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Tuesday weather forecast

Submitted by 13WMAZ Web Staff

Tuesday, March 11th, 2014, 8:30am

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Submitted by David Ernst, 13WMAZ Meteorologist

Monday, March 10th, 2014, 12:50pm

Today... Mostly sunny with highs in the mid-to-upper 70s.

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Submitted by Jacqueline Harnevious, 13WMAZ Community Web Producer

Friday, February 21st, 2014, 9:45am

The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of middle GA.

Baldwin, Bleckley, Dodge, Hancock, Jefferson, Johnson, Laurens, Pulaski, Telfair, Treutlen, Twiggs, Wheeler, Wilcox, Washington, and Wilkinson counties are in a Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 2PM.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are favorable for severe thunderstorms to develop. In order for a thunderstorm to be considered severe, the storm must create either hail of one inch diameter or winds greater than 58 MPH.

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Submitted by Jacqueline Harnevious, 13WMAZ Community Web Producer

Thursday, February 13th, 2014, 11:47am

Tens of thousands without power in Central Georgia

Tens of thousands of people are without power in Central Georgia this morning.

About 10,000 people are without power in Bibb County, 10,000 people in Baldwin County and more than 500 in Jones County, according to Georgia Power's map alone.

More than 11,000 of Washington EMC's 15,000 customers don't have power due to blown transformers and downed trees. Washington EMC services Washington, Johnson, Hancock, Baldwin, Warren, Laurens, Emanuel, Glascock, Jefferson, and Wilkinson counties.

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Submitted by Jacqueline Harnevious, 13WMAZ Community Web Producer

Wednesday, February 12th, 2014, 3:29pm

Public

Baldwin County closed Thursday

Bleckley County closed Thursday

Dublin City Schools closed Thursday.

Houston County closed Thursday

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Submitted by Jacqueline Harnevious, 13WMAZ Community Web Producer

Wednesday, February 12th, 2014, 3:27pm

Georgia utility companies say more than 177,000 customers were without power as ice coated trees brought branches and power lines down.

Georgia Power reported that more than 104,000 customers were without power shortly before 11 a.m. Wednesday.

More than 71,000 of them were in metro Atlanta. Another 29,000 customers were in eastern Georgia; and 1,340 were without power in parts of west Georgia.

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Submitted by Jacqueline Harnevious, 13WMAZ Community Web Producer

Wednesday, February 12th, 2014, 9:07am

Wednesday government and business closings

The following list contains current government and major business closings in central Georgia. This list will continually be updated with closings as we hear of them.

Governments:

Baldwin County courthouse and government offices closed Wednesday

Cochran closed Wednesday and Thursday. Tuesday night city council meeting canceled

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