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News Articles: Hurricane Irma

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Businesses Slowly Reopening After Irma

Power is slowly being restored in Macon following high winds from Hurricane Irma that knocked down trees and power poles. Many businesses opened up...

September 14, 2017
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By:
  • Josephine Bennett
Tybee Island resident Joe Murphy wipes the sweat off his face while standing in knee deep water from Tropical Storm Irma outside his house, Monday, Sept., 11, 2017, on Tybee Island, Ga.

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Gov. Deal Addresses Irma's Aftermath

Today on “Political Rewind,” we look at the damages that Irma wreaked on Georgia. Governor Nathan Deal joins us to discuss the areas of the state that...

September 14, 2017
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By:
  • Bill Nigut

On Second Thought For Wednesday, September 13, 2017

Animal shelters in Georgia are at capacity. As millions fled the storms this week, many pet owners left their furry friends in shelters across the state...

September 13, 2017
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee ,
  • Emily Cureton ,
  • and 3 more
Sailboat on its side along U.S. Hwy 80, the road to Tybee Island, after Irma.

Tybee Island After Irma: A Conversation With The Mayor

On Monday, September 11, Tybee Island experienced storm surge flooding from Hurricane Irma. This excess water along with an astronomical high tide...

September 13, 2017
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By:
  • Cindy Hill
Sophia Ussery and her children visit their American Ragdoll cat at the pet evacuation center in Macon

Macon Evacuees Begin Returning Home

Two of Macon's five Red Cross Shelters closed Tuesday. By the afternoon there were less than 400 people staying in them. Chelsea McKinley and her family...

September 12, 2017
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By:
  • Josephine Bennett
Joey Spalding walks back to his truck down the street where he lives, Monday, Sept. 11, 2017, on Tybee Island, Ga. He said the Tropical Storm Irma brought three feet of storm surge into his living room today.

Irma Kills 3 In South Carolina And 2 In Georgia

The remnants of Hurricane Irma forced Atlanta's international airport - the world's busiest passenger airport - to cancel nearly 200 flights early...

September 12, 2017
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By:
  • JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr.,
  • RUSS BYNUM,
  • and 1 more
Storm surge from a landfalling hurricane on Cumberland Island, Georgia in 1898. This is looking south on Newcastle Street in Brunswick, Georgia.

Georgia's History Of Catastrophic Storms

Hurricane Irma made landfall in the United States over the weekend. It is slowly working its way north. Hurricanes are rare in Georgia, but we do get...

September 12, 2017
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee and
  • Ryan McFadin
About 20 people sheltered at Riverside United Methodist Church as #hurricaneirma began to blow through Middle Georgia.

Macon Shelters Shield People From Storm

Hundreds of thousands of Georgians are without power as rain and wind whips through the state, downing trees and damaging power lines. In Macon, many...

September 11, 2017
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By:
  • Emily Cureton

On Second Thought For Monday, September 11, 2017

Hurricane Irma has made landfall, and is working its way up our state. The remnants of Irma were downgraded to a tropical storm, but that storm remains...

September 11, 2017
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee ,
  • Emily Cureton ,
  • and 3 more
Rev. E. Leroy Brown was a pastor for about 20 years in New Orleans, Louisiana. He came to Georgia following Hurricane Katrina.

Lessons Learned From Hurricane Katrina

Georgia has welcomed thousands of people fleeing Hurricane Irma. After Hurricane Katrina, our doors were also wide open to evacuees, like the Rev. E....

September 11, 2017
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By:
  • Sean Powers
Waves on the southend beach of Tybee Island, Ga. pound the beach as Tropical Storm Irma heads into the state, Monday, Sept., 11, 2017. Tybee officials said wind gusts are reported at 60 miles per hour on the beach.

Hurricane Irma, Now Tropical Storm Troubles Georgia

Hurricane Irma has made landfall, and is working its way up our state. The remnants of Irma were downgraded to a tropical storm, but that storm remains...

September 11, 2017
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee ,
  • Sean Powers ,
  • and 1 more
A pedestrian walks the nearly empty streets of historic downtown Savannah, Ga., Sunday, Sept., 10, 2017 before Hurricane Irma is forecast to impact the area.

Irma Prompts 1st Ever Tropical Storm Warning For Atlanta

Widespread threats from Hurricane Irma prompted Georgia's governor to declare an emergency Sunday for the entire state, where coastal Savannah was...

September 11, 2017
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By:
  • JONATHAN LANDRUM JR,
  • Russ Bynum,
  • and 1 more
At a press conference Saturday afternoon, Sept. 9, CEMA Director Dennis Jones said, "All of Chatham County remains in an evacuation order. Zone A is mandatory; zones B and C are in a general evacuation order."

Chatham Remains Under Evacuation Order: Officials Fear Storm Surge And Flooding

With evacuation information coming from both state and local officials, Chatham Emergency Management Agency held a press conference at 2:30 p.m. on...

September 11, 2017
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By:
  • Cindy Hill
Saralyn Collins with Grow Restaurant serves lunch to members of the Georgia Department of Defense's 5th Brigade at Vineville Methodist Church.

Macon Church Hosts First Responders

Vineville Methodist Church in Macon has opened its doors to first responders. Soldiers with the Georgia Department of Defense's 5th Brigade are staying...

September 11, 2017
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By:
  • Josephine Bennett
Dr. Rick Leuttich, director of Marine Sciences at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, is an expert in storm surge.

Georgia Coast Braces For Potential Storm Surge

Water was on the minds of many Coastal Georgians today. Some scrambled to buy a few extra gallons of it when some grocery stores opened for a few hours....

September 11, 2017
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By:
  • Cindy Hill
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