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Updated: Jun. 17, 2021 at 2:54 PM EDT
|By WTOC Staff
Approximately 1,500 buckets filled with emergency supplies will be available for low-income Chatham County residents who need extra assistance during hurricane season.
Updated: Jun. 10, 2021 at 4:54 PM EDT
|By Mariah Congedo
Over the last year, a team of Georgia Southern University biologists have been conducting a plant ecology study on Tybee Island’s dunes.
Updated: Jun. 10, 2021 at 1:34 PM EDT
|By WTOC Staff
Stay safe this summer with these tips from the WTOC First Alert Weather Team
Updated: Jun. 5, 2021 at 8:26 PM EDT
|By WTOC Staff
June 1 is the official start of the Atlantic hurricane season.
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Updated: Jun. 4, 2021 at 4:45 AM EDT
|By Andrew Gorton
Millions of dollars have been invested in something that could wash away when a hurricane hits: the dunes on Tybee Island.
Updated: Jun. 2, 2021 at 3:01 PM EDT
|By Cutter Martin
Whether in a powerful tropical system like Hurricane Matthew or a particularly intense summer thunderstorm, it’s bound to happen. Trees will come down.
Updated: Jun. 1, 2021 at 1:24 PM EDT
|By Sean Evans
It’s June 1, which means we are now officially in the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season.
Updated: May. 31, 2021 at 12:40 PM EDT
|By Jamie Ertle
More people than ever are getting on boats and heading out on the water, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources was asked about the hidden dangers after a storm strikes.
Updated: May. 21, 2021 at 5:37 PM EDT
|By Sean Evans
The Atlantic hurricane season is less than two weeks away. Chatham County is certainly an area familiar with hurricanes and tropical storms.
Updated: May. 20, 2021 at 12:57 PM EDT
|By Cutter Martin
You may have heard about recent Tybee Island beach advisories, but the process of sampling, testing, and issuing these alerts begins much earlier.
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Updated: May. 19, 2021 at 2:30 PM EDT
|By Sean Evans
The Atlantic hurricane season begins on June 1.
Updated: May. 14, 2021 at 4:02 PM EDT
|By Blair Caldwell
This week is Hurricane Preparedness Week. While the coming hurricane season has us thinking of what to do should a storm head our way, area hospitals have their plan down to a science as they deal with a vulnerable population during a pandemic.
Updated: Apr. 25, 2021 at 9:48 PM EDT
|By Andrew Gorton
Preliminary data on the Coffee County Tornado during storms Saturday night.
Updated: Apr. 25, 2021 at 6:51 PM EDT
|By Amanda Aguilar
After Saturday’s severe weather rolled across South Georgia, some woke up Sunday morning to damage.
Updated: Apr. 13, 2021 at 4:34 PM EDT
|By Kristen Rary
One year ago this Tuesday, an EF-4 tornado ripped through Hampton County and destroyed homes and took lives.
Updated: Apr. 6, 2021 at 6:22 PM EDT
|By Kristen Rary
Next week marks the one year anniversary of the tornado that hit Hampton County and much of the Lowcountry in 2020.
Updated: Mar. 29, 2021 at 3:08 PM EDT
|By Jamie Ertle
Each branch of the military has specialized units. One unit of the Air Force based at Hunter Army Airfield and Fort Stewart helps forecast for troops.
Updated: Feb. 19, 2021 at 12:52 PM EST
|By Patrick Phillips
Gov. Henry McMaster ordered a review of the state’s power grid to make sure it can withstand “rare winter weather conditions.”
Updated: Feb. 18, 2021 at 12:51 PM EST
|By WTOC Staff
Several schools in the WTOC viewing area have made changes to class schedules due to possible severe weather conditions impacting roads.
Updated: Feb. 3, 2021 at 5:08 PM EST
|By Dal Cannady
Severe weather can come, pandemic or no pandemic. One emergency planner says a few simple steps can have you and your home ready in case you’re socked in for a few days.
Updated: Jan. 27, 2021 at 7:10 PM EST
|By Cutter Martin
Most of us just saw gloomy weather this morning, but some people in Bryan County saw damage from storms moving through.
Updated: Jan. 27, 2021 at 6:40 AM EST
|By Cutter Martin
Widespread light, to moderate, rain and a few downpours are impacting our area Wednesday.
Updated: Dec. 9, 2020 at 10:34 PM EST
|By WTOC Staff
If you’ve ever wanted to become a storm spotter, today’s your lucky day.
Updated: Nov. 12, 2020 at 4:39 AM EST
|By Cutter Martin
Eta is making landfall along the Florida Gulf Coast Thursday morning; between the “Big Bend” and Tampa Metro.
Updated: Oct. 23, 2020 at 5:57 PM EDT
|By Jamie Ertle
A revised law could allow mining near one of Georgia’s natural treasures, the Okefenokee Swamp.
Updated: Oct. 14, 2020 at 5:27 PM EDT
|By Kristen Rary
Six months ago, a tornado devastated Hampton. Since then, they’ve cleaned up roads, they cleaned up yards, and they are rebuilding their life.
Updated: Sep. 29, 2020 at 6:54 PM EDT
|By WTOC Staff
Downed power lines blocked LaRoche Avenue near Nottingham Drive on Tuesday evening.
Updated: Sep. 26, 2020 at 12:35 AM EDT
|By Jennifer Roberts
A tornado touched down in Myrtle Beach Friday afternoon.
Updated: Sep. 21, 2020 at 3:32 PM EDT
|By Mariah Congedo
Over the last few days, Tybee Island has seen impacts from very high tides.
Updated: Aug. 3, 2020 at 7:51 PM EDT
|By Patrick Phillips, Paola Tristan Arruda, Alexis Simmons, Carter Coyle and Nick Reagan
While the rain from Isaias has been coming down for hours, the Holy City dodged a bullet when it comes to flooding.
Updated: Aug. 2, 2020 at 10:47 PM EDT
|By Mariah Congedo
“It’s always better to be safe and prepared than to take a very casual attitude,” Tybee Island Mayor Shirley Sessions said.
Updated: Aug. 2, 2020 at 8:35 PM EDT
|By Mariah Congedo
Double red flags will be waving behind the lifeguard stands Monday warning people to not go into the water.
Updated: Aug. 1, 2020 at 4:34 PM EDT
|By Andrew Gorton
Update on Hurricane Isaias
Updated: Aug. 1, 2020 at 8:38 AM EDT
|By Dave Turley
The 5 a.m. advisory Saturday for Hurricane Isaias has winds of 85 mph as the storm is entering the southern Bahamas.
Updated: Jul. 31, 2020 at 12:33 PM EDT
|By WTOC Staff
Isaias was upgraded to a Category 1 Hurricane late Thursday night. Some weakening has taken place so far today and the system is now producing sustained winds of 75 MPH just north and east of its center.
Updated: Jul. 20, 2020 at 5:02 PM EDT
|By Sean Evans
Because of COVID-19, hurricane evacuations, should they happen, will look much different this year.
Updated: Jun. 29, 2020 at 5:30 PM EDT
|By Briana Collier
Warnings from area firefighters Monday when it comes to protecting yourself and family during the extreme heat.
Updated: Jun. 23, 2020 at 5:48 PM EDT
|By WTOC Staff
Summer heat is deadly for children and pets left inside cars.
Updated: Jun. 12, 2020 at 11:33 PM EDT
|By WTOC Staff
There are numerous reports of street flooding in Savannah.
Updated: May. 27, 2020 at 8:19 AM EDT
|By Cutter Martin
Tropical Storm Bertha has formed in the southwestern Atlantic, just off the middle South Carolina coast.
Updated: May. 8, 2020 at 4:49 PM EDT
|By Blair Caldwell
We are in the midst of a pandemic, and hurricane season is just around the corner.
Updated: Apr. 27, 2020 at 7:41 PM EDT
|By WTOC Staff
The National Weather Service Charleston has confirmed another tornado did touch down on April 13 in Long County, Ga.
Updated: Apr. 24, 2020 at 5:58 PM EDT
|By Dal Cannady
This week’s severe weather left some places with inches of rain and more damage to flooded dirt roads.
Updated: Apr. 24, 2020 at 11:27 AM EDT
|By WTOC Staff
The National Weather Service Charleston has upgraded the tornado that tore through Hampton County last Monday from an EF-3 to an EF-4.
Updated: Apr. 23, 2020 at 3:53 PM EDT
|By WTOC Staff
Thursday is a First Alert Weather Day. A round - potentially a couple - of strong to severe storms are likely this afternoon and evening.
Updated: Apr. 20, 2020 at 4:51 PM EDT
|By Dal Cannady
Homeowners on Maple Road in Long County say the flooding rain overnight didn’t do anything new. They say this area stays flooded more days than it doesn’t.
Updated: Apr. 17, 2020 at 4:12 PM EDT
|By Amanda Aguilar
The National Weather Service confirmed Friday that an EF-1 tornado hit Liberty County on Monday.
Updated: Apr. 17, 2020 at 2:41 PM EDT
|By WTOC Staff
The National Weather Service has confirmed tornadoes did touch down in Long, Liberty and Bryan counties on Monday.
Updated: Apr. 16, 2020 at 10:30 PM EDT
|By Sam Bauman and Blair Caldwell
Seeing the devastation in Wayne County firsthand really sets in just how powerful this storm was while also highlighting how powerful the community is.
Updated: Apr. 15, 2020 at 5:12 PM EDT
|By WTOC Staff
The National Weather Service confirmed Wednesday that an EF-1 tornado caused damage in eastern Screven County on Monday morning.