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News Articles: Storms

Snow fell across northern Texas, including in Plano, Texas, Thursday as a major winter storm began moving across the southern U.S.

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  • National

Winter Storm Cora brings cold and snow to the Southern U.S.

A major winter storm is expected to be the biggest in years as cold air moves in from the Arctic bringing snow and frigid temperatures across 20 Southern States.

January 09, 2025
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By:
  • Nate Perez
Ana Garcia, a farm worker who lives in South Gerogia, stands in her dining room, newly sheet rocked by her husband in the days after Hurricane Helene. Many farm workers live in trailers or housing that's not fit to weather natural disasters, but because of their legal status, they cannot access help.

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  • News

Georgia farm workers feel the burden of disaster recovery

It will take years before farms hit hard by Hurricane Helene can recover. That devastation extends to communities of immigrant farm workers, who have largely been left out of storm relief programs. 

December 18, 2024
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By:
  • Sofi Gratas
A mother with an infant on her shoulder tries to view a screen showing the three stages of a storm lifecycle during training to become a National Weather Service trained weather spotter.

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  • Weather

Weather pros want your help to spot storms

The National Weather Service still has a few sessions left this year for training citizens to help inform their communities during severe weather. 

October 28, 2024
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship
Aleah Martin, 8, right, and her cousin Riley Boyd, 12, play in the crown of a pecan tree blown down by Hurricane Helene in Aleah’s yard in Dublin, Ga.

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  • Mental Health

Hurricane survivors continue to struggle with anxiety, fear, anger amidst storm season

The Federal Emergency Management Agency or FEMA is still connecting people in Valdosta to behavioral health crisis services. 

October 21, 2024
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
A FloodVision rendering of a 1% annual chance flood in 2050 at the World War II Home Front Museum on St. Simons Island.

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  • Climate

PHOTOS: Can these images predict Coastal Georgia flooding risks for 2050 and beyond?

“Google Street View, but for coastal flooding” is how one researcher described the tool.

October 18, 2024
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By:
  • Benjamin Payne
A woman walks along a flooded street in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton in Osprey, Florida. The hurricane made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane in the Siesta Key area.

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  • Weather

Photos: Hurricane Milton brings devastation across Florida

High winds from Hurricane Milton tore off the fiberglass roof of Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, home of the Tampa Bay Rays.

October 10, 2024
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By:
  • Mhari Shaw and
  • Korva Coleman
Pauline and Ned Rasmussen deliberately drove backroads from their central Florida home at The Villages to the Red Cross evacuation center in Bibb County. They say whether they drive further towards Alabama or stay put in Macon depends on the track Hurricane Milton ultimately takes.

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  • Weather

A Red Cross phone app maps evacuation centers in Georgia during Hurricane Milton

People leaving Florida to avoid Hurricane Milton can find a place in Georgia to stay by calling 1-800-RED-CROSS or downloading a smartphone app. Pet owners can call ahead to centers or search GEMA's list of pet friendly hotels. 

October 09, 2024
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge

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  • News

How to follow the latest local updates on Hurricane Milton

As of Tuesday morning, Hurricane Milton was just over 500 miles southwest of Tampa, Fla, and expected to make landfall late Wednesday night.

October 09, 2024
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  • The NPR Network and
  • Emily Alfin Johnson
The Baena-Martinez family of Tampa stopped at a Macon, Ga., rest area to share a late lunch on Oct. 8, 2024.

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  • Weather

VOICES: Hurricane Milton evacuees arrive in Georgia to weather a historic storm

On Tuesday in Macon, families made their way to the center of the state — and hoped the best for the Florida communities they left behind. 

October 09, 2024
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship
Highway signage announces the impending arrival of Hurricane Milton and the evacuations zones on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024, in Port Richey, Fla.

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  • Weather

Evacuation windows narrow as Hurricane Milton approaches Florida

The National Hurricane Center predicts the storm surge could get as high as 15 feet in some places, and rainfall totals could reach 18 inches.

October 09, 2024
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By:
  • Ayana Archie
 Storm aid goods are loaded at Douglas First Methodist Church. Photo courtesy Douglas First Methodist Church

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  • News

Reeling from Helene damage, Coffee County residents get help from good Samaritans

In Coffee County, hard-hit by Hurricane Helene, many of the donated goods and supplies are coming through one local church.

October 09, 2024
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By:
  • Ross Williams
Debris seen in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on September 30, in Asheville, N.C.

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  • Politics

Fact-checking falsehoods about FEMA funding and Hurricane Helene

Rumors, misinformation and lies about the federal government’s response to Hurricane Helene have run rampant since the storm made landfall, especially around FEMA funding.

October 08, 2024
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp speaks during a news conference in Savannah on Wednesday, Oct. 9, about the state's preparations for Hurricane Milton.

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  • Weather

UPDATES: Hurricane Milton evacuation and storm impacts on Georgia

State officials say Milton could be one of the largest storm evacuations from Florida since Irma in 2017. What do Floridians leaving the state and coming our way need to know? 

 

October 08, 2024
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By:
  • Chase McGee and
  • GPB News Staff
Milton cone shoft Thursday

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  • Weather

Southeast Georgia braces for Hurricane Milton, made potentially more dangerous by Helene

Debris and saturated ground from Hurricane Helene could make Georgia more vulnerable to Milton.

October 07, 2024
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By:
  • Benjamin Payne
This satellite image shows Hurricane Milton churning through the Gulf of Mexico toward Florida, where it is expected to make landfall midweek.

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  • Weather

Fast-growing Hurricane Milton is officially a Category 5 storm as it nears Florida

Milton grew quickly into a Category 5 storm Monday morning and is forecast to make landfall in Florida midweek. The state could see its largest evacuation orders since 2017.

October 07, 2024
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
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