Georgia Gov. Kemp issues State of Emergency for Hurricane Elsa Share Updated: 8:58 PM EDT Jul 6, 2021
The latest breaking updates, delivered straight to your email inbox. Share Updated: 8:58 PM EDT Jul 6, 2021 Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp issued a state of emergency affecting 92 counties in middle, south, and southeast Georgia Tuesday night. It is in preparation for the impacts of Hurricane Elsa. The state of emergency will expire on Wednesday, July 14th at 11:59 p.m. unless it is renewed by the governor.
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp issued a state of emergency affecting 92 counties in middle, south, and southeast Georgia Tuesday night. It is in preparation for the impacts of Hurricane Elsa.
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A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for Parts of South Carolina
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for most of the Midlands and far western portions of Pee Dee and the Lowcountry until 9:00PM EDT Tuesday.
A line of thunderstorms ahead of a strong cold front was moving through central parts of the Midlands, including the cities of Columbia, Camden and Aiken early Tuesday evening producing multiple severe thunderstorm warnings. This line of storms is expected to maintain its intensity over the next several hours as it progresses eastward into eastern parts of the Midlands and then spread into the Pee Dee, Lowcountry, and coastal areas after sunset. Pockets of damaging wind, lightning, and heavy rain are expected to be the primary hazards with these storms.
Strong storms are likely again Tuesday afternoon and night, one day after possible tornadoes caused damage in Abbeville and Greenwood counties. The same storm system produced reports of hail almost as large as tennis balls and more than two dozen reports of wind damage across the state Monday evening.
A disturbance in the upper atmosphere over the lower Mississippi River Valley is expected to approach the state from the west Tuesday afternoon and evening. Rising air ahead of this disturbance, combined with an unseasonably humid conditions, will create a moderately unstable air mass. Scattered storms over the Upstate Tuesday morning are expected to become more numerous Tuesday afternoon. These storms will then spread to the Midlands and Central Savannah River area during the Tuesday evening drive, before spreading into the Pee Dee, Lowcountry, and coastal areas around or shortly after sunset. Pockets of damaging wind, lightning, and heavy rain are likely the primary hazards with thes
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Most meteor showers are best viewed around dawn and as far from city lights as possible, and the Eta Aquariids are no exception. Georgians should plan on searching the sky Wednesday morning for the best chances to see meteors. (Graeme Whipps/Shutterstock)
GEORGIA The Eta Aquariid meteor shower that s firing off shooting stars right now isn t the best shower of the year, but there won t be another one until July. So, if the weather cooperates in Georgia, several nights of stargazing await in the coming days
The Eta Aquariids sometimes spelled Aquarids peak overnight Tuesday into Wednesday, reliably producing about 10 or 20 meteors an hour. The long-running meteor shower, which continues through May 28, favors the Southern Hemisphere, so anyone living along the U.S.-Canadian border may see only a smattering of shooting stars.