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News Articles: Hurricane Irma

Nurses care for babies in the NICU at the Children's Hospital Navicent Health in Macon.

Savannah Hospital Evacuates Babies To Macon

In advance of Hurricane Irma 45 babies from Savannah Memorial Hospital's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit evacuated to several Georgia hospitals. Fifteen of...

September 11, 2017
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By:
  • Josephine Bennett
Tommie and Dottie Daniels with their dog, Rudy

Should I Stay Or Should I Go: Savannah Area Residents Weigh Evacuation

As Hurricane Irma’s track shifted farther west, many in the Savannah area wondered whether to evacuate as ordered. Some people who at first considered...

September 11, 2017
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By:
  • Cindy Hill and
  • Emily Jones
Teri and Eric Hikpo, of St. Simons Island, wait out the weather.

Camping Through The Storm In Middle Georgia

Middle Georgia is bracing for tropical storm force winds by Monday afternoon. This news put many evacuees staying in RVs back on the road. At a...

September 11, 2017
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By:
  • Emily Cureton
Daisy Day, a resident of one of Savannah's homeless camps, sorts through donated clothing in November 2016 after losing most of her belongings to Hurricane Matthew.

Chatham Co. Expands Homeless Outreach Before Irma

Chatham-Savannah Authority for the Homeless has beefed up outreach efforts ahead of Hurricane Irma, after Hurricane Matthew left some individuals...

September 11, 2017
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By:
  • Emily Jones

Tybee Island Prepares For Irma

A mandatory evacuation of Tybee Island began this morning. A few cars seemed to be leaving with families, pets, bikes and surfboards loaded up. But...

September 11, 2017
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By:
  • Cindy Hill
Cary Westbrooks in front of her home in Radium Springs just outside Albany. The tornado that came through her neighborhood on January 22 left her house unlivable. Now she and the rest of Southwest Georgia are in the path of Hurricane Irma.

Hurricane Irma Slows Tornado Recovery In Albany

The contents of a child’s room–baby dolls, blankets, toys–line the ditch in front of Cary Westbrook’s house in Radium Springs not far outside Albany....

September 11, 2017
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship

Hurricane Irma Howls Towards The Southeast Coast

Hurricane Irma is howling towards the Southeast. A state of emergency has been declared for 94 Georgia counties. The hurricane is one of the strongest...

September 11, 2017
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee and
  • Ryan McFadin
Cheryl Cardinal (seated on left) from Key Largo, Florida fills out paperwork as she drops her cat off at the Macon shelter designated for pets.

Macon Opens Fourth Shelter

Macon opened a fourth Red Cross shelter as people continued to arrive from Florida and the Georgia coast. As of Saturday afternoon, 350 people were...

September 09, 2017
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By:
  • Josephine Bennett
Red Cross trainer Gaines Harman trains volunteers in Macon Government Center.

Macon Steps Up For Irma Evacuees

In the last two days close to 200 people have shown up for Red Cross volunteer training classes. The organization asked for help manning the four...

September 09, 2017
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By:
  • Josephine Bennett
The eye of Hurricane Irma monitored by hurricane hunter planes and Cuban radars. Hurricane conditions continue spreading westward over portions of Cuba and the central Bahamas at 11 a.m. on Sept. 8, 2017.

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  • Politics

How Will Georgia's New Emergency Management Team Handle Irma?

On this edition of “Political Rewind,” our panel discusses how Georgia braces for Hurricane Irma. Will the state’s new emergency management team be up...

September 08, 2017
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Bradley George ,
  • and 1 more

On Second Thought For Friday, September 8, 2017

Hurricane Irma is howling towards the Southeast. A state of emergency has been declared for 94 Georgia counties. The hurricane is one of the strongest...

September 08, 2017
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee ,
  • Emily Cureton ,
  • and 3 more
Chatham County created new evacuation zones following Hurricane Matthew.

Coastal Officials: Prepare For Hurricane Irma

Emergency Management officials on the Georgia coast said Wednesday that the area will likely see some effect from Hurricane Irma, though it was too soon...

September 06, 2017
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By:
  • Emily Jones
Many residents of Florida and South Carolina have left the Atlantic coast as Hurricane Irma approaches.

Irma Is Filling Hotels In The South

Hotels across the South are booking up, as people leave the coast ahead of Hurricane Irma. All it takes is a quick look at any of the online booking...

September 06, 2017
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship

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