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News Articles: severe weather

The National Weather Service of Atlanta announced a severe weather risk for Tuesday, May 20, 2025 during the evening and night. NWS Atlanta/X

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Severe weather threat for North and Central Georgia includes risk for winds, tornadoes and hail

A storm system moving across Georgia Tuesday evening into early Wednesday could do damage overnight. Georgians should stay alert and be prepared.

May 20, 2025
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  • GPB News Staff
Tim Scott, right, gets a hug from friend Jorden Harris outside Scott's home he was inside when it was destroyed during a severe storm the evening before Saturday, March 15, 2025, in Wayne County, Mo.

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In the Missouri Ozarks, residents struggle to rebuild after tornadoes

Twisters that tore through Union County, Missouri killed 6 people. One couple survived against incomprehensible odds in a trailer obliterated by the storm.

March 18, 2025
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  • Frank Morris
<strong>There's a country under here somewhere:</strong> A satellite image from early Tuesday shows a thick glaze of white clouds covering much of the continental U.S., with another storm system looming off the Pacific Coast.

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Here we go again: More winter storms are heading for much of the U.S.

Break out those shovels, because storms are about to dump a mess of snow and ice on a large part of the U.S. As of noon Tuesday, at least 20 states were under winter warnings or advisories.

February 11, 2025
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  • Bill Chappell
Ann Farkas walks in her flood-damaged home in Canisteo, N.Y., Friday, after remnants of Tropical Storm Debby swept through the area, creating flash flood conditions in some areas.

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Debby left thousands in the dark, and threats of more flooding

The weather system previously known as Hurricane Debby was not quite done with parts of the U.S. Sunday as flood warnings remained in effect in North Carolina and thousands were without power in New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

August 11, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
A car is crushed by a fallen building that hosted the Gansevoort mural that was struck by a tornado, in Rome, N.Y., on Tuesday. Much of the U.S. and Canada is cleaning up or still dealing with a new wave of severe storms that have caused deaths and damage this week from the Plains to New England.

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Swath of storms flood the Ozarks and ravage an upstate New York community

The relentless series of storms caused deaths or damage from the Plains to Canada to New England. Hundreds of thousands of people lost power and air conditioning during days of sweltering heat.

July 18, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
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Billion-dollar severe storms on the rise

New data from Climate Central shows that storms causing billions of dollars worth of damage are on the rise. 

April 13, 2023
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  • Sarah Kallis
Damaged grain bins are shown at the Heartland Co-Op grain elevator on Aug. 11, 2020, in Malcom, Iowa. Some people are still recovering a year after the 2020 derecho caused $11 billion in damage across the Midwest.

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A Year Ago, The Midwest Was Hit With The Costliest Thunderstorm Event In U.S. History

Iowan Nick Bergus remembers being caught off guard by the derecho that pummeled his home state on Aug. 10, 2020, with hurricane-force winds, leaving billions of dollars in damage in its wake.

August 10, 2021
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  • Josie Fischels
David Taylor, who has muscular dystrophy, relies on a ventilator to live. During the power outages across Texas in February, he had to be transported to a hospital before his ventilator's backup battery ran out.

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  • Health

Growing Power Outages Pose Grave Threat To People Who Need Medical Equipment To Live

Texas' power grid failure during a winter storm in February cut electricity to millions. As severe weather events become more frequent, those who use medical devices at home face a challenging future.

May 15, 2021
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  • Charlotte Huff
A Coast Guard Station Grand Isle boat crew heads toward a capsized commercial lift boat April 13 searching for people in the water 8 miles south of Grand Isle, Louisiana.

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Commercial Boat Capsizes South Of Louisiana; Coast Guard Rescues 6

Severe weather may have caused a 129-foot lift boat to capsize in the Gulf of Mexico, about 8 miles south of Port Fourchon. It's unclear how many people remain at sea.

April 14, 2021
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  • Vanessa Romo and
  • Jaclyn Diaz
This GOES-16 satellite image taken Wednesday, May 27, 2020, at 11:40 UTC and provided by THE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), shows Tropical Storm Bertha approaching the South Carolina coast.

Tropical Storm Bertha Forms, Hits South Carolina Coast

Tropical Storm Bertha has made landfall on South Carolina’s coast shortly after it formed, becoming the second named storm before the official start of...

May 27, 2020
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  • Associated Press
Tropical Storm Arthur is crawling closer to the North Carolina coast on Monday, amid threats of some minor flooding and rough seas as the system moves off the Southeast seaboard.

Tropical Storm Arthur Crawls Closer To North Carolina Coast

Life-threatening surf and rip currents will spread along U.S. East coast beaches in the days ahead as Tropical Storm Arthur kicks up ocean swells...

May 18, 2020
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  • Associated Press
Emma, 78, right, and husband Charles Pritchett, 80, stand in front of their home the day after a tornado hit, Monday, April 13, 2020, in Chatsworth, Ga.

National Weather Service Confirms Multiple Tornadoes Across State

The National Weather Service confirmed multiple tornadoes touched down across the state during storms Easter Sunday evening into Monday. The Atlanta...

April 15, 2020
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  • Sarah Rose

Kemp Declares Statewide State Of Emergency After Storms

Gov. Brian Kemp declared a state of emergency following storm damage that occurred across the state in the last 24 hours. The governor's office is...

April 13, 2020
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  • Sarah Rose

Tornado, Severe Storm Risk For Georgia This Easter

The threat of strong tornadoes on Easter is creating added difficulties for communities sheltering in place during the coronavirus pandemic. An outbreak...

April 12, 2020
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
Nestor rushed into Georgia on Saturday as a post-tropical cyclone after the former tropical storm spawned a tornado in Florida.

Nestor Heads Into Georgia After Tornados Damage Florida

Nestor rushed into Georgia on Saturday as a post-tropical cyclone after the former tropical storm spawned a tornado that damaged homes and a school in...

October 19, 2019
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