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News Articles: weather

A man uses a snow blower to clear snow in Boston on Sunday.

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  • Weather

Snow and ice blanket parts of the northern U.S., and more winter weather is on the way

A mix of snow and ice blanketed a large swath of the northern U.S. over the weekend, after a major winter storm hit parts of the Upper Midwest, the Great Lakes region and the Northeast.

February 09, 2025
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By:
  • Joe Hernandez
Floodwaters surround a structure Friday, Sept 27, 2024, in Atlanta.

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  • Weather

'Severe Weather Preparedness Week' in Georgia is back. Here's what you need to know

Every day through Feb. 7, two federal and state agencies will focus on a specific step you can take to prepare for tornadoes, severe thunderstorms and more.

February 05, 2025
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By:
  • Devon Zwald and
  • GPB News Staff
This graphic by NOAA shows forecasted wintry weather across parts of the U.S. for the afternoon of Wednesday, Feb. 5.

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  • Weather

Winter storm to move across U.S. but the South will see record high temps

Parts of the South will see high temperatures while upper parts of the U.S. will see wintry weather.

February 04, 2025
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By:
  • Chandelis Duster
Punxsutawney Phil makes his annual winter forecast to Groundhog Club Inner Circle President Tom Dunkel, left, who looks on as the groundhog is held by A.J. Dereume on Feb. 2, 2024. The Inner Circle's members have "the Groundhog gene," Dereume says.

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  • National

8 things to know about Groundhog Day and its big star, Punxsutawney Phil

The weather-predicting groundhog celebrity has met two presidents and drinks a life-extending elixir: "Our Phil is like, probably 139 years old," Groundhog Club Inner Circle President Tom Dunkel says.

January 31, 2025
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By:
  • Bill Chappell
Forsyth Park after a snowfall in Savannah on Jan. 21, 2025 Credit: Justin Taylor/The Current GA

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  • News

Coastal Georgia snow likely a result, not a refutation of climate change

Last year was a hot one in Georgia but last week’s snow is not evidence we’re headed in a different direction, Georgia scientists say.

January 30, 2025
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By:
  • Mary Landers
Frozen magnolia tree leaves in Savannah on Jan. 22, 2025, shortly following the city's first snowfall in seven years.

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  • Environment

Georgia's January cold spells could squash farmers' pest concerns come spring

Freezing temperatures can kill off dormant agricultural disease.

January 29, 2025
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By:
  • Benjamin Payne
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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  • News

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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By:
  • Sundi Rose
Snow and freezing temperatures are shown across Georgia on Jan. 21, 2025.

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  • Weather

UPDATES: Statewide winter storm brings snow, dangerous travel conditions

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City is warning Georgians to stay off roads across large portions of the state. 2 to 6 inches of snow is expected to fall in the Southwest region of the state, with 0 to 1 inch or more in Atlanta and suburbs. 

January 21, 2025
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By:
  • GPB News Staff
Snow falls on Chartres Street in the French Quarter on Jan. 21, in New Orleans, La.

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  • News

Photos: From Texas to Florida, a rare winter storm brings historic snowfall

Heavy snow, sleet and ice are making travel conditions treacherous across the region, stretching from Houston into the Florida panhandle.

January 21, 2025
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By:
  • NPR Staff and
  • Debbie Elliott
People make their way down a snowy Canal Street on Jan. 21 in New Orleans. A winter storm brought rare snowfall to the city.

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  • Weather

A rare blizzard blasts Gulf Coast, bringing first snow in years to parts of the South

A winter storm prompted a National Weather Service office in Louisiana to issue a first-ever blizzard warning. The storm is causing dangerous conditions from Texas to North Carolina.

January 21, 2025
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By:
  • Bill Chappell
Allen Media Group Founder Byron Allen speaks at the Allen Media Group upfront presentation on April 26, 2023, in New York City.

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  • Media

Local meteorologists could face layoffs amid new initiative with The Weather Channel

The new initiative will be rolled out across 27 stations and feature "additional visual storytelling capabilities," Allen Media Group says.

January 19, 2025
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By:
  • Chandelis Duster
A pedestrian crosses First Avenue as a winter storm sweeps over the intermountain West, plunging temperatures into the single digits and bringing along a light snow in its wake Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, in Denver.

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  • National

Heavy snow and frigid temps put 70 million in the U.S. under winter storm warnings

Residents along the East Coast, from the Northern Plains to the tip of Maine, are bracing for several inches of snow on Sunday followed by dangerously cold temperatures.

January 19, 2025
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By:
  • The Associated Press
A pedestrian bundles up as he walks on the street during cold weather in Chicago on Jan. 8.

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  • Weather

A polar vortex is set to grip much of the U.S. What does that mean?

Bundle up and prepare: People living "basically anywhere from the Rockies eastward" will see extremely cold temperatures over the next several days, a meteorologist says.

January 17, 2025
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
A firefighter douses flames during the Eaton Fire in Pasadena, Calif., on Jan. 8.

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  • National

What's a 'Particularly Dangerous Situation' red flag warning and other wildfire terms

Here's a guide to understanding "particularly dangerous situation" red flag warnings, containment, and other terms related to the devastating fires that have left much of the LA area in ruins.

January 14, 2025
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By:
  • Chandelis Duster
Workers remove snow from a sidewalk at the White House this month. A massive storm system dumped heavy snow and freezing rain on large swaths of the eastern United States, bringing an unusual amount to snow to the region.

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  • Climate

Weird weather isn't always because of climate change — but sometimes it is

Sometimes, weather is just weather. And other times human-caused climate change had an obvious impact.

January 13, 2025
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By:
  • Alejandra Borunda
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