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A strong storm system is headed for middle Tennessee.
According to the National Weather Service, a strong low pressure system has formed over Texas and will soon begin heading toward middle Tennessee today. Rain ahead of the system will move into the area this afternoon. Rainfall will increase this evening as the low approaches the area.
Locally heavy rainfall is possible with this system. We expect one to two inches with this system for late this afternoon and tonight. Highest amounts will be over the southeast half of the area.
This system may also generate isolated severe thunderstorms over the areas south of I-40 tonight.
The greatest threat from severe storms will be damaging winds and isolated tornadoes.
The intensity of the low pressure system will generate strong winds over the area. Expect winds in the morning at 10 - 20 mph. Higher gusts are possible. Afternoon winds could increase to15 - 25 mph. Gusts to 35 mph are possible.
Much colder air will pour into the region and slowly change the precipitation from rain to snow.
The low is expected to pull out of the area in the afternoon on Wednesday. This should limit the amount of snowfall to around one inch or less.
Parts of southwestern Kentucky are under a blizzard warning.
Watch FOX 17 News Meteorologists Chris Justus, Barak Shapiro and Craig Edwards over the next two days and they will bring you the latest as the system moves through.
According to the National Weather Service, a strong low pressure system has formed over Texas and will soon begin heading toward middle Tennessee today. Rain ahead of the system will move into the area this afternoon. Rainfall will increase this evening as the low approaches the area.
Locally heavy rainfall is possible with this system. We expect one to two inches with this system for late this afternoon and tonight. Highest amounts will be over the southeast half of the area.
This system may also generate isolated severe thunderstorms over the areas south of I-40 tonight.
The greatest threat from severe storms will be damaging winds and isolated tornadoes.
The intensity of the low pressure system will generate strong winds over the area. Expect winds in the morning at 10 - 20 mph. Higher gusts are possible. Afternoon winds could increase to15 - 25 mph. Gusts to 35 mph are possible.
Much colder air will pour into the region and slowly change the precipitation from rain to snow.
The low is expected to pull out of the area in the afternoon on Wednesday. This should limit the amount of snowfall to around one inch or less.
Parts of southwestern Kentucky are under a blizzard warning.
Watch FOX 17 News Meteorologists Chris Justus, Barak Shapiro and Craig Edwards over the next two days and they will bring you the latest as the system moves through.
Tuesday, December 25 2012, 08:43 AM CST
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Miss. chooses new firm to run Woodville prison
May 18, 2013 20:50 GMT
WOODVILLE, Miss. (AP) -- Mississippi officials have picked a new company to run the Wilkinson County Correctional Facility.
Utah-based Management and Training Corp. announced Friday that the Mississippi Department of Corrections has chosen it to run the 1,000-bed prison starting July 1, the Natchez Democrat reports (http://bit.ly/10MvOGv).
Corrections Corporation of America, based in Nashville, Tenn., had run the prison since 1998. MTC says it will keep "the vast majority" of employees.
MTC will get a five-year contract to run the prison with two one-year options. Last year, officials chose MTC to take over East Mississippi Correctional Facility, the Walnut Grove Correctional Facility and the Marshall County Correctional Facility from the GEO Group. MTC won 10-year contracts for each.
CCA still runs the Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility and the Adams County Correctional Center in Mississippi.
Information from: The Natchez Democrat, http://www.natchezdemocrat.com/
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