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Augusta activates warming shelters ahead of ice storm
1+ hour, 24+ min ago (372+ words) Augusta activated warming shelters Saturday and Sunday as the city prepares for an ice storm expected to bring freezing rain and ice accumulation beginning Saturday evening. What's Happening: The National Weather Service issued an ice storm warning for Augusta. Freezing…...
Are you confused about the current ice storm forecast? Here's the scoop
1+ hour, 45+ min ago (353+ words) B.T. Clark is an award-winning journalist and the Publisher of The Georgia Sun. He has 25 years of experience in journalism and served as Managing Editor of Neighbor Newspapers in metro Atlanta for 15 years and Digital Director at Times-Journal Inc. for 8 years....
Kemp activates National Guard ahead of ice storm
4+ hour, 18+ min ago (286+ words) With an ice storm named Fern bearing down on Georgia Saturday afternoon, Gov. Brian Kemp activated the National Guard, staging 120 members to deploy to the northeast part of the state, where ice and wind were expected to cause the most…...
How much ice will your area get this weekend?
6+ hour, 7+ min ago (258+ words) The National Weather Service has issued updated ice accumulation forecasts for north and central Georgia through Sunday night. What's Happening: A major ice storm is forecast to produce ice accumulations across north Georgia. The storm begins today in northwest Georgia,…...
Winter Storm Watch: How to get information about power outages in Georgia
9+ hour, 10+ min ago (233+ words) Georgia Power customers can track and report power outages through multiple channels as Winter Storm Fern threatens to bring ice and subfreezing temperatures this weekend. What's Available: Georgia Power operates an interactive outage map at GeorgiaPower.com/Storm that shows…...
That Floyd County warming center list you shared? It's years old and totally wrong
10+ hour, 20+ min ago (268+ words) Floyd County Emergency Management Agency warned residents Friday that outdated information about warming centers is circulating on social media. What's Happening: The agency said information from several years ago has resurfaced showing churches and recreation centers as warming centers. Those…...
Ice storm warnings are now in effect for 32 Georgia counties
11+ hour, 10+ min ago (346+ words) Ice storm warnings and winter weather advisories are now in effect across 32 Georgia counties, with forecasters warning of dangerous travel conditions and widespread power outages through Monday morning. The National Weather Service issued ice storm warnings for northern and northeastern…...
Ice Storm Timeline: When will the winter storm impact your area?
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (484+ words) The National Weather Service forecasts hazardous travel conditions and possible power outages across Georgia beginning Saturday evening and continuing through Monday morning. What's Happening: A winter storm will bring freezing rain, sleet and ice accumulation to multiple regions of Georgia....
Athens-Clarke County creates weather information hub ahead of winter storm
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (409+ words) B.T. Clark is an award-winning journalist and the Publisher of The Georgia Sun. He has 25 years of experience in journalism and served as Managing Editor of Neighbor Newspapers in metro Atlanta for 15 years and Digital Director at Times-Journal Inc. for 8 years....
State emergency officials warn Georgians to take this ice storm seriously
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (673+ words) Georgia emergency managers hope to avoid another weather catastrophe like in 2014, when what some called "Snomageddon" and others labeled the "Snowpocalypse" locked down metro Atlanta and beyond. The nicknames were probably inappropriate, since the main culprit was ice rather than…...