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Keri Wiginton

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Photographer and Writer at Freelance

Freelance Writer at Freelance

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Articles

  • 1 week ago | q1065.fm | Keri Wiginton |JR Mitchell |Cindy Campbell |Jordan Verge

    Hurricane Season 2025 is here, and chances are you've lived through at least one of these devastatingly scary storms that possibly even shook you to the core. So far, eight names used for hurricanes will never be used again because of the turmoil and destruction they cause. According to the National Hurricane Center, the World Meteorological Organization assigns names to each season's hurricanes, recycling them every six years.

  • 1 week ago | 1073kissfmtexas.com | Keri Wiginton

    Hurricanes are becoming increasingly stronger, so much so that there's a good chance a new category will enter the line-up. According to the Guardian, scientists are proposing a Category 6 to classify what they're calling 'mega-hurricanes.'Since 2014, we've had five storms that would have been classed as Category 6 strength if the category had existed.

  • 1 week ago | 1079ishot.com | Keri Wiginton

    #50. Hurricane Sally#49. Hurricane Gustav#48. Western, Central, and Southeast US drought and heatwave (2000)#47. Hurricane Isabel#46. Midwest, Plains, and Southeast drought (2006)#45. Southeast Drought (1983)#44. Hurricane Alicia#43. Hurricane Opal#42. Hurricane Fran#41. U.S. drought (2008)#40. South Plains Severe Weather#39. Hurricane Georges#38. East Coast Blizzard and Severe Weather#37. Hurricane Floyd#36. Hurricane Jeanne#35. Midwest/Southeast Tornadoes#34. Missouri River and North Central Flooding#33.

  • 2 weeks ago | 1045theteam.com | Keri Wiginton

    Hudson Valley and Upstate New York residents are warned that a nor’easter is coming that's going to make it feel like winter again across the region. Hudson Valley weather expert Ben Noll warns it's going to feel more a March this week. Another Major Nor'Easter Barrels Into Northeastern U.S.This is because of a nor’easter that's heading our way.

  • 3 weeks ago | 965thewalleye.com | Keri Wiginton

    Parents of youth softball players were rushing to check on players after a massive dust cloud swept across the field. In a now-viral video shared on Facebook, players are seen in the middle of a weekend softball game in Morris, Illinois. The city sits approximately 60 miles southwest of Chicago. The scene is relatively calm as the pitcher tosses the ball toward home plate. Moments later, we see a huge dust cloud barreling down on the field.