SUMMARY: NOAA forecasts a 60% chance of an above-normal 2025 hurricane season, predicting 13-19 named storms, 6-10 hurricanes, and 3-5 major hurricanes, exceeding average counts. Warm Atlantic ocean waters and weak wind shear, with no El Nino to disrupt storm growth, contribute to this outlook. The West African monsoon will shift north, strengthening tropical waves moving west. Names will start with Andrea and end with Wendy. Though Tennessee isn’t coastal, hurricanes can cause severe inland flooding and tornadoes, as seen with past storms like Helen and Frederick, impacting Tennessee and nearby states with deadly floods and infrastructure damage.

NOAA is predicting another very active hurricane season.

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SUMMARY: Oscar Franklin Smith was executed on May 22, 2025, at Tennessee’s Riverbend Maximum Security Institution for the 1989 murders of his estranged wife and her two teenage sons. The execution began 15 minutes late and was witnessed by seven media representatives, including Tori Gessner. Smith lay restrained on the table, wore a yellow gown, and was given pentobarbital under Tennessee’s new single-drug protocol. Before his death, Smith criticized Governor Bill Lee for not stopping the execution, claiming the justice system is broken and asserting his innocence. He died at 10:47 a.m., showing no visible distress during the process.

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SUMMARY: A man was stripped naked and brutally beaten with poles at CJ’s Lounge, a problematic bar in Marshall County, Mississippi, after repeatedly using the n-word and acting aggressively toward patrons. Police say the intoxicated man’s behavior provoked the violent response. Video footage shows the assault, with attackers pouring beer on him and striking him repeatedly. The victim, who delayed hospital treatment and may have a broken jaw, remains under investigation. CJ’s Lounge, with a history of police calls including fights and gun incidents, has been shut down for operating without a license. Authorities are seeking witnesses and a person of interest.

A man was attacked after walking into a Mississippi club and using racial slurs, police said. READ MORE: https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/man-stripped-naked-beaten-with-poles-after-calling-people-n-word-in-mississippi-bar-police/article_33d95bce-f26a-4284-85d4-161c04c692a8.html

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