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.
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.
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.
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
The combination of high astronomical tides (because it’s a full moon) and an onshore wind will produce higher than normal high tides this week. Periods of coastal flooding are likely.
In a proclaimation by Governor Henry McMaster for this week, “SCEMD and the National Weather Service are promoting awareness of the hazards associated with severe weather, including tornadoes and floods, and the procedures that help keep people safe.”
We are less than three months away from the next hurricane season and the Chatham Emergency Management Agency wants to make sure they are ready to go just in case our area becomes the target of a natural disaster.
Dress warm before heading out the door! It’s a chilly start to our Friday morning with temperatures in the mid to upper 30s, feeling more like the low to mid 30s before sunrise.
This opens up eligibility for federal disaster assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for all 29 counties in the 2nd Congressional District.
A group of non-profit organizations in Southeast Georgia took their efforts to the other side of the state this weekend, helping with Hurricane Michael relief efforts.
Albany suffered extensive damage during Hurricane Micheal caused people to be without power, homes, and even schools. Georgia Southern opened their doors to students from Albany State University that were living in some of the residence halls.
-Federal resources are being mobilized right here in the Coastal Empire to help communities in southwest Georgia .. with what Albany’s city manager referred to as a utility crisis.
WTOC obtained video of Tyndall Air Force base not far from Panama City where a display jet was flipped over. Other buildings on base experienced significant damage including roofs and debris scattered all over base.
There are still tens of thousands of people without power in Georgia and South Carolina. The damage to the power grid is historic according to the Georgia EMC.
Many schools in the Coastal Empire and Lowcountry will cancel classes and events this week as Tropical Storm Michael threatens to bring tropical conditions to our area.
The Georgia Department of Transportation closed the Talmadge and Sidney Lanier bridges to all traffic on Wednesday due to the anticipated winds from Hurricane Michael.
As of 3:30 a.m. Thursday, the tornado watch has expired for the entire WTOC viewing area, including our three Lowcountry counties: Jasper, Hampton, and Beaufort.
The Halloween Hike is a big fundraising effort for the team at the Oatland Island Wildlife Center, and it’s on despite the island getting hit by a tornado just a few months ago.
Knowledge and proper preparation can make all the difference in safely "riding out" a tropical system. Do not wait for a tropical threat to assemble your kit. Do it now, while the grocery lines are short, gas pumps are stocked and the atmosphere is calm.
Michael is steadily organizing in the extreme northwestern Caribbean this morning. Further strengthening is forecast as the system moves into the Gulf of Mexico.
As Hurricane Florence crept toward the North Carolina coast two weeks ago, internet users were glued to the Frying Pan Tower ocean cam watching the storm pummel an American flag with intense winds and rain.
Forecasters with the National Hurricane Center in Miami don’t expect it to reach hurricane strength or even retain tropical storm strength very long, with wind shear knocking the storm back down to a depression by Saturday.
