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Updated: Sep. 26, 2023 at 7:46 PM EDT
|By Yolanda Amadeo
last round of rain before the weekend
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Updated: Sep. 25, 2023 at 6:09 PM EDT
|By Brittanye Blake
Following Hurricane Idalia, Home Deport stores in Valdosta, Albany, Moultrie and the RDC in Lake Park are volunteering to help nonprofits recover.
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Updated: Sep. 19, 2023 at 11:42 AM EDT
|By WALB News Team
A Disaster Recovery Center has opened a in Cook County to serve Hurricane Idalia survivors from Cook
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Updated: Sep. 18, 2023 at 7:16 PM EDT
|By Brittanye Blake
Residents affected by Hurricane Idalia can begin to see recovery efforts from the federal government.
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Updated: Sep. 17, 2023 at 4:59 PM EDT
|By Lorenza Medley
The warehouse is located at the Mathis City Auditorium in Valdosta.
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Updated: Sep. 16, 2023 at 4:45 PM EDT
|By Raghad Hamad
The State of Georgia and FEMA will be opening a Disaster Recovery Center in Lowndes County to help Hurricane Idalia victims in Cook, Glynn and Lowndes counties.
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Updated: Sep. 16, 2023 at 11:19 AM EDT
|By Lorenza Medley
This comes just over a week after President Joe Biden designated the hurricane a major disaster in Georgia.
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Updated: Sep. 12, 2023 at 5:49 PM EDT
|By Mackenzie Petrie
The filing deadline for physical property damage applications is November 6th, 2023. And economic injury applications are due June 7th, 2024.
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Updated: Sep. 12, 2023 at 5:27 PM EDT
|By Brittanye Blake
Hahira Middle School eighth grade students wrote over 100 letters thanking first responders for their dedication following Hurricane Idalia.
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Updated: Sep. 11, 2023 at 12:15 PM EDT
|By WALB News Team
The debris removal process is crucial to ensuring the city’s safety and cleanliness, according to the city.
7-Day Forecast
Updated: Sep. 10, 2023 at 6:32 PM EDT
|By Fallon Howard
Authorities said that on Sunday, they were able to get through half of the neighborhoods left to complete.
Updated: Sep. 10, 2023 at 11:48 AM EDT
|By WALB News Team
25 Georgia counties are now eligible for disaster assistance.
Updated: Sep. 9, 2023 at 12:47 PM EDT
|By WALB News Team
A Business Recovery Center will be opening at noon on Tuesday at the Valdosta-Lowndes Chamber of Commerce.
Updated: Sep. 9, 2023 at 11:43 AM EDT
|By WALB News Team
The USDA provided three steps on how farmers can get help for crop damage sustained due to Hurricane Idalia.
Updated: Sep. 8, 2023 at 5:47 PM EDT
|By Mackenzie Petrie
The Georgia Management Agency expects more counties will be added with additional types of assistance granted.
Updated: Sep. 8, 2023 at 10:21 AM EDT
|By WALB News Team
The full scope of damage done by Hurricane Idalia is being determined, so more counties and assistance may be offered in the future.
Updated: Sep. 7, 2023 at 9:45 PM EDT
|By Brittanye Blake
Georgia Power was one of the most impacted companies following Hurricane Idalia, with 100% of its service area impacted in Valdosta.
Updated: Sep. 7, 2023 at 7:34 PM EDT
|By Brittanye Blake
More relief organizations are providing disaster assistance to South Georgians impacted by Hurricane Idalia.
Updated: Sep. 6, 2023 at 6:54 PM EDT
|By Brittanye Blake
Nonprofits provide relief following Hurricane Idalia, with the support of Greater Valdosta United Way.
Updated: Sep. 5, 2023 at 6:35 PM EDT
|By Abby Kousouris
Farmers in south Georgia say Hurricane Idalia impacted some of the cotton, corn, and peanut crops. Pecan farmers, they say, took the biggest hit.
Updated: Sep. 2, 2023 at 5:05 PM EDT
|By Lorenza Medley
The Lowndes County EMA has released an update on the status of the hurricane relief efforts as well as safety tips for people who live in areas impacted by Hurricane Idalia.
Updated: Sep. 1, 2023 at 6:00 PM EDT
|By Lenah Allen and Seth Feiner
Governor Kemp also says FEMA trucks will start coming in and out of Valdosta to assist as they continue assessing the storm damage.
Updated: Sep. 1, 2023 at 5:10 PM EDT
|By WALB News Team
Idalia swept through South Georgia with about 65-70 mile per hour winds, near seven inches of rain, leaving thousands without electricity, hundreds of downed trees, damaged buildings and dozens of destroyed homes.
Updated: Sep. 1, 2023 at 12:27 AM EDT
|By Alicia Lewis
“I think unity is everything. I hate that it has to be a disaster before unity. So to see people giving out food and helping people out, it means a lot.”
Updated: Aug. 31, 2023 at 8:34 PM EDT
|By Brittanye Blake
The damages of Hurricane Idalia are making a greater impact on Lowndes County and surrounding areas.
Updated: Aug. 31, 2023 at 7:48 PM EDT
|By Lenah Allen
While Lowndes County took the brunt of the damage from Hurricane Idalia, many other South Georgia counties are dealing with the same thing.
Updated: Aug. 31, 2023 at 5:42 PM EDT
|By Seth Feiner
“We came through the worst weather that Lowndes County has seen maybe ever, certainly in decades.”
Updated: Aug. 31, 2023 at 2:35 PM EDT
|By WALB News Team
STORM REPORTS: Hurricane Idalia covers over South Ga. on Wednesday
Updated: Aug. 31, 2023 at 12:22 PM EDT
|By Ty Grant and WALB News Team
As Hurricane Idalia left impacts on South Georgia on Wednesday, several schools have announced closures for Thursday, Aug. 31.
Updated: Aug. 30, 2023 at 11:59 PM EDT
|By WALB News Team
Idalia has now left Georgia completely as it moves towards the Atlantic Ocean.
Updated: Aug. 30, 2023 at 11:49 PM EDT
|By Heidi Paxson and WALB News Team
The impact of Idalia is seen through outages spread all the way from Pelham to the Georgia coast.
Updated: Aug. 30, 2023 at 10:24 PM EDT
|By Fallon Howard and Gabrielle Taite
As of Wednesday night, over 90% of the county is still without power, according to EMA.
Updated: Aug. 30, 2023 at 9:44 PM EDT
|By Seth Feiner
We just getting details on the impacts Valdosta and Lowndes County are seeing.
Updated: Aug. 30, 2023 at 2:41 PM EDT
|By Chasity Maynard
From split trees, to mangled metal, to crushed cars, the storm left its mark. See striking images of the severe storm damage across the Big Bend here.
Updated: May. 31, 2023 at 7:42 PM EDT
|By Yolanda Amadeo
rain scarce as temps rise
Updated: May. 4, 2023 at 6:37 PM EDT
|By Anthony Bordanaro
NOAA uses three aircraft, two of which are active now, to run into hurricanes and gather data.
Updated: Sep. 29, 2022 at 11:05 AM EDT
|By WALB News Team
Though Southwest Georgia is now not expected to see impacts from Hurricane Ian, some southwest Georgia school districts and colleges are altering school plans out of an abundance of caution.
Updated: Sep. 29, 2022 at 8:53 AM EDT
|By WALB News Team
As of Wednesday, southwest Georgia is no longer expected to see tropical storm conditions from Ian.
Updated: Sep. 29, 2022 at 12:05 AM EDT
|By CURT ANDERSON
Hurricane Ian swamped southwest Florida, flooding streets and buildings, knocking out power to over 1 million people and threatening catastrophic damage further inland.
Updated: Sep. 28, 2022 at 10:36 AM EDT
|By Alicia Lewis
Trees are already starting to get removed in several residential areas where trees stand over people’s homes.
Updated: Sep. 27, 2022 at 6:07 PM EDT
|By Fallon Howard
WALB spoke with some shoppers that did not want to go on camera, but they said storing water inside Ziploc bags and freezing them now will be a huge help. Having ready-to-eat foods, like fruit, canned items and bread, will be good items to have.
Updated: Sep. 27, 2022 at 6:00 PM EDT
|By Gabrielle Taite
AAA representatives advise people not to panic buy.
Updated: Sep. 26, 2022 at 4:40 PM EDT
|By Don Shipman
The Red Cross Southwest Georgia region has already deployed a small contingent of staff and volunteers to Florida. They say more could be sent in the coming days.
Updated: Sep. 26, 2022 at 3:27 PM EDT
|By Riley Armant
With Hurricane Ian on track to impact south Georgia, the time is now to fill your medications.
Updated: Aug. 31, 2022 at 7:35 PM EDT
|By Yolanda Amadeo
showers and storms through Labor Day weekend
Updated: Sep. 28, 2021 at 9:46 PM EDT
|By Molly Godley
An Albany nonprofit was able to donate 17,000 pounds of water to Louisiana for Hurricane Ida victims. That comes out to about 17,000 bottles of water.
Updated: Sep. 9, 2021 at 9:55 PM EDT
|By Jim Wallace
The Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office delivered its second truckload of donations for transit to Hurricane Ida victims in Louisiana.
Updated: Sep. 8, 2021 at 11:12 PM EDT
|By Anthony Bordanaro
Hurricane Ida left hundreds of thousands of people in need across the states and some folks in South Georgia have taken it upon themselves to help those in their time of need.
Updated: Sep. 7, 2021 at 12:14 PM EDT
|By Tyler Sebree
In some ways it is.
Updated: Sep. 6, 2021 at 10:27 PM EDT
|By Jaclyn Harold
It was reported that more than 22,000 power poles were damaged during the storm, and Wylie said it’s been a little more challenging in some areas to restore energy.