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Atlanta, Georgia – As spring storm systems strengthen across the United States, emergency officials are urging residents across Georgia and northern Florida to review tornado safety plans now as severe weather threats increase across the Southeast.
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), tornado activity typically rises during the spring months when warm, moisture-rich air from the Gulf of Mexico collides with colder air moving across the central and eastern United States. Georgia and Florida both sit within the broader Dixie Alley region, where severe thunderstorms can produce tornadoes, damaging winds and large hail…