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Plumbers were prepared for cold temperatures in the CSRA

Plumbers seeing slower days after cold weather, still prepared for overnight temperatures 71175r

Updated: Jan. 21, 2024 at 12:06 AM EST
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By Audrey Dickherber
Plumbers across the CSRA expected to be busy this week, due to the winter weather last year but experienced the opposite. But this cold weather isn’t quite over yet.

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Keeping your pets warm in cold weather

Here are some tips on how to keep pets warm during cold snap 4k441l

Updated: Jan. 19, 2024 at 11:28 PM EST
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By Audrey Dickherber
With cold temperatures on the way, it can be dangerous for stray dogs and cats out on the streets. The SPCA Albrecht Center in Aiken wants to help as many animals as they can.

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Preparing your pipes for cold weather

How to prepare your home’s pipes for cold weather in the CSRA 4ev1o

Updated: Jan. 19, 2024 at 6:39 PM EST
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By Hallie Turner
As the temperatures drop lower, the most common thing you hear is to make sure your faucets are dripping. Plumbers say this weekend it’s time to ditch the drip and embrace the stream.

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Warming center at Library Park

CSRA warming centers, aid groups cope with cold temps 1d4k30

Updated: Jan. 19, 2024 at 5:20 PM EST
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By Nick Viland
A wave of cold temperatures are on it’s way to the CSRA this weekend and no matter where you are, cities want to make sure there’s a place to go if you need relief from the conditions.

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Older home in Augusta

How to protect older homes as cold temps sweep in 92325

Updated: Jan. 18, 2024 at 6:22 PM EST
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By Hallie Turner
With temperatures dipping dangerously low in the CSRA, you might be getting creative trying to keep warm.

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Downtown Bamberg on Jan. 10, 2024.

Downtown Bamberg starts cleaning up bricks tossed by tornado hs5k

Updated: Jan. 18, 2024 at 9:25 AM EST
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By Sydney Hood
It’s now been a week since a tornado tore through Bamberg, damaging up to 30 businesses and 20 homes, including destroying a historic downtown business as well as a house.

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How to stay warm when temperatures plummet in CSRA r4h4e

Updated: Jan. 17, 2024 at 10:58 PM EST
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By Audrey Dickherber
With some of the coldest temperatures Augusta has seen in over a year, there’s a higher risk of cold-related weather injuries. Staying warm is important and so is being cautious of how you stay warm.

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A woman holding the steering wheel of a car with one hand while driving.

Caring for your car is key during frigid weather conditions 124i4y

Updated: Jan. 17, 2024 at 3:42 PM EST
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By Sydney Hood
If you're driving during this cold weather the CSRA is enduring, follow advice from the experts, not trendy social media "hacks."

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As cold weather hits, local heating and cooling companies are gearing up to help you stay warm.

Protecting your heating system during freezing temperatures 3m1a1o

Updated: Jan. 17, 2024 at 3:27 PM EST
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By Hallie Turner
Temperatures and wind chills like what we are experiencing now can cause various parts of your outdoor HVAC unit to freeze.

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Frost may develop this morning. (Source: KFVS)

Here are the priorities when preparing for winter weather 6k2n2n

Updated: Jan. 17, 2024 at 2:12 PM EST
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By Staff
The four P’s are to ensure the well-being of individuals, pets, infrastructure, and plant life during cold weather.
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Center of Hope

Helping the homeless, others in need during deep freeze 1i3fq

Updated: Jan. 17, 2024 at 11:47 AM EST
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By Hallie Turner
The CSRA is in for several cold days and nights in the next few days, with wind chills down to zero. And groups are mobilizing to help those who are less fortunate.

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Protect your plants from the freeze.

How to save plants, pool from freeze that’s hitting CSRA 3z6j

Updated: Jan. 16, 2024 at 11:13 PM EST
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By Taylor Martin
We are in for some cold nights ahead and you may be wondering how to make sure your home, plants and pools don’t get damaged in the cold.

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Icicles hanging from a brown pipe. Frozen water and metal surface, winter time concept....

Georgia leads the list in frozen pipe claims, State Farm says 153e4z

Updated: Jan. 16, 2024 at 2:35 PM EST
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By Hope Dean
As subfreezing weather takes aim at the CSRA, here’s a statistic to bear in mind: The Peach State ranks No. 1 in the nation for paid State Farm insurance claims related to frozen pipes.

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Bamberg

Weather blog: See a radar analysis of the Bamberg tornado 6h3g67

Updated: Jan. 13, 2024 at 3:37 PM EST
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By Emily Acton
The National Weather Service in Columbia finished damage surveys around downtown Bamberg and declared that an EF-2 tornado occurred on Jan. 9.

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Ellen Inabinet was outside cleaning up the storm mess in her yard Jan. 12, 2024.

‘God saw fit to make me safe’: Bamberg pulls together 3o3f4j

Updated: Jan. 12, 2024 at 6:33 PM EST
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By Sydney Hood
As cleanup from Tuesday’s tornado continues in Bamberg, there are stories of hope and inspiration. Ellen Inabinet shared her story with News 12.

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Chainsaws roared on Jan. 11, 2024, as tornado cleanup continued across Bamberg from a tornado...

Chainsaws roar as tornado cleanup continues across Bamberg 3uw3

Updated: Jan. 11, 2024 at 4:34 PM EST
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By Sydney Hood
The cleanup continued Thursday in Bamberg, two days after a tornado knocked over a downtown building and left a trail of other damage through the community.

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Video shows Bamberg building collapse

CAUGHT ON CAM: See Bamberg building collapse during storm 47535u

Updated: Jan. 11, 2024 at 10:32 AM EST
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By Staff
News 12 has obtained a video that shows debris flying through the air and a historic building collapsing during a suspected tornado in downtown Bamberg.

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Less than 24 hours after severe weather uprooted the city of Bamberg — including a tornado...

Tracing twister’s path of damage, terror in Bamberg s432p

Updated: Jan. 11, 2024 at 10:27 AM EST
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By Steve Byerly and Will Rioux
After surveying damage, National Weather Service officials said they determined an EF-2 tornado caused the devastation that’s closed downtown Bamberg.

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City begins clean up after tornado

‘Stay prepared’: Bamberg braces for another potential storm 559b

Updated: Jan. 10, 2024 at 11:20 PM EST
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By Audrey Dickherber
Recovery efforts were getting started on Wednesday, but nowhere near completed yet. Now people are trying to prepare for any more weather coming their way.

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Bamberg tornado damage

Bamberg neighbors say they will come back ‘stronger, better’ 1n5y68

Updated: Jan. 10, 2024 at 9:26 PM EST
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By Hallie Turner
There are three words the city of Bamberg is using to describe the aftermath of Tuesday’s tornado — damage, miracle and grace.

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Storm damage in Bamberg

Drone offers a bird’s-eye view of twister’s path in Bamberg 724s4n

Updated: Jan. 10, 2024 at 7:06 PM EST
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By Staff
An EF-2 tornado caused the destruction that left parts of Bamberg shattered. We sent up a drone to get a unique look at the damage.

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“I was so close,” said Harry Talmage, right. “I mean, I was at 80-plus percent done.”

Despite destructive storm, ‘I’m gonna stick with Bamberg’ 2f714c

Updated: Jan. 10, 2024 at 6:18 PM EST
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By Staff
Fans of Bamberg see a lot of potential there. And they still do — even after an EF-2 tornado destroyed some important parts of the community.

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Storm damage in Bamberg on Jan. 9, 2024.

‘Just heartbreaking’: Bamberg mayor, others lament losses in storm 1s235m

Updated: Jan. 10, 2024 at 5:12 PM EST
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By Audrey Dickherber and William Rioux
Bamberg lost important pieces of its history when a tornado swept through town, which is a matter of concern for local leaders and residents.

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Bamberg suffered heavy damage in the storm on Jan. 9, 2024.

Storm lays waste to Bamberg, downs trees, cuts power across region 4s39w

Updated: Jan. 9, 2024 at 9:12 PM EST
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By Steve Byerly
Perhaps nowhere is Tuesday's storm damage more severe than Bamberg, where several commercial buildings were heavily damaged by a possible tornado.

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Augusta Transit

As temps fall, Augusta buses give rides to shelters 6n2io

Updated: Dec. 11, 2023 at 2:16 PM EST
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By Staff
With temperatures forecast to fall below 34 degrees, Augusta Transit will provide free transportation to certain warming shelters.

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Thermostat

Having trouble paying your heating bill in Ga.? This could help 43rl

Updated: Nov. 2, 2023 at 4:20 PM EDT
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By Staff
As winter approaches and temperatures start to drop, energy bills will do the opposite. That’s why Georgia’s Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program is opening applications soon.

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Warming Centers

Here’s a list of warming centers in CSRA to escape the cold 4704n

Updated: Nov. 1, 2023 at 10:34 PM EDT
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By Staff
If you’re looking for a warm place to go to escape the cold, there are some warming centers open in our area. As the holidays approach, temperatures are dropping.

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How to look for mold after pipes burst in cold weather.

Pipes burst? What you should do (and not do) before mold grows 5h1v20

Updated: Dec. 28, 2022 at 6:18 PM EST
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By Hallie Turner and Taylor Martin
During a cold winter, homeowners across the two-state can come home to find major plumbing issues from broken pipes.

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This weas the plumbing aisle at Lowe's in Augusta after the deep freeze broke many water pipes.

Fixing broken pipes yourself may not be a good idea; here’s why 6i2j47

Updated: Dec. 27, 2022 at 5:35 PM EST
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By Taylor Martin
After a winter freeze, homeowners flock to hardware stores trying to find supplies to fix their damaged and broken pipes.

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Her family has lived at the iconic house on Greene Street for 13 years, and they always go all...

How to brace your home for frigid winter weather 4p5o29

Updated: Dec. 23, 2022 at 5:57 PM EST
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By Craig Allison
We talked to an HVAC company about the best ways to help your system keep up with the dropping temperatures.