Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency, and National Weather Service officials are preparing for a severe weather warning system test next week in metro Atlanta.
Hall County government officials say an audible test will sound at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 5, which is Georgia Severe Weather Preparedness Day. This will only be a test, and the sirens will sound for approximately three minutes, officials said.
The outdoor warning sirens are tested using the wail alert tone once every three months. Outside of these scheduled tests, any activation of the sirens should be treated as an actual severe weather warning…