The National Weather Service issued a wind advisory for Cobb County and other north Georgia counties on Sunday December 17.
The advisory is in effect until 7 p.m. this evening.
What is in the statement?
The statement gives the following details:
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North and Central Georgia.
.DAY ONE…Today and Tonight…
Light to moderate rainfall will continue this morning before
gradually coming to an end this evening. Locally heavy rainfall
will remain possible through the afternoon.
A Wind Advisory has been issued through 7PM this evening due to
elevated north winds. Sustained winds of 15 to 25 MPH with peak
gusts up to 40 MPH will be possible in east- central Georgia. The
combination of saturated soils and elevated wind gusts, could
lead to downed tree limbs, trees or powerlines.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…Monday through Saturday…
Breezy northwest winds will expand to the entire region on
Monday, with gusts over 40 mph possible along the mountain
ridgelines in northern Georgia. Another wind headline will likely
be needed.
What counties are affected?
The following counties are included in the hazardous weather outlook:
Baldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Bleckley, Butts, Carroll, Catoosa, Chattahoochee, Chattooga, Cherokee, Clarke, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, Crawford, Crisp, Dade, Dawson, DeKalb, Dodge, Dooly, Douglas, Emanuel, Fannin, Fayette, Floyd, Forsyth, Gilmer, Glascock, Gordon, Greene, Gwinnett, Hall, Hancock, Haralson, Harris, Heard, Henry, Houston, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Johnson, Jones, Lamar, Laurens, Lumpkin, Macon, Madison, Marion, Meriwether, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Murray, Muscogee, Newton, North Fulton, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Paulding, Peach, Pickens, Pike, Polk, Pulaski, Putnam, Rockdale, Schley, South Fulton, Spalding, Stewart, Sumter, Talbot, Taliaferro, Taylor, Telfair, Toombs, Towns, Treutlen, Troup, Twiggs, Union, Upson, Walker,…
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