Delays and travel hazards are possible this morning. Wind chills early today will plummet to near zero for the first time this season.
Erie County is under a Level 1 Winter Weather Road Condition Advisory.
Thundersnow in Findlay! ⚡️⚡️⚡️
Snow squall warning just after 11:15 pm as winds gusted to 56 mph causing a near whiteout! pic.twitter.com/cI0Z42xOOj
— Chris Vickers (@ChrisWTOL) December 5, 2024
Snow Trails ski resort near Mansfield is opening for the season at noon today. The resort for skiing, snowboarding and tubing will be open until 9 p.m. All of the trails will be open, along with six lifts, two conveyor carpet lifts and six terrain parks. The projected opening for the vertical descent tubing park is not confirmed because additional snowmaking and park preparations are still needed. (Mansfield News-Journal)
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Sandusky social media pages have been buzzing with rumors that a Wing Stop will be opening a location on Rt. 250, likely across from Chick-fil-A, near Meijer. We haven’t heard anything official yet.
After closing its last location more than two decades ago, the iconic restaurant brand Chi-Chi’s is set for its return in 2025. Michael McDermott, the son of the restaurant’s co-founder Marno McDermott, said he plans to reopen multiple locations, some 21 years after the chain closed its final restaurant. McDermott worked with Hormel Foods to get the rights to the Chi-Chi’s trademark. Hormel Foods has continued making salsa under the Chi-Chi’s brand name since the chain’s 2004 closure. McDermott said that he would blend the traditional Chi-Chi’s experience with modern influences. The first two restaurants are expected to open in Minnesota. (News5Cleveland.com WEWS)
If you spent all day Monday taking advantage of Cyber Monday deals, you are not alone. Online shoppers this year made Cyber Monday the biggest online shopping day ever. American shoppers spent $15.8 million every minute on Monday, which worked out to a total of $13.3 billion, up 7.3% from last year. Add in the sales over the five-day Thanksgiving shopping weekend, the total adds up to $41.1 billion. Toys were the most popular items. Others included electronics, electric scooters, smart watches, and gaming consoles. (business.adobe.com)
You may have heard that a Chinese hacking campaign has been spying on texts and calls through at least eight major telecommunication company’s customers, including AT&T, Verizon, and Lumen Technologies, but now we know it’s a bigger problem than first thought. A top White House official told NBC News yesterday that the hacking is much bigger than previously revealed to the public, and includes “dozens of countries around the world” according to Anne Neuberger, a deputy national security adviser for cyber and emerging technology at the National Security Council.
During the press call, Neuberger and other officials said they don’t believe that any of the US telecoms have eliminated the threat completely, which has led to advice from the FBI that people should use encrypted channels to communicate for now. The FBI says it’s in the process of notifying Americans whose calls it believes were compromised, but doesn’t plan to notify everyone. An official said the “Salt Typhoon” attack was mainly interested in call records of people in the Washington, D.C. area. In a statement, China said it “firmly opposes the US’s smear attacks against China without any factual basis.” Source: NBC News
Killer Whales have been spotted with salmon hats. The orcas have been seen balancing salmon on their heads in coastal waters in Washington state. They were previously observed doing the same thing in the 1980s. It’s not clear what the behavior means. Southern resident killer whales are critically endangered and most likely on a path toward extinction. (NBC News)
Killer whales have been spotted with dead fish on their heads, reviving a fad last seen 37 years ago ⬇️ https://t.co/JNO8GfUSR0
— The Times and The Sunday Times (@thetimes) November 29, 2024
