Ericsson's early Indianapolis 500 exit typifies wild day full of crashes and other problems
Read full article: Ericsson's early Indianapolis 500 exit typifies wild day full of crashes and other problemsMarcus Ericsson, the 2022 Indianapolis 500 champion and 2023 runner-up, was knocked out of Sunday's race before completing a lap as part of a three-car crash.
Reformist Thai party, thwarted from forming new government, seeks law change to limit Senate's power
Read full article: Reformist Thai party, thwarted from forming new government, seeks law change to limit Senate's powerThe political party that captured first place in Thailand’s general election two months ago — only to see the country’s unelected Senators block it from taking power — is fighting back.
Why did it take so long for Father’s Day to be created?
Read full article: Why did it take so long for Father’s Day to be created?On May 9, 1914, President Woodrow Wilson signed a proclamation declaring the second Sunday of each May would be “a public expressions of our love and reverence for the mothers of our country,” also known as, the creation of Mother’s Day.
Get ready! A sampling of April and May warmth to come the next few days
Read full article: Get ready! A sampling of April and May warmth to come the next few daysExpect high temperatures across much of the area to reach into the 60s with a few high clouds drifting through. At this time, the International Space Station will be flying over. This will put our high temperatures in the 70s Wednesday and Thursday afternoons, making it feel like the middle of May at times. Upper air pattern by Thursday, 3/11/2021This will also extend our dry spell to 10 straight days, which hasn’t happened since late December of 2019. Last time we had a dry spell of 10 straight daysThat streak may come to an end late Friday, as a front slowly moves closer to the region.
US job losses in May could raise 3-month total to 30 million
Read full article: US job losses in May could raise 3-month total to 30 millionIf their forecast of 8 million jobs lost in May proves correct, it would come on top of April's loss of 20.5 million jobs — the worst monthly loss on record — and bring total job cuts in the three months since the viral outbreak intensified to nearly 30 million. That's more than three times the jobs lost in the 2008-2009 Great Recession. That is still more than all the jobs lost in the Great Recession. Oxford Economics, a consulting firm, estimates that the economy will regain 17 million jobs by year's end, a huge increase by historic standards. Adam Ozimek, chief economist at Upwork, notes that the fastest year for job growth since the Great Recession was 3 million jobs in 2014.
Roanoke sets a new May rainfall record with a week left to go in the month
Read full article: Roanoke sets a new May rainfall record with a week left to go in the monthROANOKE, Va. – After one of the wettest weeks in any month during Roanoke’s recorded weather history, the Star City was on the doorstep of a new record for wettest May. With the showers and storms that pushed through Sunday, Roanoke added 0.91″ of rain to its May totals, pushing 2020 into the top spot for wettest Mays on record with a week to go! We set three consecutive daily rainfall records last week on Tuesday through Thursday. May daily rainfall calendar (WSLS)With rain chances in the forecast later this week, May 2020 can run up the score and climb further out of reach for future Mays. It hasn’t rained quite as much in our other major communities, so May 2020 comes lower on the list of wettest Mays in those locations.
Where this past week’s wet weather ranks in Southwest Virginia history
Read full article: Where this past week’s wet weather ranks in Southwest Virginia historyNow that our skies have dried out, we can figure out where this week’s rains ranks in the record books. Roanoke was one of the wettest communities this past week, with 9.26″ of rain falling from Monday through Friday. Wettest 3 day periods in Roanoke (WSLS)With all the rain this week, Roanoke is now experiencing one of its wettest Mays on record. Wettest Mays on record in Roanoke (WSLS)May 2020 in Blacksburg also ranks high on the list of wettest Mays, coming in 12th so far. Danville and Lynchburg were drier this past week, so this year is lower on the list in each of those communities.