Augusta, GA
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.
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. (WRDW/WAGT) – A 55-year-old man has died after a crash in Augusta, authorities said Wednesday.
The Richmond County Coroner’s Office has identified the victim has Larry Tesseo, of Augusta.
Coroner Mark Bowen said the crash happened Tuesday when Tesseo was operating an electric scooter while crossing Peach Orchard Road at Harding Road.
Tesseo was then was struck by a southbound pickup, according to officials.
Tesseo was transported to Wellstar MCG hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 4:50 p.m.
The coroner’s office says he died due to his injuries from the crash.
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AUGUSTA, GA (WJBF)- The Augusta women’s volleyball team earned the number 6 seed in the NCAA Southeast Region Tournament.
It’s the eighth time in program history that au will be making the trip to the NCAA Tournament. They’ll be playing against the three seeded Anderson Trojans. It’ll also be the first ever matchup between the two programs.
Augusta is heading into this matchup 25-8 on the season, and 12-3 in Peach Belt Conference play.
“I think during practice right now, we’ve been focusing on the little things that we’ve been struggling with all year and really emphasizing them,” said senior Lauren Posa.
“This could be our last game in playing for each other and focusing on making our serves during tough times.”
The match is set for Thursday at 11 a.m. in Wingate, North Carolina.
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF)– The Augusta Symphony Orchestra has two holiday concerts coming up soon: “Sounds of the Season” and “Holiday Spectacular.”
Maestro Dirk Meyer is Music Director of the symphony. He joins Jennie to talk about the show and the big collaboration with other arts groups.
“Sounds of the Season” is a fantastic holiday show featuring The Augusta Players, The Augusta Choral Society, Colton Ballet, and local vocalist, Russell Joel Brown. This is part of the symphony’s Pops! Series at the Miller Theater on Thursday, December 4th at 7:30 PM.
“Holiday Spectacular” is the first concert in ASO’s two-concert Family Concert Series. (The series focuses on introducing children and families to the orchestra.) This particular concert will feature all of your favorite holiday hits and a certain man in red might make a special appearance! This concert will be at the Miller Theater on Sunday, December 7th at 4:00 PM.
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