Latest news, weather and high school sports for Albany and Southwest Georgia

Thursday, January 31, 2013  Updated with video; High winds send a 100 foot pine tree crashing down onto a house.

Wednesday, January 30, 2013  Updated with video; Trees and power lines around Albany led to a busy night for the Albany Fire Department.

Monday, April 16, 2012  Early, dire warnings credited with limiting human death toll in Midwest tornado outbreak

Monday, March 05, 2012  Families in Lakeland, Georgia are working to restore their lives to back to normal after a tornado lifts their homes off the platform and scatters the remains across the city.

Saturday, January 28, 2012  Updated with video; Albany-Dougherty EMS officials say families should plan a secure room to go to in severe weather and where to meet if separated from each other.

Thursday, November 17, 2011  Updated with video;Southwest Georgians faced severe thunderstorms and multiple counties were under tornado warning for a short time.

Wednesday, March 02, 2011 

Saturday, January 01, 2011  Tornadoes fueled by unusually warm air pummeled the U.S. South and Midwest on Friday and early Saturday, killing at least six people and injuring dozens.

Monday, October 25, 2010  The National Weather Service says a tornado watch issued for most of north and central Georgia, including metro Atlanta, has been lifted.

Monday, October 25, 2010  The National Weather Service says a line of strong thunderstorms is moving into Georgia from the west, and a tornado watch is posted for most of north and central Georgia, including metro Atlanta.