Planning is the key in preparing for the worst weather can bring. With the official arrival of spring coming next week, severe weather potential increases. The forecast for this weekend will see potentially dangerous severe storms across North Georgia.
Severe weather expected
Now Habersham’s weather reporter Tyler Penland forecasts “A severe weather outbreak is likely across the southeastern US on Saturday with the storms bringing the potential for damaging winds and tornadoes to North Georgia overnight Saturday night.”
Being informed
According to White County Assistant Public Safety Director Don Strength, being weather aware is the first step in being prepared for severe weather. “Remain weather aware, I can’t stress that enough,” he said. He advises people to know where your county is on the map and know where your house is located within the county so you can keep track of storms as they approach.
Strength said that the base line defense for being prepared for severe weather is having a NOAA weather radio. He explains that you can set the radio to receive weather alerts from the nearest National Weather Service (NWS) office to your location. For Northeast Georgia, that is the NWS office out of Greenville-Spartanburg, SC. He cautions to be prepared. “That thing will wake the dead at 2 a.m. in the morning,” he said.
The second thing that an individual should do is sign up for your local county’s and/or city’s mass information notification system. White and Habersham counties both utilize the CodeRed notification system…