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FIRST ALERT WEATHER DAY TUESDAY | From First Alert Chief Meteorologist Riley Hale

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12 months ago

January 9, 2024

FIRST ALERT WEATHER DAY TUESDAY | From First Alert Chief Meteorologist Riley Hale

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – A strong low-pressure system is expected to bring heavy rain, strong winds and chance of severe thunderstorms to the CSRA Tuesday. It will be a windy day with sustained winds near 25 mph and gusts over 40 mph likely.

FIRST ALERT WEATHER DAY TUESDAY | Make sure you stay weather aware Tuesday and have a way to receive alerts.

SEVERE THREAT: A strong line of thunderstorms is expected to move through the CSRA between 10 am and 5 pm. This line will be capable of producing wind gusts over 60+ mph and tornadoes. Tornadoes could form quickly and without much warning with this line, so it is important you can get to your safe spot quickly.

WIND THREAT: Before and after storms arrive, there will be strong wind gusts up to and over 40 mph. Sustained winds during the day will be between 20-25 mph. Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down. A WIND ADVISORY is in effect for the entire CSRA from 6 AM to 9 PM Tuesday. This will likely lead to some power outages so make sure you keep your cell phone charged!

FLOOD RISK: Rain totals look to fall between 1-2″ for most of the CSRA, but there could be some higher totals. We are not expecting a lot of flooding issues since this will be a fast moving system, but flood prone areas could have issues and isolated areas that received higher totals.

ALERTS: To view the latest advisories, watches, and warnings – click HERE.

This is a recording of WRDW First at Four News at 4 p.m.

The Storm Prediction Center has placed the entire CSRA under a slight to enhance risk for severe storms Tuesday.(WRDW)

Rain will clear out Tuesday night, but it will stay breezy through Wednesday. Morning lows Wednesday will be in the upper 30s, but wind chills will be colder and likely make it feel below freezing. Sunny skies Wednesday with cool highs in the low and mid-50s. Winds will be out of the west between 10-15 mph and gusting over 25 mph.

Mostly sunny Thursday with seasonal temperatures. Morning lows will be near freezing in the low 30s and afternoon highs close to 60.

Another system is expected to show up Friday that could lead to severe weather in the CSRA. Keep it here for updates the next few days.

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Augusta, GA

1 airlifted to hospital after Christmas Eve crash on I-20

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2 hours ago

December 26, 2024

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1 airlifted to hospital after Christmas Eve crash on I-20

CRAWFORDVILLE, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – One person was airlifted to the hospital on Tuesday after a crash on Interstate 20, according to officials.

According to Wilkes County Emergency Services, the crash happened in Taliaferro County at mile marker 152.

The crash involved one vehicle. The driver of the vehicle was ejected, according to officials.

“Thank you to all the public safety personnel for your help today. We couldn’t have managed this scene without you,” said the Wilkes County Emergency Services on their Facebook page.

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No injuries reported in Christmas fire on Broad Street

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10 hours ago

December 26, 2024

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No injuries reported in Christmas fire on Broad Street

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Augusta fire crews responded to the 1600 block of Broad Street for a fire on Christmas evening.

The Augusta Fire Department says there were no occupants in the home and no injuries were reported.

House fire on Broad Street(WRDW)

Officials with the fire department says power was connected to the home, but they connected Georgia Power to disconnect it.

According to a News 12 crew on scene, at least four fire trucks could be seen, as well as multiple Richmond County Sheriff’s Office cars and EMS.

Early Christmas morning, the Augusta Fire Department posted some fire safety tips:

Be cautious with battery-operated devices and chargers this holiday.
Always use the correct charger, avoid overcharging and keep batteries away from flammable items.
Store batteries in a cool, dry place to prevent overheating or fire risks.

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North Augusta Greeneway opens just in time for the holidays

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21 hours ago

December 25, 2024

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North Augusta Greeneway opens just in time for the holidays

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) -Just a few months ago, North Augusta’s Greeneway looked nothing like what it does now.

Hurricane Helene did a number on the popular trail, which closed it down for months.

Now the entire thing is back open ahead of schedule and just in time for the holidays.

“I don’t know if we thought it’d be done by Christmas, but it is and I think it’s a great early Christmas present for the citizens of North Augusta and the CSRA,” said Briton Williams, North Augusta mayor.

Williams was expecting the Greeneway to open back up in January, but he says thanks to R&R Tree Service, the job is complete.

“It’s wide open from one end to the next,” said Williams. “I’ve ridden it on the golf cart and it is accessible now for everybody.”

R&R Tree Service has been working on cleaning up the Greeneway since Hurricane Helene hit, which was about three months ago.

Now that it’s all cleaned up, Williams says their next focus is the parks, and they’re hoping to have those done sometime in January.

“We had a lot of damage with our parks, but Creighton Park is a great park, and they’ve cleared that out,” said Williams. “The focus moving forward will be for that company R&R Tree Service to work on the city parks.”

Williams says they own about 25% of the roads inside North Augusta city limits.

“We’re probably at 92% first pass of city-owned roads,” he said.

Williams says there are two separate companies working on the roads and cleaning up the parks because that’s what they can control.

“I think it’s a perfect example,” said Williams. “The Greeneway is telling you when we control something, we can be very efficient.”

And as for what they can’t control, Williams says that a different story.

“Which is unfortunately about 70% of the roads in North Augusta, we just still can’t dictate what to do and we just continue to express, you know, areas of, ‘Hey, this where the focus is.’”

But Williams says having the Greeneway back is like getting back to some form of normalcy.

“Psychologically and physically for citizens, and I can get on that Greeneway because that’s very therapeutic for us, and I think that is the number one thing that is showing we’re getting some normalcy back in our lives.”

Williams says there’s a lot more to be done, but they won’t stop until it’s all complete so he asks that everyone stay patient and positive.

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