Weather News Archive

Atlanta-Weather for the Peachtree Road Race looks nice. Here's an hour by hour forecast for runners.

Bad air is forecast Thursday in Atlanta, but the city's air quality has been better this year than last.

Now that they've survived years of drought, Georgia dairy farms are wilting in the heat.

The Environmental Protection Division of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources has issued an Code Orange Air Quality Alert for Saturday for Metro Atlanta.

The Storm Prediction Center has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of North and East Georgia, and parts of Western South Carolina and Western North Carolina until 11 pm. The watch area includes the eastern portion of Metro Atlanta.

As we get to close the books on the spring of 2009, some of the hottest temperatures of the spring will occur this week.

A lot of people are excited to spend more time in their garden since state officials have declared an end to the drought.

Atlanta--A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect until 8pm tonight for north Georgia. Strong storms are possible generally from I-20 northward.

The Georgia Department of Natural Resources Environmental Protection Division has issued a Code Orange air quality alert for Metro Atlanta for Tuesday, June 9.

The Georgia Department of Natural Resources Environmental Protection Division has issued a Code Orange air quality alert for Atlanta for Tuesday.

Emergency managers in Florida are taking part in a simulation of the Great Miami Hurricane of 1926 on the first day of the 2009 Atlantic hurricane season.

The National Hurricane Center says a tropical depression has formed off the mid-Atlantic coast, but it's not expected to threaten land.

The National Weather Service has issued a Significant Weather Alert for frequent lightning and wind gusts of 40 mph in Heard and Western Carroll Counties until 6:15 p.m.

The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Northern Troup County until 5:15 p.m.

Governor Charlie Crist is asking that a federal disaster be declared after heavy rains flooded central and northeast Florida.

The subtropical low that dumped more than a foot of rain in northeast Florida is inland now but still drawing gulf moisture into Georgia.

NOAA officials say this year's hurricane season is expected to be normal.

The National Weather Service has issued a red flag warning in effect until 6 p.m. Wednesday for strong and gusty winds for parts of North and Central Georgia.

The National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory for North and Central Georgia Tuesday.
The National Weather Service has cancelled the Tornado Watch that had been issued earlier today for much of north Georgia, including the city of Atlanta.

Severe Thunderstorm and Flood Watches were issued for much of north Georgia on Wednesday.

We've had two good months of rain... and there's more in the forecast. But one drought expert does not feel comfortable, yet, that the drought is in the rearview mirror.

A severe thunderstorm threatened north Georgia a day after strong winds downed some trees and destroyed cars in parts of Atlanta. || Live Radar || Forecast

Strong storms prompted severe thunderstorm warnings and one tornado warning Friday night, as storms moved in from central Tennessee.

Rising lake levels has been the main story about Lake Lanier the past several months. Now, there's more good news heading to the lake.

Severe storms with vivid lightning and large hail have moved across north Georgia, prompting weather warnings and alerts for parts of the area. || Storm & Hail Photo Gallery

A week after heavy winds caused hundreds of thousands of power outages in the metro Atlanta area, the National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory for Tuesday.

In the worst storm season -- with more falling trees -- in Metro Atlanta in more than a decade, there are clues that anyone can spot that might forecast which of the trees in their yard are about to fall.

Officials with the National Weather Service confirmed late Monday that the storm that blew through Cherokee County late Sunday night indeed was a tornado.

During Sunday night's storms, a three-month old was huddling with his family in a bathroom when a branch fell through the roof overhead and grazed the boy's head.

Storms that hit Metro Atlanta Sunday night seemed to set their sights on Cherokee County.

An estimated 15,000 customers were still without power Tuesday night as crews try to restore service to areas damaged by Monday's high winds and rain.

Metro Atlantans continued cleaning up -- and some of them continued waiting for the power to come back on -- after Monday's rain and wind toppled trees and snapped power lines.

Several schools in the Atlanta area are without power today, but they're going ahead with classes anyway.

Dozens of toppled trees are being blamed for leaving more than 100,000 people across Metro Atlanta in the dark. An expert explains what you need to know about trees.

With all the damage Monday morning's weather caused, you might want to say storms passed over Georgia. But that would be technically incorrect; they weren't actually storms.

Law enforcement authorities across Metro Atlanta report receiving hundreds of calls of downed trees as a result of Monday's storms.

Authorities have identified the man who died in the Buckhead area of Atlanta Monday morning when a tree fell on his moving pickup truck.

The last gale of wind usually signals the end of the storm, but for the Brooker family, it left them a crushed car, courtesy of a fallen tree. || PHOTO GALLERY

Severe storms swept across much of north Georgia Friday night, generating heavy rain, hail and winds that downed trees and power lines.

The National Weather Service has issued a Tornado Watch for 5 counties in Northwest Georgia until 8 p.m.

A tornado struck a small Arkansas town Thursday night, killing three people, injuring at least 24 and seriously damaging about 100 homes. || LOCAL FORECAST

State EMA officials say it will take a while before estimates come in for flood damage in South Georgia.

It's more than just a funny phrase -- it's all about keeping your yard safe. But it is pretty funny. Just how many times did Chesley McNeil say the phrase 'tender vegetation' Wednesday morning between 5 a.m. and 7 a.m.?

The National Weather service in Peachtree City has issued a Freeze Watch, effective overnight Tuesday into Wednesday morning for all of North and Central Georgia.

Big changes in the weather will bring in showers and t-storms first... then much colder air for Monday and Tuesday. Some areas will even see some flurries Monday night. || Forecast, Radar & More

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch most of North Georgia and all of Metro Atlanta until 7 a.m. Stay tuned for additional weather statements or possible warnings.

Showers and thunderstorms will be in and out of North Georgia today, including Atlanta and vicinity. Our biggest concern is the threat of severe weather developing.