Kyle Dennis
WSAV News 3
Savannah, GA, United States
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Severe Weather Preparedness Week: Thunderstorm Safety
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — On this second day of Georgia’s Severe Weather Preparedness Week, we are focusing on thunderstorm safety. While there are certainly times of the year when thunderstorms are more common than others, strong to severe thunderstorms and tornadoes have been recorded in every month in both Coastal Georgia and South Carolina. The […] → Read More
Dangerous cold arrives for the holiday weekend
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — Brutally cold Arctic air is diving south into the Coastal Empire and Lowcountry today and will stick around through the Christmas holiday. After starting the day Friday in the mid 50s, temperatures will begin falling rapidly through the day and be accompanied by wind gusts of 30-40 mph. That could be […] → Read More
Hurricane Preparedness Week: Getting your home storm-ready
By having a plan in advance and knowing what steps to take to prepare your home, it will be one less thing you have to worry about in the event of a storm. → Read More
Threat of severe weather increasing Tuesday afternoon and evening
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — Storm Team 3 is monitoring a significant threat of severe weather for Tuesday afternoon and evening. A line of strong storms will move through the Coastal Empire and Lowcountry from west to east, bringing heavy rain, strong gusty winds, and even the threat of a tornado and large hail. While a […] → Read More
Risk of severe weather increases for later today
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — Strong to severe thunderstorms are expected Wednesday afternoon and Storm Team 3 says some could become strong to severe with locally damaging wind gusts and an isolated tornado. The tornado watch issued earlier today for Montgomery, Toombs, Jeff Davis, Appling, and Bacon counties has expired. Currently, the Storm Prediction Center is […] → Read More
Category 4 Hurricane Ida makes landfall on Louisiana coast; significant impacts begin to move onshore
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — Ida officially made landfall on Lousiana’s coast Sunday morning around noon. Ida reached hurricane strength Friday afternoon and has been intensifying this weekend as it approached the coast of Louisiana this weekend – potentially on the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Hurricane Ida has rapidly intensified from a category 2 hurricane at […] → Read More
Tropical Storm Elsa could impact the United States next week
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — Tropical Storm Elsa formed in the Atlantic on Thursday morning with 40 mph winds. Those winds increased to 45 mph at 11 am as the storm was 680 miles east-southeast of the Windward Islands. Elsa is a fast-moving tropical storm, traveling west at 28 mph thanks to strong steering winds from […] → Read More
Tropical Depression 31 could hit Central America as a hurricane
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — Just as Eta began to head out to sea, a new tropical depression formed in the Caribbean Sea and could strike the same parts of Central America that were ravaged by Hurricane Eta. The cluster of showers and thunderstorms organizing in the Caribbean the last few days became Tropical Depression 31 at […] → Read More
As Theta forms in Atlantic, 2020 breaks all-time record number of storms
Subtropical Storm Theta makes for 29 named storms for 2020, breaking the previous record of 28 named storms in 2005. → Read More
Tropical Depression 27 forms, could threaten Bermuda
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — While we are now past the historical peak of hurricane season, there is still more than a month to go. Tropical Depression 27 formed in the Central Atlantic Monday morning, and could become a hurricane by the weekend as it passes near Bermuda. As of 8 am, TD 27 was producing […] → Read More
WATCH: Hurricane hunters get up close and personal with Delta
Hurricane hunters are sharing dramatic video of Hurricane Delta, now a Category 2 storm. → Read More
PHOTOS: Hurricane Delta lashes Mexico, toppling trees and power lines
The hurricane came ashore in Mexico around 5:30 a.m. Wednesday with top winds of 110 mph. Officials said it caused no deaths or injuries, but did force hundreds of tourists to take refuge in storm shelters. → Read More
LIVE COVERAGE: Hurricane Delta continues moving inland, rain totals up to 15 inches
Watch live coverage from WSAV’s sister station KLFY SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — Hurricane Delta made landfall as a Category 2 storm about 6 p.m. Friday near Creole, with top winds of 100 mph. The storm is now downgraded to a category 1. Maximum sustained winds of 75 mph… and the storm is moving to the […] → Read More
Tropical Depression Beta creating rain totals close to 15″ near Houston; Paulette reforms
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — Tropical Storm Beta made landfall Monday night on the Matagorda Peninsula which sits between Corpus Christi and Galveston along the Texas coast. Tropical storm wind accompanied flooding rainfall that has continued into Tuesday morning. Tracking Beta As of 5 pm, Tropical Depression Beta has max sustained winds of 30 mph. It was […] → Read More
Tropical Storm Beta now 25 miles away from landfall; heavy rain and winds impacting coast
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — All 21 alphabetic names on the 2020 hurricane name list have been used with Wilfred forming on Friday. We are now using the Greek alphabet for the first time since the 2005 hurricane season. Tracking Beta Tropical Storm Beta continues to weaken as it slowly approaches the Texas coast. Max sustained winds […] → Read More
Hurricane Teddy and Tropical Depression 22 could both impact land
Hurricane Teddy is a powerful category 4 hurricane in the Atlantic that could come within striking distance of Bermuda next week, followed by a possible landfall in Nova Scotia. In the Gulf of Mexico, Tropical Depression 22 could become a hurricane and impact the Texas Coast as a tropical storm next week. Hurricane Teddy As […] → Read More
Storms cause damage in Effingham County as Tropical Depression Sally moves through Georgia
A tornado-warned thunderstorm caused some significant damage in Effingham County this morning as the rain and thunderstorms from what is now Tropical Depression Sally arrived. In Guyton, a tree toppled onto the roof of a house. Periods of heavy rain and additional strong to severe thunderstorms are possible through the day. As of 5 am, […] → Read More
Gulf Coast residents make final preps as NHC warns of Laura’s ‘unsurvivable storm surge’
Hurricane Laura rapidly is now a major hurricane, and the National Hurricane Center warns the storm could strengthen even more before making landfall. → Read More
Tropical Storm Laura forms near the Leeward Islands
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — Tropical Depression Thirteen was upgraded to a tropical storm Friday morning, receiving the name Laura. At that time Laura’s winds were around 45 mph, centered 230 east-southeast of the northern Leeward Islands. It was moving west at 21 mph. There remains significant uncertainty in Laura’s track, in part because of its […] → Read More
Tropical Depression Thirteen forms in the Atlantic
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — Tropical Depression Thirteen formed in the Tropical Atlantic Ocean late on Wednesday. As of 5 AM Thursday morning, it was located just over 900 miles east of the Leeward Islands with maximum winds of 35 mph. The storm was moving west-northwest at 21 mph. The storm is expected to become a […] → Read More