Weekend earthquake felt across multiple states, including Georgia, South Carolina
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Updated: 8:13 AM EDT May 12, 2025
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IMPACT WEATHER STICKING AROUND... BRINGING HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND STORMS. OUR METEROLOGIST JONATHAN MYERS TRACKING OUT THE TIMING IN YOUR CERTIFIED MOST ACCURATE FORECAST. <NATURAL SOUND> WE HAVE A FEW WASHED OUT ROAD WAYS BECAUSE OF THE WEATHER FOLKS..... WAYS TO STAY SAFE ON THIS IMPACT WEATHER DAY AND HOW THE WEATHER IS IMPACTING FLIGHTS. WE'LL TAKE A LIVE LOOK AT THE DEPARTURES AT THE SAVANNAH HILTON HEAD INTERNATIONAL HIGHWAY 80 AT BOURNE AVENUE IN POOLER THANKS FOR STARTING YOUR DAY WITH WJCL 22 NEWS. GOOD MORNING -- I'M EMMA HAMILTON. AND I'M FRANK SULKOWSKI. METEOROLOGIST JONATHAN MYERS IS JOINING US BEFORE WE GET TO OUR FIRST WEATHER .... TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS - ***4 SECS WATER*** YOU'RE LOOKING AT VIEWER VIDEO FROM TATTNALL COUNTY. THAT'S HILLVIEW ROAD NEAR HIGHWAY 129 YOU CAN SEE IT'S BEEN WASHED OUT BY HEAVY FLOODWATERS... AND ITS NOT EVEN THE FIRST TIME THE ORIGINAL POSTER TELLS US AFTER BEING WASHED AWAY NOVEMBER THIS VIDEO FROM A WJCL 22 VIEWER IN DOUGLAS.. GEORGIA IN COFFEE COUNTY... SHOWS THE RAIN WAS REALLY COMING DOWN EARLIER YESTERDAY NOW JOHNATHAN WHAT CANWE EXPECT IN TODAYS WEATHER TODAYS WEATHER NOW, HERE'S YOUR STORM TRACKER RADAR... TODAY SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY A THUNDERSTORM. HIGH NEAR 76. SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH, WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 25 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION IS 80%. NEW RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN THREE QUARTERS AND ONE INCH POSSIBLE. MONDAY NIGHT SHOWERS LIKELY AND POSSIBLY A THUNDERSTORM BEFORE 11PM. MOSTLY CLOUDY, WITH A LOW AROUND 66. SOUTH WIND 6 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION IS 60%. TUESDAY A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS BEFORE 8AM, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 2PM AND HERE'S A LOOK AT YOUR TRAFFIC TRACK 22. THERE ARE NO PROBLEMS ON THE ROADS THIS MORNING. AS YOU JUST HEARD JON MENTION .. THE RAIN IS STICKING AROUND TODAY. A FEW ROADS ARE ALREADY COMPLETELY UNDER WATER LET'S GO NOW TO WJCL 22 NEWS' SAVANNAH YOUNGER. SHE'S LIVE ON HIGHWAY 280 IN TATTNALL COUNTY TRACKING HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING. SAVANNAH -- WHAT ARE YOU SEEING? WE WANT TO NOW TAKE A LIVE LOOK AT THE SAVANNAH HILTON HEAD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT'S DEPARTURES LIST. AS YOU CAN SEE... THIS MORNING HINESVILLE POLICE NEED YOUR HELP... THEY ARE LOOKING FOR A MISSING TEEN WHO WAS LAST SEEN IN NOVEMBER JADIYUS WILLIAMS IS 18 YEARS OLD. HE'S 5 FT 4 INCHES WEIGHING ABOUT ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY FIVE POUNDS POLICE ASK THAT YOU KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR HIM AND IF YOU SPOT HIM OR HAVE ANY INFORMATION THAT MAY HELP LEASE CALL YOUR LOCAL AUTHORITIES..... WE WILL KEEP YOU UPDATED ON THIS BOTH ON AIR AND ON OUR WEBSITE THIS MORNING .. SAVANNAH POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING A HIT-AND-RUN THAT SHUT DOWN A MAJOR ROAD LAST NIGHT. IT HAPPENED ON ABERCORN STREET NEAR LARGO DRIVE. THAT'S RIGHT OUTSIDE THE PUBLIX AND STAPLES OVER ON SAVANNAH'S SOUTHSIDE. POLICE SAY THE MALE VICTIM WAS RIDING A BIKE OUTSIDE A CROSSWALK WHEN THEY WERE HIT. THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE DIDN'T STAY AT THE SCENE. POLICE SAY THE CYCLIST NOW HAS NON-LIFE THREATENING INJURIES. A GROUP OF BRYAN COUNTY STUDENTS HAVE RECEIVED AN OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE H2GP WORLD FINAL IN GERMANY HOSTED BY HYUNDAI. THE EVENT ACROSS THE POND BRINGS TOGETHER SCHOLARS WHO PUT THEIR CLASS-MADE HYDROGEN CARS TO THE TEST WJCL 22 NEWS' KYRONNEVEAUX CAUGHT UP WITH SOME STUDENTS THAT NEED YOUR HELP -- REPRESENTING THE PEACH STATE ABROAD NATS OF CARS IT'S A RACE AGAINST THE CLOCK FOR THESE STUDENTS AT BRYAN COUNTY MIDDLE-HIGH SCHOOL TO PREPARE FOR THEIR TRIP TO GERMANY, WHERE THEY COMPETE TO WIN THE H2GP WORLD FINAL....WITH THEIR HYDROGEN CARS BUILT IN SCHOOL. THIS COMES AFTER WINNING THE HYUNDAI GRAND PRIX EARLIER THIS YEAR... SOT-AYDEN PARKER, SOPHOMORE "ME AND MY TEAM, WE WON THE RACE AND WE BEAT ALL THE OTHER BRYAN COUNTY TEAMS AND RICHMOND HILL TEAMS. SO WE'RE ADVANCING TO GERMANY, WHERE A SIX HOUR RACE WILL BE HELD." AYDEN PARKER IS PART OF THE TWO TEAMS AT SCHOOL TAKING THE NEARLY 20-HOUR TRIP TO REPRESENT GEORGIA.... ONE OF FOUR STATES GOING ON THE ADVENTURE. SOT-AYDEN PARKER, SOPHOMORE "IT'S REALLY A BIG, ONCE IN A LIFETIME THING, LIKE A BIG GERMANY TRIP FOR THE OLD SCHOOL INBRYAN COUNTY IT MEANS A LOT." THE GROUP HAS A LONG WAY TO GO....THEY NEED NEARLY $35,000 TO GO ON THE LATE AUGUST TRIP. THE MONEY WILL COVER TRAVEL, FOOD, ACTIVITIES, AND PARTS FOR THEIR CARS. SOT- HEIDI LONG, 8TH GRADER "WE WORKED VERY HARD TO GET HERE WITH GO THROUGH ALL THE STRUGGLES OF TRYING TO BUILD THE CAR. FIGURE OUT HOW TO CUT BACK A WAY TO HOW TO MAKE SURE WE DON'T RUIN IT WITHOUT TAKING SOMETHING OUT, OR ACCIDENTALLY CUTTING" HEIDI LONG IS ALSO GOING ON THE TRIP.. SHE TELLS ME THE OVERALL EXPERIENCE FROM STARTING WITH PARTS TO BUILDING A CAR THAT WILL COMPETE AGAINST HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE GLOBE WAS ONE OF HER FAVORITE LESSONS THIS YEAR. SOT- HEIDI LONG, 8TH GRADER "ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT WAS REALLY COOL. AND THEN GETTING MUCH INTO THIS CLASS, IT REALLY OPENED UP MY EYES TO THE WORLD OF ENGINEERING." REPORTING FROM BRYAN COUNTY.. KYRON NEVEAUX.. WJCL 22 NEWS IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO DONATE TO SUPPORT THE STUDENTS' JOURNEY TO GERMANY.. YOU CAN VISIT OUR WEBSITE. WJCL.COM SENATOR RAPHAEL WARNOCK GIVING WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT TO THE FUTURE GENERATION SENATOR WARNOCK IS THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER FOR PAINE COLLEGES SPRING 20-25 COMMENCEMENT. HE EXPRESSED THE IMPORTANCE IN DIVERSITY AND WHY HE FIGHTS SO HARD FOR THE COMMUNITY "AMERICA'S GREAT BECAUSE OF ITS DIVERSITY AND UM HERE'S WHAT I'M GONNA DO I'M GONNA FIGHT FOR THAT KID WHO WAS ME GROWING UP IN PUBLIC HOUSING DOWN IN SAVANNAH, GEORGIA BUT I'M ALSO GONNA FIGHT FOR THE POOR WHITE RURAL KID WHO'S GROWING UP IN COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE BEEN TOO LONG FORGOTTEN ABOUT AND OVERLOOKED." LATER TODAY ... SENAT
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Weekend earthquake felt across multiple states, including Georgia, South Carolina
Above video: Your Monday headlinesA mild 4.1 magnitude earthquake about 30 miles south of Knoxville, Tennessee, was felt across the southeastern region of the United States Saturday morning from Chattanooga, Tennessee, to Atlanta, Georgia; Asheville, North Carolina; and Greenville, South Carolina.The approximately 15-mile-deep quake struck shortly after 9 a.m., according to information from the US Geological Survey.The earthquake was widely felt, with over 30,000 reports submitted by the public in the first hour after it happened, according to USGS spokeswoman Ayesha Davis.Because of the geology in the eastern US, seismic waves spread more efficiently than they do in the western part of the country, and earthquakes are felt over a much larger distance and by more people, Davis said.There is a 5% chance of a magnitude 4 or larger aftershock occurring in the next week, according to USGS Operational Aftershock Forecasts.The eastern Tennessee seismic zone extends across Tennessee and northwestern Georgia into northeastern Alabama. It is one of the most active earthquake areas in the Southeast.Although the zone is not known to have had a large earthquake, a few earthquakes there have caused slight damage.TRENDING STORIESShowers, thunderstorms for Coastal Georgia and Lowcountry with heavy rain at timesSavannah police shut down Abercorn Street after pedestrian hit and runSavannah gangs under fire: General Assembly funds special prosecutor to target violent crime
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Above video: Your Monday headlines
A mild 4.1 magnitude earthquake about 30 miles south of Knoxville, Tennessee, was felt across the southeastern region of the United States Saturday morning from Chattanooga, Tennessee, to Atlanta, Georgia; Asheville, North Carolina; and Greenville, South Carolina.
The earthquake was widely felt, with over 30,000 reports submitted by the public in the first hour after it happened, according to USGS spokeswoman Ayesha Davis.
Because of the geology in the eastern US, seismic waves spread more efficiently than they do in the western part of the country, and earthquakes are felt over a much larger distance and by more people, Davis said.
The eastern Tennessee seismic zone extends across Tennessee and northwestern Georgia into northeastern Alabama. It is one of the most active earthquake areas in the Southeast.
Although the zone is not known to have had a large earthquake, a few earthquakes there have caused slight damage.