Jonathan Stacey

1 week ago | fox5atlanta.com | Eric Mock |Jonathan Stacey |Travis Maurer

A powerful line of storms swept across North Georgia on Thursday night, unleashing strong winds, large hail, and widespread property damage in several metro Atlanta communities. Douglasville was among the hardest-hit areas. KEEP UP WITH THE LATEST BY DOWNLOADING THE FREE FOX 5 STORM TEAM APP AND FOLLOWING @FOX5STORMTEAM ON X, FORMERLY TWITTER Multiple trees fell along Horton Place in Douglasville during a severe storm on April 10, 2025.

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Jonathan Stacey

The BriefScattered thunderstorms are expected across northwest Georgia Thursday afternoon, spreading southeast into Atlanta and central Georgia, with severe weather risks overnight. The primary threats include damaging wind gusts, large hail, and isolated tornadoes, with the highest risk between 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. Thursday. Despite severe weather risks, drier and sunnier conditions are expected by the weekend, with temperatures reaching the low 70s by Sunday.

3 weeks ago | fox5atlanta.com | Jonathan Stacey

Just 15 minutes of reading a day can expose a child to more than a million extra words each year—a simple habit that not only builds vocabulary but also fuels creativity, confidence, and curiosity. As National Reading Month comes to a close, Good Day Atlanta’s Jonathan Stacey spotlighted three Atlanta-based children’s book authors who are using their own stories to make a lasting impact on young minds.

1 month ago | fox5atlanta.com | Jonathan Stacey

A cold front sweeping through the Southeast is bringing gusty winds and a significant drop in temperatures. Light snow is expected in higher elevations. Freeze Warning for North Georgia What we know: A Freeze Warning is in effect for Dade, Walker, Catoosa, Whitfield, Murray, Gordon, Chattooga, Floyd, Bartow, Cherokee, Forsyth, Polk, Paulding, Cobb, Fulton, Haralson, Carroll, Douglas, Heard, Coweta, Fayette, Spalding, Troup, Meriwether, and Pike counties through 10 a.m. on Thursday.

1 month ago | fox5atlanta.com | Jonathan Stacey

A fast-moving storm system will bring strong to damaging winds, heavy rainfall, and the potential for an isolated tornado to North Georgia. The timing of this event will be late Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. Strong wind, heavy rain expected overnight Tuesday into Wednesday The backstory: A line of heavier showers and embedded thunderstorms will sweep across the region, bringing the strongest winds and heaviest rain within a narrow window of less than three hours.