Cherokee County officials are encouraging residents to be prepared for local impacts this weekend from Hurricane Isaias.
The National Weather Service has issued a high wind warning for Cherokee and other parts of north and west Georgia from midnight Saturday until 8 a.m. Sunday. A flood watch remains in effect for the area for the same time period.
In a video message from Cherokee County Friday afternoon, EMA Director Daniel Westbrook said that Saturday’s forecast calls for wind gusts of 40-50 mph, with locally higher gusts possible along ridgetops…