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Articles Tagged "flooding"

  • Fri., July 13, 2012 12:47pm
    Georgia and Florida residents living along the St. Marys River were hit by the same tropical storm last month, but only those from one state will be eligible for a federal disaster declaration.
  • Mon., July 2, 2012 3:48pm
    Dozens of people who live along the St. Mary’s River just north of the Florida border are hunkered down in flooded homes. The river is expected to remain above flood stage into next weekend.
  • Mon., July 2, 2012 1:28pm
    Dozens of residents in Georgia's southeast corner remain cut off from their homes by floodwaters in Camden County, where the St. Marys River continues to rise. Mark Crews, the county's emergency management director, said Monday owners of about 45 homes are still unable to return home after flooding put roads in their neighborhood underwater Saturday, prompting an evacuation order.
  • Fri., June 29, 2012 1:23pm
    Southeast Georgia residents are stockpiling sandbags and taking other precautions as the swollen St. Marys River continues to rise in Camden County. Mark Crews, the county's emergency management director, said Friday that water has already begun to seep over the riverbanks in isolated areas.
  • Tue., June 26, 2012 4:30pm
    Extreme southeast Georgia is seeing five to eleven inches of rain from Tropical Storm Debby. And conditions will be ripe for a dangerously hot weekend.
  • Tue., May 8, 2012 1:00pm
    A two-year project on Tybee Island will prioritize and address the barrier island's vulnerabilities to counteract increased flooding from the Atlantic Ocean.
  • Mon., August 22, 2011 8:24am
    A massive remapping project is under way, re-evaluating the flood plains in counties and municipalities across metro Atlanta and the rest of the state. The joint effort with the Federal Emergency Management Agency is spearheaded by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources,
  • Tue., April 19, 2011 3:00pm
    A member of Savannah City Council says, she didn't receive special treatment when fellow council members paid her $50,000 for flood damage to her home. Many Savannah residents have filed claims against the city in recent years -- saying when it rains, the city's drains don't work and their homes get flooded. But many of council member Mary Osborne's claims fell outside a legal time limit.
  • Thu., December 31, 2009 4:05pm
    Georgia's 2009 weather will be remembered as a year the state took a sharp
  • Fri., December 18, 2009 9:12am
    A light snow could fall early Saturday morning as rain continues to fall ov