Rain Showers, Flood Watch in Effect
Occasional heavy rain is expected today and tonight. The threat for flooding will increase during the day and tonight. Commutes this evening and Tuesday morning could be impacted as a result. The Flood Watch continues for all of south central Michigan from this afternoon through Tuesday morning. Widespread 1 to 3 precipitation amounts, some areas over 5 inches. Much of the watch area recently received significant rain. This much additional rain over a large area would quickly turn to runoff that would overwhelm some local drainage systems. Today: Showers, mainly after 11am. Steady temperature around 63. Southeast wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. Tonight: Showers. Low around 47. South wind 10 to 14 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible. Tuesday: Showers, mainly after noon. High near 51. Southwest wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible. Tuesday Night: Showers likely,…
Events of Monday, October 23, 2017
Yoga at Meijer Branch, Jackson District Library. Every Monday and Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. and Friday at 8:30 am. Join Yoga instructor Jeanette Lamphere and learn the basics of yoga. Suggested donation $3. Intended for adults. Jackson YMCA Membership Drive. Today is the last day to take advantage of New Member Join Fee of just $5. Free childcare for family memberships. Over 100 group exercise classes to choose from. One membership, two locations: Summit Branch, at Summit Oaks Mall and Downtown at 127 West Wesley Street. www.jacksonymca.org Family Storytime and Crafts at the Carnegie Branch, Jackson District Library. Join us at the Carnegie Branch every Monday at 6 PM for stories, crafts and more. Intended for ages 0-7 and their families. Red Cross Blood Drive. During Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the American Red Cross encourages eligible donors to give blood to support cancer patients and others. According to the American Cancer Society, nearly 1.7 million new cases of cancer are expected in the U.S. this year. Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women, with nearly 253,000 women expected to be diagnosed in 2017. Cancer patients may need blood products during chemotherapy, surgery or treatment for complications. Today 12 PM to 5:45 PM: Church of…
Monday, October 23, 2017
Bill Jors, City of Jackson Mayor; BuilderWalk, General Materials; Guy Packard, VP of Electric Operations, Consumers Energy; Todd Knepper, Director of DPW, City of Jackson Leaf Pickup; Mike Hirst, Andy’s Angels; Joel Shaner, Jackson High School Band Director; Rock Mangus, Mission of Hope Cancer Fund (Replay from Wednesday, October 18)
Football playoff field set, local teams ready for action
By Mike Moore Photo by Ryan Kerwin, JTV Sports Staff Writer When the football season begins, teams from across the state have hopes and dreams about a long run to Ford Field and a chance at a state title. When the regular season ends, well, reality has a strong way of showing up. But, for 256 teams, the hopes for one of those eight state titles, and 16 spots in Detroit, remains alive and well. Here’s a quick look at the teams in JTV’s coverage area and their first-round playoff pairings. Exact times and dates for games will be made available Monday or Tuesday, at the latest. Let the fun begin Lumen Christi rolled to another state title last year, and begins its title defense at home against Quincy this weekend in a Division 6 opener. The Titans went 7-1 in their eight-game schedule, and will host a Quincy team that went 5-4 and is in the playoffs for just the second time (2014) since 2005. Quincy’s last playoff appearance ended abruptly in a 53-16 loss to, well, Lumen. The Lumen-Quincy winner will take…
Warm Today, Rain Tonight
Rain will move into Lower Michigan today with a slowly approaching cold front. Potentially heavy rainfall is expected Monday afternoon and Monday night before windy and cool weather arrives on Tuesday and Wednesday. Temperatures through the week will decline steadily from highs around 60 Monday to highs in the 50s this coming weekend. Today: Sunny until midday then becoming partly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. Tonight: Rain showers overnight. Lows in the upper 50s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 80 percent. Monday: Rain showers. Locally heavy rainfall possible in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 60s. West winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 80 percent. Monday Night: Rain showers. Lows in the mid 40s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 80 percent. Tuesday: Rain showers likely. Highs in the lower 50s. West winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent. Tuesday Night: Cloudy with scattered rain showers. Lows in the upper 30s. Chance of rain 50 percent. Wednesday: Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain showers. Highs in the…
Saturday, October 21 – Sunday, October 22, 2017
The Suburban Chevrolet Cadillac Sports Weekend presents High School Football. Saturday at 1 PM and 7 PM: Springport at Napoleon. 3:30 PM and 9:30 PM: Reading at Michigan Center. Sunday at 1 PM and 7 PM: Western at Northwest. 3:30 PM: Springport at Napoleon. 9:30 PM: Reading at Michigan Center.
A Very Warm Weekend
After a very warm Saturday with highs approaching 80 in spots, the forecast changes dramatically Sunday with rain showers. Precipitation, possibly heavy in some spots, is expect to last well into the coming week. Monday night through Tuesday looks particularly wet with increasing winds from this strengthening fall storm. Regardless of the details, there is increasing potential for significant rain beginning Monday night and lasting well into Tuesday. We have bumped up precipitation totals over the eastern forecast area with this update in response to these model trends. Temperatures next week will be seasonably cool with highs in the upper 40s to mid 50s. Today: Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Tonight: Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Sunday: Mostly sunny until midday, then partly sunny with a 30 percent chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph. Sunday Night: Rain showers likely. Lows in the mid 50s. South winds around 10 mph becoming west overnight. Chance of rain 70 percent. Monday: A chance of rain showers until midday,…
