By: News 9
8 p.m. Updates:
A cold front is moving in Monday and ahead of the boundary there will be a moderate threat for severe weather.
Temperatures will be in the 80s ahead of the front Monday afternoon. Behind the cold front, the highs will be in the 60s.
These two air masses will collide and storms will likely fire late in afternoon. The timing of storms developing will be between 4 and 6 p.m.
Storms will likely develop to the southeast of Oklahoma City.
These thunderstorms will have a chance to produce tennis ball size hail, winds to 70 mph, and there will be a tornado threat as well.
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3:58 p.m. | The National Weather Service is reporting that a tornado that touched down in Douglas County was an EF1 with winds of roughly 90 mph. The agency said it traveled for about 1.5 miles and had a width of roughly 250 yards. It touched down along N. Summers Circle and snapped and uprooted trees. It lifted as it approached Dorset Shoals Road, but not before snapping and uprooting multiple trees, some of which also landed on homes.
3:24 p.m. | Georgia Power currently reports 168 outages impacting 13,641 customers across Georgia. A majority of those are currently in the metro Atlanta area.
3:23 p.m. | A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued until 9 p.m. for Baldwin, Bibb, Butts, Crawford, Jasper, Jones, Monroe, Putnam, Greene, Hancock, Taliaferro, Warren, Wilkes, Barrow, Clayton, Cobb, Dekalb, Douglas, Fayette, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, Morgan, Newton, Rockdale, Walton, Clarke, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Carroll, Haralson, Paulding, Polk, Chattahoochee, Coweta, Ha
Puducherry Poll Results: Puducherry assembly elections 2021 took place in a single phase on April 6
New Delhi:
Counting of votes in the Union Territory of Puducherry began at 8 am today along with four states that went to polls this year. The counting begins as a raging coronavirus pandemic infects lakhs daily giving rise to fears that the process may lead to rise in cases further. Puducherry is currently under President s Rule after the dramatic collapse of the V Narayanasamy-led Congress government. The Puducherry assembly election 2021 took place in a single phase on April 6.
The Congress contested 14 of the 30 Assembly seats, with DMK getting 13 and smaller allies the rest. The BJP ceded majority to a local party - in this case, the AINRC of Former Chief Minister N Rangaswamy. The AINRC is contesting 16 seats. The BJP is contesting nine, with the AIADMK getting five.
Prashant Kishor
Even as Trinamool Congress managed a smooth victory in Bengal, the man behind the party s success, poll strategist Prashant Kishor on Sunday announced his retirement from election management.
Talking exclusively with India Today TV, he said, I have been thinking of quitting for too long and was looking for an opportunity, Bengal gave me that chance.
When asked about his political ambition, he said, Joining politics has always been on the radar, I have been there and failed, but I must go back and rethink what I must do better.
However, he said, I should hand over the baton to those who have been working with me, actual work has done by my colleagues and there is no better time than now to hand over the baton to someone.
COVID-19 Cases in India: India has recorded over 2.11 lakh Covid-linked deaths so far.
India is witnessing a frightening surge in dalily Covid cases with a large parts of the country getting affected by a devastating second Covid wave. Today, results are expected to be out after elections were held last month. Huge poll rallies had raised concerns among experts and have been linked to Covid surge.
With 4.01 lakh cases recorded on Saturday, India hit a new grim world record; 2,15,542 people have died so far. Maharashtra continues to be the worst-hit state followed by Kerala, Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh. This morning, the government data showed 3.92 lakh cases were recorded in the last 24 hours and 3,689 deaths, highest-ever in a single day.