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Oklahoma City, Tulsa and other areas in Oklahoma and Kansas are at the highest risk of severe storms expected to hit Monday, according to the National Weather Service. <br>

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Millions prepare for severe storms in the Midwest and South

Millions of people in central and eastern Oklahoma, as well as far northwest Arkansas, are in the path of numerous severe thunderstorms expected on Monday.

May 19, 2025
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
The great snow storm of 1973 began February 9 and dumped fourteen inches of snow on Columbus, Georgia before it was over. This is a snowman on the grounds of First Baptist Church in Columbus. Ledger-Enquirer file photo

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Georgia colder than Alaska? These five winter wonderlands are warmer than here right now

Okay, Georgia, we have snow, and it’s colder here than it’s been in a very long time. These conditions are so unusual for us, it makes Southerners, unaccustomed to extreme winter weather, wonder just how bad we have it at the moment.

January 22, 2025
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  • Sundi Rose
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
Governor Kemp at the press conference

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Lawmakers: Kemp addresses storm damage on Day 4  

Gov. Brian Kemp spoke at a press conference Friday morning, addressing the deaths and damages from extreme weather that swept through the state on Thursday.

January 13, 2023
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  • Sarah Kallis

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Georgia Today: Brutal cold on the way, health care with no insurance, judge unexpectedly dies

On the Tuesday Dec. 20 edition of Georgia Today: Brutal cold is on the way, Georgia clinics for workers without insurance, and a Georgia Court of Appeals judge has passed away.

 

 

December 20, 2022
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  • Peter Biello and
  • Jeremy Powell

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Georgia braces for near-record low temperatures

Extremely cold temperatures are expected to spill across Georgia later this week. In some areas, highs may struggle to get out of the 20s and low 30s. So what does that mean for those looking to travel this holiday season, both inside Georgia and through Georgia? For insight, we turn to Dave Hennen, senior executive producer of CNN weather and meteorologist.

December 20, 2022
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  • Peter Biello
This Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021, image provided by Maxar Technologies, shows a Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), a true-color image overview of the wildfires at Lake Tahoe, in South Lake Tahoe, Calif. Climate change has made the region warmer and drier in the past 30 years and will continue to make the weather more extreme and wildfires more destructive, according to scientists.

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California Wildfire Races Toward Lake Tahoe After Mass Evacuation

The popular vacation haven normally filled with tens of thousands of summer tourists emptied out Monday as the massive Caldor Fire rapidly expanded.

August 31, 2021
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Electrical grid transmission towers in Pasadena, Calif. Major power outages from extreme weather have risen dramatically in the past two decades.

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It's Not Just Texas. The Entire Energy Grid Needs An Upgrade For Extreme Weather

The Texas blackout is a reminder that climate-driven extreme weather stresses the U.S.'s power system in many ways. Much is needed to harden the grid for the future as the number of outages increase.

February 28, 2021
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By:
  • Jeff Brady

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