Willie Rogers passed away at 101 in St. Petersburg, FL. Mr. Rogers was a Master Sgt. with the valiant men of the 99th Flying Squadron bettter known as the "Tuskeegee Airmen" or "Redtails".
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Alert: | ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE SOUTHERN GREEN MOUNTAINS...NORTHERN BERKSHIRES...CENTRAL AND NORTHERN TACONICS...HELDERBERGS AND CENTRAL CATSKILLS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ABOVE 1000 FEET. * MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATE...GENERALLY AROUND ONE INCH PER HOUR THROUGH THIS MORNING...THEN AROUND A HALF INCH PER HOUR. * TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES CONTINUING THROUGH THIS MORNING...THEN PERIODS OF SNOW SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY. * IMPACTS...POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 30S THROUGH TODAY AND THEN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S TONIGHT AND MONDAY. | ||||||||||
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