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Nearly half of these types of forecasts result in flood-related deaths or injuries, and they account for more than $72.8 billion in damage over the last 15 years.
Through the night 7:15 a.m. - Helene made for a long night for some Middle Georgia residents. “We’ve been up since about 1 a.m. following the storm,” says Jay Euler of Warner Robins.
From reporter Miguel Legoas: According to USA Today's live "OFF THE GRID" tracker, Georgia has seen 15,323 outages within the last 72 hours as of 9:15 a.m. Currently the county with the highest ...
January 8 – Three teenagers and an adult are injured in a drive-by shooting while playing basketball near Driskell Park. [1] January 12 – A significant tornado outbreak impacted the Southeastern United States, with fourteen forming in Georgia alone. [2] Due to this outbreak, hundreds of trees were uprooted or snapped in the state. [3]
Georgia was severely impacted by Hurricane Helene during late September 2024, causing over 34 reported deaths and significant rainfall across the state. After making landfall in the Big Bend region of Florida on September 27, the hurricane began to traverse over land across Georgia as a Category 2 hurricane prior to tracking into the Appalachian mountain range as a tropical storm.
Fewer hurricanes have hit Georgia directly (due to its location and shorter coastline) than other states in the Southeast, with an estimated return period of 10–11 years. The last system to make landfall in the state at hurricane intensity was Hurricane David in 1979. Further, only three major hurricanes have struck Georgia, the most recent ...
Helene slammed into Florida as a Category 4 hurricane at about 11.10pm ET on Thursday night, before weakening to a Category 1 storm as it charted a path into Georgia with maximum sustained winds ...
The latest string of storms to hit the South targeted western Georgia Sunday morning, with a EF3 strength tornado leaving several injured and causing significant property damage. In LaGrange ...