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Oct 14, 2024 | 
13wmaz.com | Alex Pry
MACON, Ga. — 2024 has been an all-time year for stargazers.
From a total solar eclipse back in early April, to not one, but two, nights of getting a faint glimpse of the northern lights, we're adding yet another rare astronomical spectacle to the list.
Comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas will be making its closest approach to Earth in its 80,000-year orbit around the Sun until the end of October.
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Oct 7, 2024 | 
13wmaz.com | Alex Pry
MACON, Ga. — We have passed the official peak of the 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season, but there are still a little less than two months left until the season officially ends on November 30th. Last week, Hurricane Helene made landfall in the Big Bend region of Florida as a Category 4 storm with peak sustained winds of 140 miles per hour.
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Aug 15, 2024 | 
13wmaz.com | Alex Pry
MACON, Ga. — The United States Drought Monitor just released its latest update Thursday morning and it comes with good news for Central Georgia.
All of our counties that were left in some abnormally dry conditions as of last week are now completely alleviated of dry conditions whatsoever. We are back to normal conditions after Tropical Storm Debby and our scattered summertime showers replenished the ground.
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Jul 15, 2024 | 
13wmaz.com | Alex Pry |Ben Jones |David Guerrero |Ansley Parker
We all know Central Georgia is no stranger to the heat. It leaves a lot of people looking for any way to stay cool. This heat is uncomfortable, but occasionally it can be dangerous. On days when the heat can pose a threat to your health, we want to alert you and prepare you for it.
We'll be looking out for when the issues an Excessive Heat Watch.
They'll issue a watch when conditions are favorable for an excessive heat event in the next 1 to 3 days, which will serve as our initial warning.
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Feb 19, 2024 | 
13wmaz.com | Alex Pry
MACON, Ga. — Spring-like temperatures mean much more enjoyable weather on the way. But it also means the onset of allergy season for many. Warmer stretches in the weather make for a better environment for plants to start releasing what are called histamines. These are chemical substances that cause common allergy symptoms like sneezing, coughing and irritation.
Histamines come in the form of various allergens, such as tree & grass pollen, mold and insect bites.
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Feb 5, 2024 | 
13wmaz.com | Alex Pry
MACON, Ga. — Every day is an important day to be weather aware. But one week a year, the National Weather Service takes it a step forward. Feb. 5 through Feb. 9 is Severe Weather Preparedness Week for Georgia. Each day, the National Weather Service covers a different topic to ensure you are properly informed and ready to act when severe weather does strike.
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Jan 15, 2024 | 
13wmaz.com | Alex Pry
MACON, Ga. — With temperatures Wednesday morning dropping into the teens and expected wind chill to drop into the single digits, it's important to remember a few things in order to stay warm and safe.
Here are a few precautions you should take before Wednesday's big cool-down. First and foremost, limit your time outdoors. Taking a break from your morning run and staying inside with a warm cup of coffee will be wise this week.
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Oct 24, 2023 | 
13wmaz.com | Alex Pry
MACON, Ga. — On Monday morning, a rare weather phenomenon caused a large wreck on I-55 in Louisiana.
Around 160 cars, trucks and tractor-trailers collided with one another and caused at least seven deaths and dozens more injuries in the crash. The wreck was caused by a thick layer of fog that limited the visibility of drivers until the wreck ahead was right in front of them.
However, this wasn't just a regular foggy morning. It was a very uncommon weather event known as "super fog".
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Sep 22, 2023 | 
13wmaz.com | Alex Pry
Tropical Storm Ophelia has now formed off the eastern coast of the Carolinas as of 2 p.m. this afternoon. Ophelia formed as a result of a frontal boundary that passed through us in central Georgia earlier this week and stalled out over the Atlantic to the east of Florida. Ophelia possesses winds of 60 miles per hour currently, along with a central pressure of 992 mb. It is moving north-northwest at 12 miles per hour.
The good news is Ophelia will have now effects here in central Georgia.
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Sep 8, 2023 | 
13wmaz.com | Alex Pry
MACON, Ga. —
Hurricane Lee is currently located to the east of the Leeward Islands in the Atlantic Ocean, and heading into the northern Caribbean Sea in a west-northwest direction. As of the National Hurricane Center's (NHC) latest advisory, Hurricane Lee has weakened from a Category 5 hurricane to a Category 4 hurricane. Winds are 2 miles per hour below the criteria for a Category 5 according to the Saffir-Simpson scale, but Lee virtually still has the characteristics of such a storm.
