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TODAY’S STATEWIDE FORECAST Monday, August 13, 2012 AccuWeather.com forecast for daytime conditions, low/high temperatures
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NATIONAL FORECAST
Cleveland 82° | 62°
Toledo 81° | 61°
Sunrise Tuesday 6:48 a.m. ........................... Sunset tonight 8:36 p.m. ........................... Moonrise today 2:49 a.m. ........................... Moonset today 5:47 p.m. ........................... New
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Youngstown 83° | 56°
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ENVIRONMENT Today’s UV factor. 8
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Main Pollutant: Particulate
Pollen Summary 4
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Mold Summary 9,386
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Yesterday’s Extremes: High: 121 at Death Valley, Calif.
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Hi Otlk 87 pc 68 rn 71 pc 67 rn 86 rn 93 clr 75 pc 82 rn 71 rn 80 clr 87 rn
Columbus 82° | 58°
Dayton 82° | 60°
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Portsmouth 85° | 57°
Low: 29 at Stanley, Idaho
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NATIONAL CITIES Temperatures indicate Sunday’s high and overnight low to 8 p.m. Eastern Time. Hi Lo Prc Otlk Albany,N.Y. 83 65 PCldy Albuquerque 97 69 PCldy 67 54 PCldy Anchorage Atlanta 88 63 PCldy Atlantic City 86 70 PCldy Austin 100 74 PCldy Baltimore 85 68 .34 Cldy Birmingham 85 61 PCldy Bismarck 79 57 .34 Clr Boise 96 62 Cldy Boston 84 72 .01PCldy Buffalo 77 64 .04PCldy Burlington,Vt. 84 67 .01PCldy Charleston,S.C. 90 73 Clr Charleston,W.Va. 82 57 PCldy 87 66 PCldy Charlotte,N.C. Chicago 76 55 Rain Cincinnati 85 55 Cldy Cleveland 79 62 Cldy Columbia,S.C. 91 73 Clr Columbus,Ohio 81 59 .12 Cldy Dallas-Ft Worth 105 76 PCldy Dayton 77 54 Cldy Denver 86 54 .11PCldy Des Moines 73 65 .02 Cldy Detroit 82 60 Rain
Cincinnati 85° | 62°
Greensboro,N.C. Honolulu Houston Indianapolis Jacksonville Kansas City Key West Las Vegas Little Rock Los Angeles Louisville Memphis Miami Beach Milwaukee Nashville New Orleans New York City Oklahoma City Orlando Philadelphia Phoenix Pittsburgh St Louis Salt Lake City San Diego San Francisco Seattle Washington,D.C.
Hi Lo Prc Otlk 85 65 .01PCldy 87 74 PCldy 97 78 Clr 83 58 Rain 89 73 .19 Cldy 95 67 .02PCldy 86 80 PCldy 109 88 PCldy 94 65 Cldy 92 71 Clr 87 58 Cldy 93 63 Cldy 90 76 .65PCldy 78 61 Rain 85 57 Cldy 92 75 Cldy 87 73 PCldy 102 72 Clr 92 74 .65 Rain 85 71 PCldy 115 91 Clr 76 60 .01 Cldy 85 65 Cldy 98 67 PCldy 85 72 PCldy 65 53 Clr 87 60 PCldy 88 72 .03 Cldy
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REGIONAL ALMANAC Temperature High Yesterday .............................77 at 3:04 p.m. Low Yesterday..............................54 at 6:02 a.m. Normal High .....................................................83 Normal Low ......................................................63 Record High ........................................97 in 1918 Record Low.........................................48 in 1967
Precipitation 24 hours ending at 5 p.m................................0.0 Month to date ................................................1.50 Normal month to date ...................................1.12 Year to date .................................................18.80 Normal year to date ....................................26.61 Snowfall yesterday ........................................0.00
TODAY IN HISTORY (AP) — Today is Monday, Aug. 13, the 226th day of 2012. There are 140 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Aug. 13, 1942, Walt Disney’s animated feature “Bambi” had its U.S. premiere at Radio City Music Hall in New York, five days after its world premiere in London. On this date: • In 1521, Spanish conqueror Hernando Cortez captured Tenochtitlan, present-day Mexico City, from the Aztecs. • In 1792, French revolutionaries imprisoned the royal family.
• In 1846, the American flag was raised for the first time in Los Angeles. • In 1932, Adolf Hitler rejected the post of vice chancellor of Germany, saying he was prepared to hold out “for all or nothing.” • In 1934, the satirical comic strip “Li’l Abner,” created by Al Capp, made its debut. • In 1960, the first two-way telephone conversation by satellite took place with the help of Echo 1. The Central African Republic became totally independent of French rule.
• Five years ago: President George W. Bush’s political strategist, Karl Rove, announced his resignation. • One year ago: Seven people were killed when a stage collapsed at the Indiana State Fair during a powerful storm just before a concert was to begin. • Today’s Birthdays: Former Cuban President Fidel Castro is 86. Hockey Hall of Famer Bobby Clarke is 63. Golf Hall of Famer Betsy King is 57. Actor Danny Bonaduce is 53. Pop-rock singer James Morrison is 28.
Heat affecting guards, inmates at Okla. prisons
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Iranians search the ruins of buildings at the village of Bajebaj near the city of Varzaqan in northwestern Iran, on Sunday, following Saturday’s earthquake. Twin earthquakes in Iran have killed at least 250 people and injured over 2,000, Iranian state television said on Sunday.
Residents describe terror of Iran quake TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Residents of the zone in northwestern Iran hit by powerful twin earthquakes described moments of terror and panic with birds crowing loudly in warning seconds before the ground shook. As the death toll rose Sunday to more than 250 with entire villages leveled, rescuers called off searches for survivors and turned their attention to caring for the 16,000 people left homeless. At least 20 villages were totally destroyed in the quakes on Saturday that were followed by some 36 aftershocks, state television reported. Ahmad Reza Shajiei, a senior government official in charge of rescue operations, said more than 5,000 tents have been set up to shelter the thousands of displaced who spent the night outdoors. “The moment the earthquake hit, it was like a snake biting from underground. It was the worst experience of my life,” said resident Morteza Javid, 47, from Ahar. “The walls were shaking and moving from side to side. It took about a minute before I could run out of the house,” he said. “Seconds before the earthquake, crows were making a lot
of noise, but I didn’t understand why. It was only after the quake that I learned the crows were warning us.” Javid said he drove more than a dozen injured people to hospitals during the night. State television said at least 250 died. The semiofficial Mehr news agency quoted a local official who put the toll at 277. State TV said 44,000 food packages and thousands of blankets have been distributed in the stricken area. In Washington, the White House press secretary sent a message of sympathy for the victims. “Our thoughts are with the families of those who were lost, and we wish the wounded a speedy recovery,” it said.” We stand ready to offer assistance in this difficult time.” The U.S. and Iran are locked in a bitter fight over Tehran’s disputed nuclear program, which the West suspect is aimed at producing weapons. Iran denies the allegation. The U.N. also issued a message of sympathy and offered aid. The U.S. Geological Survey reported that Saturday’s first quake was magnitude 6.4 and struck 60 kilometers (35 miles) northeast of
the city of Tabriz at a depth of 9.9 kilometers (6.2 miles). State TV quoted local Crisis Committee chief Khalil Saei as saying the epicenter was a region between the towns of Ahar and Haris, about 600 kilometers (350 miles) northwest of the capital Tehran. The second quake was a magnitude 6.3 and struck 11 minutes later, the USGS reported. Its epicenter was 50 kilometers (30 miles) northeast of Tabriz at a depth of 9.8 kilometers (6.1 miles). The quakes hit the towns of Ahar, Haris and Varzaqan in East Azerbaijan province, state television reported. In addition to 20 villages destroyed, more than 130 others sustained heavy damage, state TV said. The aftershocks were felt in a wide region near the Caspian Sea, causing panic among the people. Iran is located on seismic fault lines and is prone to earthquakes. It experiences at least one earthquake every day on average, although most are so small they go unnoticed. In 2003, some 26,000 people were killed by a magnitude 6.6 quake that flattened the historic southeastern city of Bam.
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The record-setting heat is taking a toll on those who work and live in prisons without air conditioning. Correctional officers say elevated temperatures can leave prisoners with shorter fuses. “Obviously, we are not dealing with the best people society has to offer,” said Daniel Vollmer, a correctional officer at Joseph Harp Correctional Center in Lexington. “It is no big surprise Oklahoma summers tend to put people on edge.” Mike Rogers is a unit manager at James Crabtree Correctional Center in Helena. “Things get a little more tense and a whole lot quicker,” he said. Addressing issues that arise among prisoners because of the heat detracts from his regular work duties, he said. “Staff have found themselves handling a whole lot more smaller issues that normally wouldn’t happen simply because of the heat, and being short-handed escalates problems a lot quicker than normal,” Rogers said. Sgt. David Edelman works the midnight shift at Lexington Assessment and Reception Center. “Well, when I go in at midnight to work, it is still in the mid-90s,” Edelman said. “It makes it to where the only thing you can think about is water. You get very lethargic. Unfortunately, when you become lethargic like that, you become complacent.” The problem is compounded for officers working double shifts,
Edelman said. He said most offenders don’t sleep through the night because of the heat. Edelman believes disturbances at the facility are increasing as a result. “Everybody becomes more and more irritated,” he said. “The littlest thing can set one of the inmates off.” Department of Corrections spokesman Jerry Massie said slightly more than half of the housing units in the system have air conditioning. No heat- related deaths have been reported. Inmates are allowed to purchase fans, Massie said. In addition, fans are provided for indigent offenders, he said. Staff pay special attention to those who are older than 55 or who are medically frail, Massie said. Terry Martin is warden at the Dick Conner Correctional Center in Hominy. The facility has put misters in shaded areas and has identified cool zones, such as an air-conditioned hallway, dining hall or visiting room where offenders can go to cool off, Martin said. The facility also is handing out ice, Martin said. The facility can house 960 medium-security and 236 minimum-security offenders. Cathy Sasnett said about 18 offenders have been treated for heatrelated illnesses at Jess Dunn Correctional Center, a 982-bed, minimum-security facility in Taft. A lot of those treated have other ailments that are intensified by the heat, said Sasnett, public information officer.