Severe drought is the third-worst of five drought categories, ranging from abnormally dry to exceptional drought. The estimated...

Severe drought has developed in several states, where crop losses are likely beginning and water shortages are possible. Severe drought...

Catastrophic flooding impacted the Atlanta metropolitan area September 15-22, 2009, as a result of multiple days of prolonged rainfall. A...

HURRICANE DORIAN BY THE NUMBERS: It was a Historic Storm one that the name will likely be retired. It had 4 landfalls including 3 in the...

SOURCE NOAA: Much of the planet sweltered in unprecedented heat in July, as temperatures soared to new heights in the hottest month ever...

Temperatures have risen at nearly 98% of U.S. cities since 1970. Ten cities have warmed by at least 4 degrees, and 59, have warmed by at...

For weather and climate purposes Summer actually includes all the dates between June 1st and through the end of August. Even though,...

The urban heat island effect is something that we see almost on a daily basis in metropolitan cities such as Atlanta, Dallas Texas, New...

The highest temperature ever recorded in Georgia is 112 °F (44 °C) while the lowest ever recorded is −17 °F (−27 °C) Heat Waves with...

It was a crippling drought that struck the southeast of the U.S. Several reasons, including an unusually strong Bermuda high pressure and...

A derecho (pronounced similar to “deh-REY-cho” in English is a widespread, long-lived windstorm that is associated with a band of rapidly...

The terms “isolated” and “scattered” refer to the areal coverage of the precipitation event. “Scattered” is used to reference showers or...

Most fatal lightning strikes take place during the summer, according to National Weather Service data. It kills an average of 47 people...

Positive lightning: These types of strikes only make-up about 5-10% of all lightning strikes. Unlike Negative lightning which originates...

You may have heard of the 5 second rule when it comes to dropped food on the floor - but have you heard of the weather 5 second rule? It...

You may think a funnel cloud and a tornado are one and the same, but they actually mean different things. A funnel cloud is a tight...

When a Severe Thunderstorm Warning is issued, what does that mean? There are only three criteria that makes a storm severe. When a Severe...

The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma issues several daily severe weather outlooks assessing the severe weather risk, not only...

Have you heard of a microburst before? It's a very localized weather phenomenon that can do lots of damage. A microburst is a strong...

Have you ever wondered how a tornado forms? Well, conditions have to be just right to get a tornado. When you look at a strong...