Several lines of storms and at least one tornado moved through the state Friday through Monday. Gov. Brian Kemp declared a state of emergency as counties assessed damages and injuries.
Devastating accounts of utter destruction, incredible survival and tragic deaths followed Friday's twister that killed at least 25 in Mississippi and one in Alabama as it surged nearly 170 miles across the Deep South.
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The natural temporary weather phenomenon La Nina is gone and that's good news for a disaster-weary Southeast. Weather disasters generally but not specifically connected to La Nina repeatedly smacked the region during the three years it lasted.
Tornadoes ripped through Alabama and Georgia on Jan.12, 2023, killing nine people. The National Weather Service has identified the rare and damaging system as "mesocyclonic." Could more storms like these occur?
Gov. Brian Kemp announced a state of emergency for Georgia on Dec. 21, 2022, ahead of a winter storm. Georgians should prepare for the coldest weather in years.
Scientists are finding that Western wildfires can have far-reaching impacts. If they're burning while Central U.S. thunderstorms are forming, the rain and hail can be dramatically more destructive.
As tropical storm Ian moves slowly through Florida, forecasters project it could travel east into the Atlantic Ocean, before turning northwest and approaching the Georgia or South Carolina coast early Friday afternoon.
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators, including Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff, introduced legislation Wednesday that would bring greater oversight of the federal prison system.
A new initiative is trying to spark young Georgians interest in filling crucial positions in the nearly $70 billion Agriculture industry.
Hurricane season begin June 1 and counties in Southwest Georgia are getting prepared. Forecasters with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration say the upcoming season could be above average with 14 to 21 named storms.