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News Articles: Storms

Tropical Storm Debby could bring as much as 18 inches of rain to some parts of Coastal Georgia.

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Check here: Tropical weather resources for Coastal Georgia

It’s a good time to review where the best local information on tropical weather and emergency planning resides. Listed below are sites and sources we at The Current look to in each of the coastal counties and at the national level.

August 05, 2024
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  • Mary Landers
NOAA forecast: Hurricane Debby could dump up to 30 inches of rain along the coastlines of Georgia and South Carolina through Friday, Aug. 9, 2024

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UPDATES: Hurricane Debby impacts Georgia. Here's what you need to know

Be aware: NOAA and GEMA say the dangerous storm may bring catastrophic flooding to Coastal Georgia, with rainfall predicted in the range of 10 to 30 inches.

August 05, 2024
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  • GPB News Staff
The National Hurricane Center's seven-day tropical weather outlook on July 30, 2024, at 1:16 p.m. shows the potential path of a tropical disturbance.

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Tropical system aims toward Georgia as state awaits first cyclone of the hurricane season

If it becomes at least a tropical depression, the system would be named Debby.

July 30, 2024
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  • Benjamin Payne
Georgia Power's Storm Center is the headquarters for their emergency weather response.

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Georgia Power hosts hurricane summit to prepare for storm season

Hurricane season starts this month and storm response teams with Georgia power are preparing for an active season.

June 12, 2024
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  • Amanda Andrews
Hurricane Lee (left) and Tropical Storm Margot, as seen from a NOAA satellite on Sept. 11, 2023.

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More than meets the eye of the storm: What Georgians should be prepared for this hurricane season

The National Hurricane Center's deputy director joined GPB to discuss the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season.

June 05, 2024
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  • Benjamin Payne
NOAA's GOES-16 satellite captured Hurricane Idalia approaching the western coast of Florida while Hurricane Franklin churned in the Atlantic Ocean at 5:01 p.m. EDT on August 29, 2023. (Image credit: NOAA Satellites)

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Heads up: NOAA forecasts ‘extraordinary’ 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, in strength and numbers

Forecasters expect between 17 and 25 named storms in the Atlantic Ocean during the 2024 season, about half of which are likely to become hurricanes.

May 23, 2024
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  • Benjamin Payne
A man sorts through the remains of a home damaged by a tornado on Tuesday in Greenfield, Iowa.

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Search and rescue efforts continue after tornado slams Iowa, killing at least 1 person

The tornado that struck Tuesday left a wide swath of obliterated homes and crumpled cars. Officials did not immediately give details of other deaths or injuries.

May 22, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
A downed tree blocks a road in Conyers, Ga., on April 3, 2024 after a possible tornado moved through during the overnight hours.

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PHOTOS: Radar-confirmed tornado downs trees, damages homes in Rockdale County overnight

A likely tornado touched down in metro Atlanta just before midnight Tuesday. As the sun rose, the cleanup in Rockdale County began. GPB’s Pamela Kirkland reports.

April 03, 2024
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  • Pamela Kirkland and
  • Devon Zwald
A steel billboard and its support were blown over in Dunbar, W.Va., Tuesday, April 2, 2024, after severe storms blew through the area.

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Deadly severe weather roars through several states, spawning potential tornadoes

Parts of Ohio, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, West Virginia, Virginia and Georgia were under tornado watches, while Wisconsin was experiencing a spring snowstorm.

April 03, 2024
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  • GPB Newsroom

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After a natural disaster, renters receive less assistance than homeowners, study finds

A new study co-authored by a Georgia Tech professor has found that after a natural disaster strikes, renters get less assistance than homeowners.

 

March 12, 2024
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  • Peter Biello
A National Weather Service map shows precipitation predicted for March 8 and 9, 2024.

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Flooding, severe storms possible as system moves across Georgia into weekend

Thursday sunshine will give way to heavy rain late Friday into Saturday, with strong storms possible, especially in the lower half of the state.

March 07, 2024
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  • GPB News Staff
hurricane damage

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STUDY: Poor communities wait longer to have power restored after extreme weather events

A study of over 500 counties in the Southeast finds that communities with higher than average poverty and unemployment rates wait much longer to get their power back after major storms, but more research is necessary to understand why. 

January 16, 2024
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  • Sofi Gratas
The National Weather Service issues a Hazardous Weather Outlook for parts of Georgia in effect from Jan. 8. to Jan. 14, 2024.

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Meteorologist warns: hazardous weather ahead for Georgia this week with wind, rain, tornado risk

National Weather Service meteorologist Vaughn Smith warns Georgians could experience a range of weather hazards — from 40 mph winds to freezing rain— from Monday evening through Sunday morning,

January 08, 2024
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  • GPB News Staff
Scores of homes near the core of the South Georgia city of Valdosta were damaged by large trees felled by hurricane Idalia. That meant a  gridlock as residents, tree removal companies and utility workers jostled to all do the jobs they needed to do.

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In Valdosta, Idalia left trees in people's houses. Getting them out can cost a lot

Recovery from Hurricane Idalia continues in South Georgia after the storm brought heavy rain and winds up to 90 mph. For some, recovery is about maintaining perspective.  

September 01, 2023
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  • Grant Blankenship
Hurricane Idalia is photographed from space on the morning of August 30, 2023.

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GPB morning headlines for August 31, 2023

A Lowndes County man was killed Wednesday clearing storm felled trees from a roadway, one of the dangers of Hurricane Idalia even after it has passed.

Thousands are without power Thursday morning and many schools are closed after Idalia barreled through Georgia Wednesday.

The conservative Georgia Freedom Caucus is holding a press conference next week to call for a special session of the legislature.   

August 31, 2023
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