ALBANY — Baker, Dougherty, Worth, Turner and Wilcox counties were slammed Jan. 22 by an EF3 tornado that packed 150 mph winds and traveled nearly 71 miles in a northeast direction, starting several miles north of Newton and ending up near Abbeville in Wilcox County, leaving a swath that was, in places, a mile and…
Death Toll Rises Again in Southern Tornado Outbreak; EF3 Confirmed in Albany, Georgia
Officials confirmed another death Thursday from last weekend’s tornado outbreak that hammered the South, while the National Weather Service finalized a storm survey from one of the most devastating twisters to hit the South during the event. WALB.com said Patricia Ann Gohman died Thursday after being hospitalized for head injuries suffered when a tree fell…
Severe weather including tornadoes kills 18 in Georgia and Mississippi
Deadly weather in the south-eastern US has left at least 18 people dead and injured dozens more as residents along the Georgia-Florida line braced for more intense, fast-moving storms including unusually strong “long track” tornadoes. At the White House, President Donald Trump pledged federal assistance for Georgia, Florida and Alabama. Trump said during a swearing-in…