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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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. 

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,

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.  

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.   

Hurricane Idalia is expected to make landfall in Florida early Wednesday and bring hurricane and tropical storm conditions to South Georgia Wednesday before heading up the coast of the Carolinas. Visit GPB.org/Storms to make sure you're prepared for this weather event.