Dozens of Georgia counties are under fire danger warnings today as dry air, low humidity, and wind create conditions where outdoor fires can spread fast.
What’s Happening: Two Special Weather Statements are in effect across Georgia. The first covers 44 counties stretching from the mountains through metro Atlanta and into central Georgia. The second covers six counties in the northeastern corner of the state, where conditions are more severe.
North and Metro Georgia: Humidity levels are expected to drop to 30 percent or less for at least four hours this afternoon into the evening. Winds are out of the northeast at 5 to 10 mph. This alert expires at 2:45 p.m. Counties included are Fannin, Gilmer, Union, Towns, Chattooga, Gordon, Pickens, Dawson, Lumpkin, White, Floyd, Bartow, Cherokee, Forsyth, Hall, Banks, Jackson, Madison, Polk, Paulding, Cobb, North Fulton, Gwinnett, Barrow, Clarke, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Wilkes, Haralson, Carroll, Douglas, South Fulton, DeKalb, Rockdale, Walton, Newton, Morgan, Greene, Taliaferro, Heard, Coweta, Fayette, Clayton, and Henry…