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News Articles: Storms

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.

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. 

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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.

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. 

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A FloodVision rendering of a 1% annual chance flood in 2050 at the World War II Home Front Museum on St. Simons Island.

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.

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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.

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.

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  • 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.

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. 

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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.

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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.

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. 

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Highway signage announces the impending arrival of Hurricane Milton and the evacuations zones on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024, in Port Richey, Fla.

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.

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  • Ayana Archie
Storm aid goods are loaded at Douglas First Methodist Church. Photo courtesy Douglas First Methodist Church

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.

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Debris seen in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on September 30, in Asheville, N.C.

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.

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  • 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.

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? 

 

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Milton cone shoft Thursday

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.

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This satellite image shows Hurricane Milton churning through the Gulf of Mexico toward Florida, where it is expected to make landfall midweek.

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.

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  • Rachel Treisman
Georgia U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock pictured with President Joe Biden on Thursday, Oct. 3, during a visit to Valdosta, Ga., to assess the damage from Hurricane Helene. Courtesy U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock

Taxpayer dollars at work: Continuing to help Georgia after Hurricane Helene

For the week ending Oct. 4, the senators continued to visit Georgia communities affected by Hurricane Helene and push Congress and federal government agencies to deliver support for those communities.

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Weather satellite image of the U.S. taken on Saturday afternoon ET shows stormy conditions brewing in the Gulf Coast.

Hurricane Milton projected to reach Category 4 strength before landfall in Florida

Hurricane Milton is expected to reach maximum wind speeds of 145 miles per hour. The National Hurricane Center urged Florida residents to complete storm preparations and seek safety before Wednesday.

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  • Juliana Kim