The situation: After a stormy night, a very pleasant Easter weekend ahead. The forecast: Today: Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 66. North wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 35. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light after… Read more
It seems Floyd County and most of Northwest Georgia escaped the worst of last night’s severe weather. A severe thunderstorm warning was issued just before 11 p.m., but no damage was reported. Dade County officials report damage from possible tornado or straight-line winds in Rising Fawn with more than 10 trees down and damage to… Read more
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR 40 MPH WINDS IN BARTOW AND FLOYD COUNTIES UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT… AT 1124 PM EDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR ROME…MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AS IT MOVES ACROSS… Read more
Above: The Hytop, Ala., radar, which gives us a better look at much of that state, western Tennessee and Northwest Georgia. Middle: The Peachtree City weather office radar.
The situation: We had our first preview of severe weather season on Thursday with some trees and power lines downed, and we could see more late tonight and into Saturday morning, according to the National Weather Service. The good news: Once the front moves on, we should see sunny skies with highs in the upper 60s… Read more
The forecast: Thursday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after noon. Patchy dense fog before 11am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 75. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. read more
The forecast: Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers before 11am. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph. Wednesday Night: A slight chance of showers after 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%. read more
The forecast: =&0=&A slight chance of showers between 11am and 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm,… Read more
What’s closed or delayed: YMCA: Grizzard Park fields are closed this evening because of wet field conditions. Parks and rec: Middle school baseball canceled tonight. Storm aftermath: All power in the Silver Creek area has been restored. Around five customers are in the dark between Adairsville and Cartersville as of 9:30 a.m. Rainfall totals this… Read more
By Natalie Simms [email protected] Although severe weather can hit at anytime during the year, spring typically signals the start of tornado season for Georgia and most of the country. Because you never know when severe storms may popup, local emergency officials and insurance companies say now is the time to take precautions to protect yourself… Read more
One for the books: Today’s low of 24 degrees beat the old record for March 29 set in 1966, 26 degrees, according to The Weather Channel and the National Weather Service. Our normal low for this time of year is 44 degrees with an average high of 70. It was even colder in Cartersville with… Read more
The situation: At 7 a.m., the low was 33 degrees with wind chill of 27 degrees at the Rome airport, same temperature in Cartersville. A freeze warning remains in effect this morning until 10 a.m. A new freeze warning is in effect midnight until 10 a.m. Sunday. …FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT… Read more
The situation: The overnight drizzle should end around 9 a.m. and then we’ll see a late-season blast of cold air, enough to put us under a freeze warning early Saturday and a freeze watch into Sunday morning. After a high of 75 Thursday, we’ll only get to 58 today and 34 overnight. FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT… Read more
The situation: Another hot one Wednesday with a high of 78, nine degrees above normal but nine degrees below the record set on March 25, 2007. We’ll have one more day in the upper 70s with much colder temperatures and possible thunderstorms on the way, perhaps between 3 and 10 p.m. read more
The situation: It was another day in paradise with a high of 75 under mostly cloudless skies. Almost more of the same today but we’ll have some rain possible in the afternoon. Back to the 50s — for highs — Friday and Saturday and a low early Sunday of 31. read more