All Entries in the "RNW Weather Team" Category
NWGASWT Special Report: Tornado Victims Begin Cleanup, Question Warning System
Just a little under 48 hours after a tornado struck North Rome and Kingston without warning, the RNW affiliated Northwest Georgia Severe Weather Team returned to the scene Friday for a damage assessment, a task that they seem to be having to do way too much lately. Kingston Road Resident Darlene Chatman was standing in [...]
North Georgia Under Winter Weather Watch
As Romans enjoy a sunny yet chilly Saturday, the nice weather will give way to winter weather Sunday and Monday as a low pressure system slides across the area bringing possibly 3-5 inches of snow and ice. The storm is expected to move across our region late Sunday into Monday, beginning with ice and changing [...]
Ice Wreaks Havoc Across Rome, Floyd County
Romans had little time Wednesday to prepare for the icy conditions after the National Weather Service issued a Winter Weather Advisory just a few hours before the storm system made its presence known. While the forecast called for possible winter weather, the storm system began affecting areas of Sand Mountain in Alabama early in the [...]
Freeze Warning In Effect For Saturday Morning
Issued by The National Weather Service Atlanta, GA 3:44 am EDT, Fri., Nov. 5, 2010 … FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT SATURDAY… … FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING… THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WATCH… WHICH IS [...]
Hurricane Watch Posted for Most of NC Coast
U.S. weather forecasters say a hurricane watch has been posted for most of the North Carolina coast to the state’s border with Virginia due to the approach of Hurricane Earl. The hurricane center warns that if current forecasts are accurate, Earl could trigger dangerous waves and surf in the U.S., wrecking plans for vacationers for [...]
Heat Advisory Today/Heat Index To Reach 105 Or Better
A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT WEDNESDAY… FOR THE AREA GENERALLY WEST AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM CHATSWORTH TO GRIFFIN TO ATHENS. AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM THE MID TO UPPER 90S ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA TODAY AND WEDNESDAY. ABUNDANT MOISTURE WILL COUPLE WITH THESE HIGH TEMPERATURES [...]
Severe Thunderstorm Warning For Floyd County
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… FLOYD COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA * UNTIL 600 PM EDT * AT 508 PM EDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZED HAIL…AND DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 60 MPH. THIS STORM [...]
Heat Indexes Top 103 Degrees Around Rome Friday
Although the border of a heat advisory only made it to the state line Friday, heat indexes topped out at 103 degrees Fahrenheit around Downtown Rome Friday afternoon. Pictures covered the Facebook pages of fellow Romans throughout the day of the landmark thermometer and clock in front of the Suntrust bank on E. 2nd Ave. [...]
Strong Storms Batter East Rome, One Injured in wreck
A complex of strong super cell thunderstorms moved through the Rome area Wednesday afternoon bringing heavy rain, and intense lightning and causing at least one accident. As warm moist tropic air remained over the region Wednesday, causing the thunderstorms to develop West of Rome. The storms then slowly moved eastward, bringing the strongest storm cell [...]
RNW Weather Team Interecpts Funnel Cloud Saturday in Alabama
Rome Newswire Correspondents Devin Womack and Jenny Smith contributed to this report. The RNW Severe Weather Team got a surprise Saturday evening when they inadvertently had a large funnel cloud go over them while not even on a storm chase. For the past week, the weather around the region has been hit or miss with [...]
RNW Weather Team To Bring Severe Weather Coverage
For the 2010 severe weather season, Rome Newswire has partnered with several local weather enthusiasts to form a freelance weather team that will bring severe weather coverage not only from Rome, but from around the region to the Romenewswire.com. The RNW Severe Weather Team will be headed by RNW Staff Writer Hayden Jennings and include [...]
