Anna Skinner

3 days ago | newsweek.com | Hollie Silverman |Anna Skinner

By Hollie Silverman is the Deputy Weekend Editor at Newsweek based out of South Carolina. Her focus is reporting on breaking news and trending topics. Hollie has reported extensively on both local and national crime trends as well as health, climate and education stories. She won an Emmy for her coverage the George Floyd Riots during her time at CNN.

1 week ago | newsweek.com | Anna Skinner

Millions of Americans are bracing for an extreme heat wave that will push the heat index, or feels-like temperature, into the triple digits across the Midwest and Upper Great Lakes next week. National Weather Service (NWS) meteorologist Bryan Howell, who works at the Duluth, Minnesota, office, told Newsweek that temperatures will be as high as 93 degrees Fahrenheit in Duluth on Sunday, which is near the record high of 94 degrees, which was set in 1910.

1 week ago | newsweek.com | Anna Skinner

Thousands of people in Illinois were urged to take immediate cover on Wednesday as a tornado approached. Multiple urgent warnings were issued for parts of central Illinois and affected thousands, including around 500 people in northwestern Logan, south central Tazewell, and east central Mason counties, nearly 4,700 people in east central Logan, southwestern De Witt and northwestern Macon counties, and more than 2,500 people in northern Menard and southeastern Mason counties.

1 week ago | newsweek.com | Anna Skinner

More than 500,000 people were warned of dangerous ocean conditions in Florida, South Carolina and North Carolina on Wednesday as rip currents and longshore currents posed risks to swimmers and beachgoers. Newsweek reached out to the National Weather Service (NWS) office in Morehead, North Carolina, by phone for comment. Why It MattersThe beach hazards statements and rip current statements come as the NWS has reported 33 surf-related fatalities across the nation and in Puerto Rico so far this year.

1 week ago | mahoningmatters.com | Anna Skinner

More than 500,000 people were warned of dangerous ocean conditions in Florida, South Carolina and North Carolina on Wednesday as rip currents and longshore currents posed risks to swimmers and beachgoers. Newsweek reached out to the National Weather Service (NWS) office in Morehead, North Carolina, by phone for comment. Why It MattersThe beach hazards statements and rip current statements come as the NWS has reported 33 surf-related fatalities across the nation and in Puerto Rico so far this year.