Significant ice buildup due to freezing rain continues into Thursday - The Weather Network

Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms were reported across southern Wisconsin on Tuesday evening. THE TAKEAWAYSix people, including a 13-year-old child, were killed in a Wisconsin plane crash. The pilot reported ice buildup on the wings before the aircraft rapidly descended and crashed near Dellona. The official cause of the crash remains under investigation. DELLONA, Wisconsin – A small plane carrying five adults and one child crashed Tuesday night in Wisconsin shortly after the pilot reported ice buildup on the aircraft’s wings. FOX News Digital reported that the aircraft began descending at a rate of up to 4,000 feet per minute while returning from Kenosha to Menomonie after the pilot reported ice buildup on the wings. AMELIA EARHART MYSTERY COULD BE A STEP CLOSER TO BEING SOLVED AS RESEARCHERS INVESTIGATE POSSIBLE PLANE WRECKThe NTSB said the pilot alerted air traffic control to the icing and requested a lower altitude before radio communications and flight-tracking data were lost. FILE PHOTO: Piper PA-46-310P Malibu on final-approach.

Canada is about to spend more on defence than any living Canadian has planned for. We have $180 billion in procurement over ten years, a new agency to run the buying, ten named sovereign capabilities, and a target of 70 percent of purchases aimed at Canadian firms. The emerging debate is about numbers: is it enough? Can we afford all of it? Where should it go? But there’s another question that needs asking, and I don’t have an answer yet: If the most valuable thing available to us is dual-use technology—and I think it is—are we in Canada structurally capable of taking delivery?

An October nor'easter is developing in the Atlantic, where it will bring high surf, rip currents, coastal flooding, winds and rain to parts of the East Coast for several days this week. The National Hurricane Center has it highlighted as an area to watch this week for potential subtropical development. However, regardless of development, this system will bring dangerous conditions to the East Coast this week. Fortunately, this system doesn't look to be as strong as the one in September. But the bad news? It could linger for much of the week, so impacts could have a longer duration than you would think. There are currently coastal flood alerts across parts of coastal North Carolina and Virginia, where anywhere from 1 to 4 feet of inundation is possible. Key takeawaysWe do not expect this storm to be as strong as the late September nor'easter. The area most likely impacted the longest appears to be from the Delmarva Peninsula to eastern North Carolina, with more models pointing to primarily eastern North Carolina.

Thousands evacuate Southern California as wind-fueled fires burn homesFire crews in Southern California gained ground Saturday on a wind-driven blaze that charred hills and damaged or destroyed at least six large coastal homes, allowing evacuation orders to be lifted and thousands of people to return home. The fast-moving Norte Fire sparked the previous day in San Clemente amid hot, strong Santa Ana winds that drove it into San Juan Capistrano, prompting the evacuation of about 16,000 residents. Firefighters work to douse a house fire during the Norte Fire on Friday, Oct. 16, 2026, in San Juan Capistrano, Calif.(AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)Hundreds of firefighters deployed to combat the blaze in the hills of Orange County. At one home engulfed in smoke and fire, photos showed them using hoses to try to douse the flames. Most of the evacuations were lifted Saturday evening, except for one street in San Clemente. The Norte Fire was one of several in the region hit by the Santa Anas, which blow from the interior and toward the coast.

Marine technician crosses world's roughest sea to document AntarcticaFor Andrew Naslund, Antarctica is his “favorite place in the world.”He’s a marine technician for Scripps Institution of Oceanography. And while not a professional photographer, he’s capturing Antarctica’s beauty along his research journey. Andrew Naslund, Scripps Institution of Oceanography marine technician.(Andrew Naslund)The researchNaslund spends months aboard a research vessel, the R/V Roger Revelle (AGOR 24), which he describes as “basically a floating laboratory.”“The purpose of this ship is to provide a platform for scientists to reach some of the most remote reaches of our oceans,” Naslund said. A big part of his role is assisting the scientists to safely deploy and recover their instrumentation over the side of the ship. He also keeps track of incoming data, ensuring the scientists are getting the information that they came out there to get. “[We’re] a mobile weather station. So anywhere that we travel in the world, we’re collecting meteorological weather data,” he says.