WIFR - Weather - Headlines http://www.wifr.com/weather/headlines RSS Feed for WIFR - Weather - Headlines en-us Wed, 23 May 2012 04:30:44 GMT Thursday's 90s to put Spring, 2012 into Elite Company http://www.wifr.com/weather/headlines/Thursdays_90s_to_put_Spring_2012_into_Elite_Company_152864935.html A 90° reading here Thursday would mark an accomplishment that had only been reached in 3 of the past 106 years! Tropical Storm Bud Swirls Far Off Mexico http://www.wifr.com/weather/headlines/_Tropical_Storm_Bud_Swirls_Far_Off_Mexico_152861525.html Tropical Storm Bud is still swirling well off the Mexican coast but is not strengthening. 1st Bird, Mosquitoes Test Positive for West Nile http://www.wifr.com/weather/headlines/1st_Bird_Mosquitoes_Test_Positive_for_West_Nile_152855985.html The first bird and mosquito batches of the year have tested positive for West Nile virus in Illinois. Joplin Breaks Ground on Schools Year after Tornado http://www.wifr.com/weather/headlines/Joplin_Breaks_Ground_on_Schools_Year_after_Tornado_152611495.html A day after President Obama helped Joplin, Mo., bid its high school seniors an emotional farewell, the city is breaking ground on three new schools as part of the rebuilding process. Alberto weakens to tropical depression in Atlantic http://www.wifr.com/weather/headlines/Alberto_weakens_to_tropical_depression_in_Atlantic_152426125.html While one storm is in its final phases of life in the Atlantic Ocean, another is likely to be born soon in the Pacific! 5.6 magnitude quake shakes Bulgaria http://www.wifr.com/weather/headlines/56_magnitude_quake_shakes_Bulgaria_152424945.html Multiple earthquakes have been reported overseas in recent days, the most recent of which have occurred in Bulgaria. Rick Knabb, Ph.D., selected to lead NOAA’s National Hurricane Center http://www.wifr.com/weather/headlines/Rick_Knabb_PhD_selected_to_lead_NOAAs_National_Hurricane_Center_152126635.html National Hurricane Center tabs former Weather Channel Hurricane Expert and Elmhurst, IL native to be new director. Colorado wildfire grows amid erratic wind gusts http://www.wifr.com/weather/headlines/Colorado_wildfire_grows_amid_erratic_wind_gusts_151985245.html Wildfires in Colorado are growing rapidly, and conditions aren't likely to change anytime soon. Crews try to stop AZ blaze from crossing fire line http://www.wifr.com/weather/headlines/Crews_try_to_stop_AZ_blaze_from_crossing_fire_line_151825145.html Firefighters are hard at work in efforts to contain a wildfire that's growing exponentially. CA museum gets big gift to build shuttle exhibit http://www.wifr.com/weather/headlines/CA_museum_gets_big_gift_to_build_shuttle_exhibit_151824475.html The retired space shuttle Endeavour is one step closer to having a new permanent home!