Scott Roberts, WSAV News 3

Scott Roberts

WSAV News 3

Savannah, GA, United States

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Past articles by Scott:

Severe Weather Preparedness Week: Flooding Safety

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — Friday is day five of Georgia’s Severe Weather Preparedness Week. This is a program set up by the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency. Each day this week, we have been focusing on a different topic that will help you and your family to be prepared and to be safe. Flash floods are […] → Read More

Strong to severe storms possible Wednesday afternoon and evening

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — As a cold front moves through the southeastern United States, strong and severe storms have been developing. The severe weather threat now moves into southeast Georgia and the South Carolina Lowcountry Wednesday afternoon and evening. A TORNADO WATCH has been issued for the Coastal Empire and Lowcountry until 2 p.m. Timing […] → Read More

WSAV NOW Weather: Warm & dry conditions expected for winter 2023

SAVANNAH, Ga (WSAV) — The next week ahead is expected to be very warm and dry, and that is likely to be the trend well into the start of 2023. For most of 2022, rainfall in the Coastal Empire and Lowcountry has been trending well below normal levels. The climate reporting station at Savannah-Hilton Head […] → Read More

Tracking The Tropics: T.D. Seven forms in the tropical Atlantic

SAVANNAH, GA. (WSAV) — A disturbance in the central tropical Atlantic that the National Hurricane Center has been monitoring for development has organized into tropical depression Seven Wednesday Morning. The storm as of Wednesday morning is located about 805 miles to the east of the Leeward Islands and is generally moving westward at 14 mph. […] → Read More

Heavy rain, thunderstorms, and flooding possible through the weekend

SAVANNAH, Ga, (WSAV) — For the remainder of the workweek and through the weekend, unsettled weather will lead to heavy rain and widespread thunderstorms. As a very slow moving cold front that has been sliding into the southeast stalls out over the region, it will help to directed a lot of Gulf moisture over us. […] → Read More

T.S. Danielle forms in the North Atlantic, more development possible

SAVANNAH, Ga, (WSAV) — After having the first August since 1997 with no named storms in the Atlantic basin, we begin September with newly formed tropical storm Danielle. As of 11 a.m. EDT, Danielle has sustained wind of 40 mph with wind gusts as high as 50 mph. Movement is nearly stationary, just east at […] → Read More

Slightly less active Atlantic hurricane season expected

SAVANNAH, Ga (WSAV) — On Aug. 4, NOAA’s (National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration) Climate Prediction and Colorado State University both released updated outlooks for the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season. Both groups of researchers predict the season activity will still be above average, though slightly less active than early season forecasts. So far for 2022, there […] → Read More

Tracking the Tropics: Tropical Storm Bonnie forms in the Caribbean

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — A system in the southwestern Caribbean Sea that the National Hurricane Center designated as potential tropical cyclone two has become more organized Friday morning. As of 9:15 a.m. on Friday, Tropical Storm Bonnie has sustained wind of 40 mph with higher gusts. Hurricane Hunter aircraft were investigating the storm this morning […] → Read More

Tracking the Tropics: Watching for potential development in Atlantic

Over the next five days or so, environmental conditions favor this system becoming a tropical storm. → Read More

WSAV NOW Weather: Rapid hurricane development

SAVANNAH, Ga (WSAV) — Over the past several decades, tropical systems have been frequently and rapidly intensifying as they develop, often just as they are about to make landfall. In 2021, Elsa, Grace, Ida, Larry, and Sam rapidly intensified in the Atlantic basin. Rapid intensification is when the sustained wind of a storm increases at […] → Read More

Tracking the Tropics: First Atlantic tropical system forming in the Gulf

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — What was once Hurricane Agatha in the eastern Pacific ocean is now redeveloping in the southern Gulf of Mexico. In the next day or so, it is expected to become better organized and become tropical storm Alex. As of 5 p.m. Thursday, Potential Tropical Cyclone One is located 75 miles NNW […] → Read More

Hurricane Preparedness Week: Help your family, neighbors

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — Throughout Hurricane Preparedness Week, Storm Team 3 has been highlighting how you and your family can prepare for the upcoming hurricane season. Monday’s topic was developing an evacuation plan. Tuesday focused on creating a hurricane survival kit. Wednesday talked about checking your insurance coverage. Thursday’s topic focused on preparing your home. […] → Read More

Strong and severe storms possible Wednesday afternoon through evening

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — After an extremely active Tuesday afternoon, another round of severe storms is expected for Wednesday. The primary threat from any severe storms that develop will be damaging wind gusts in excess of 60 mph. Even outside of thunderstorm activity, Wednesday will be a breezy afternoon. Isolated tornado development is also possible. […] → Read More

Severe weather possible for the Coastal Empire, Lowcountry Thursday

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — Strong and severe storms are possible in the Coastal Empire and Lowcountry Thursday afternoon. While the overall risk is medium, it will be a day for you to stay weather aware. THE THREAT: As a strong system sweeps through the southeast tonight, numerous severe thunderstorms and tornadoes have been reported. This […] → Read More

WSAV NOW Weather: South Carolina Severe Weather Preparedness Week

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — Sunday, Mar. 6 through Saturday, Mar. 12 is Severe Weather Preparedness Week in South Carolina. Each day this week will focus on a different aspect of severe weather. … → Read More

New weather satellite to launch, improved imagery and forecasts

SAVANNAH, GA (WSAV) — Satellite weather and solar observations are about to be improved by the launch of the latest in a series of weather and environmental satellites. On 4:38 pm March 1, 2022, the GOES-T will be launched into space from Cape Canaveral, FL. GOES is short for Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite. The first […] → Read More

Winter Olympics weather: How Beijing will combat little snowfall

February is so dry with little snow, to solve this problem, snow will be manufactured for outdoor events. → Read More

Below freezing temps forecast for Savannah area; know the 4 ‘Ps’

As a strong storm system treks along the East Coast this weekend, extremely cold conditions are expected in the Southeast. Our lows in the Savannah area this Sunday will be in the lower 20s. → Read More

Will it snow in Savannah? No, but freezing rain expected this weekend

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — A late-week storm system will bring the Coastal Empire and Lowcountry rain and the possibility of winter precipitation Friday and into Saturday. Right now, a strong cold front is making its way though the Ohio Valley to the lower Mississippi River valley. This front will be moving through the southeast Thursday […] → Read More

No snow for Savannah, but how will South fare winter storm?

As a strong area of low pressure swings through the southeastern states this weekend, some portions of the region will have to deal with snow, sleet and freezing rain. → Read More