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A high-pressure system bringing temperatures in the low-90s will combine with heavy humidity to push heat index values past 100°F this weekend, while isolated severe storms threaten pop-up flooding.
Weather
An intense early-summer heat dome has pushed metro Atlanta temperatures past 96 degrees, triggering HVAC failures at the Rice Street jail facility and placing unprecedented strain on Georgia's electrical infrastructure.
Weather
Metro Atlanta recorded more than five inches of rain in May — one of the wettest months in recent memory — but long-term deficits mean the statewide drought response remains in effect.
Local
Heavy rainfall sends water across major roadways while the region paradoxically remains in drought
Weather
The Environmental Protection Division says 80 percent of the state is now in 'extreme' or 'exceptional' drought — the worst classification since 2007. Lake Lanier sits more than five feet below full pool.
Weather
A bomb cyclone that formed off the Carolina coast Saturday drove snow into north and central Georgia overnight. Officials urged residents to stay off the roads and warned of dangerous black ice through Sunday morning.
State
A year after the storm dumped catastrophic rainfall across the mountains of northeast Georgia, hundreds of private roads remain damaged. Stephens and Wilkes counties were added this week to the federal Individual Assistance declaration.