While Highway 80 flooding affects Tybee, it’s actually up to the Chatham County Police Department to monitor it Thursday night, as waters could get above 10 feet, which would cause it to flood.

While Dorian didn’t gain much strength in the 5 p.m. advisory, it will from now until landfall in a favorable environment.

Farmers are watching Hurricane Dorian’s track very closely. Many of them have crops in the field that could benefit from showers, but could be wiped out by anything stronger.

Savannah city leaders got an update Thursday afternoon on how Emergency Management is monitoring Hurricane Dorian.

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp held a news conference to provide an update on the state’s preparations for any potential impacts from Hurricane Dorian.

Dorian continues to gain strength as a category 1 hurricane with winds of 80 mph.

Kevin Perkins and Carmel Cowart are left with big messes to clean up. They both describe the storm as fast and powerful.

Lightning, high winds, and heavy rain came down Wednesday afternoon, and some homes were damaged as a result.

NOAA has released their updated outlook for the 2019 hurricane season.

A tropical wave developed in the Bahamas last weekend; becoming the season’s third tropical system.

An area of storminess in the southwest Atlantic Ocean, near the Bahamas, has a low chance of tropical development within the next few days.

Folks from Chatham County were invited to go back to school on Saturday to learn more about preparing for the worst during hurricane season at the Chatham County Citizen Hurricane Academy held at Savannah High School.

WTOC is partnering with the Chatham Emergency Management Agency and Memorial Health for the Chatham County Citizen Hurricane Academy.

Firefighters in Vidalia want to help you protect your family through the season.

A few soldiers received minor injuries due to strong winds on Thursday evening.

Tropics Storm Barry Update

A non-tropical area of low pressure is located in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico.

Of the five homes, the fire chief says three homes saw significant damage while the other two saw minor damage involving electrical appliances.

Storms may interrupt a few Independence Day plans.

Dangerous heat indices are forecast for Monday afternoon and early evening.

aturday is a First Alert Weather Day! Numerous showers and thunderstorms will devleop and some may be severe. There is a severe thunderstorm watch in effect until 9 p.m.

First Alert Weather Day ends with a stunning sunset.

For some, it may have felt like summer for the last few weeks, but Friday marks the summer solstice, the official start of the season.

Isolated, to scattered, severe storms are forecast to develop in middle Georgia and move into the Coastal Empire and Lowcountry late in the afternoon and evening.

First Alert WX Day

Rain takes its toll on grounds in Bluffton.

The Lowcountry and Coastal Empire have received plenty of rain in the past 10 days. Many areas have seen well over 10 inches of rain.

Neighborhoods throughout the Coastal Empire and Lowcountry are waterlogged to point of water entering some residents homes in Effingham County.

A Flash Flood Watch is in effect for Beaufort, Jasper, Hampton, Bulloch, Bryan, Chatham, Liberty, McIntosh, Effingham, Evans, Bryan, Chatham, Long and Tattnall counties until 6 p.m. Wednesday.

Join the First Alert Weather team at the next hurricane expo.

Tuesday and Wednesday are First Alert Weather Days; street flooding is more likely than previous days as widespread rain - some of which will be very heavy - soaks many spots in our area.

The Hurricane Registry is a crucial safety net for coastal residents with medical or functional needs who have no other way to evacuate before a storm.

Tuesday is a FIRST ALERT WEATHER DAY. Strong to severe thunderstorms are developing and there is a Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 8 p.m.

WTOC wants to make sure you are prepared for the 2019 hurricane season.

Join the WTOC First Alert Weather Team and several local emergency agencies for the Coastal Empire Hurricane Expo this Friday.

Temperatures will once again top out in the upper 90s to the lower triple digits with “feels like” temperatures as warm as 105 degrees.

Hurricane Matthew was the most powerful storm of the 2016 hurricane season, with hurricane force winds felt along the coast. Some people still have not yet recovered.

“Don’t feel bad for us," said one pedicab driver. "But none of the pedicab drivers in Savannah get paid hourly. So if we’re sitting here, we’re not making money. So the more rides we get, the better it is for us

Monday is a First Alert Weather Day: There is a heat advisory in effect from noon until 8 p.m.

First Alert Weather Day Explainer

Our heat wave begins to build today as a string of well above average and hot days are ahead of us.

NOAA 2019 Hurricane Forecast

A prolonged, significant, heat wave is in the First Alert Forecast.

Doctors say hundreds of Americans die from heat-related illnesses every year. And, with the Coastal Empire and Lowcountry expecting extreme temperatures soon, citizens are encouraged to stay cool.

Andrea formed a few weeks before the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season officially begins. It's not expected to last very long.

FAWD

A couple severe storms possible Mother’s Day Weekend

A representative with the National Weather Service says the wind speeds were probably around 100 miles per hour, with max winds reaching 105 mph.

The Savannah Sport Fishing Club Blue Water Tournament was having their final weigh in just feet from where a boat hoist crashed in to the dock house when a tornado struck Wilmington Island on Saturday.

Johnny Mercer Boulevard was littered with debris scattered across their parking lots. Several structures had roofs that were either completely caved in or torn off from the strong winds of the storm.

Storminess in the Southwest Atlantic has a low chance of subtropical development.

The NWS team surveyed ares in northern Chatham County, Hardeeville, and along I-95.

This is a revolving thread of weather and community information - a “home base” of key weather information.

Friday is a First Alert Weather Day.Widespread rain, and a few severe storms, are likely Friday as a cold front sweeps through the Coastal Empire and Lowcountry.

Classes have been canceled Friday in Jeff Davis, Bacon and Wayne counties due to possible severe weather.

Strong storms again roared across the South on Thursday, killing two Mississippi drivers and a woman in Alabama while leaving more than 100,000 people without power across Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas.

The 2019 hurricane season starts in less than two months and emergency management agencies from across the Southeast will be in Savannah Tuesday for the Chatham County Hurricane Conference.

The National Weather Service is warning pastors to have someone monitor the weather during Sunday services amid heightened risk for damaging tornadoes in parts of the