***UPDATE*** Severe Line of Storms Associated With Strong Cold Front May Bring Damaging Winds

***UPDATE***

County Executive Ted Rumley and Evan Stone discuss Dade County’s response to upcoming inclement weather;

For live and updated information, check and continue to follow the Dade County Civic Alerts at;

https://www.dadecounty-ga.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=88

From the National Weather Service –

Overview 
A strong to severe line of storms associated with a strong cold front is expected to impact north and central Georgia Thursday afternoon into Thursday evening. This is a system to keep an eye on as the forecast evolves. Models have come into better agreement towards impacts and timing for this system.

Main Points

• Models are trending towards a severe weather event, and have come into better agreement over the past 24 hours.
• At this time, a line of storms is expected to move through Thursday afternoon into the evening.
  • This has led to the Storm Prediction Center (SPC) outlining portions of north and central GA in a Slight Risk (2 on a scale of 0-5) and portions of southeast central GA in a Marginal Risk (1 on a scale of 0-5) .
  • The risk could expand/change in the coming days, but those in north and central Georgia should be alert as everyone is likely to see impacts no matter what risk you are under.
• Confidence is increasing that north and central Georgia will see impacts related to the line of storms. The primary impacts expected are:
  • Damaging wind gusts (up to 60 mph) 
    • potential to bring down trees and powerlines.
  • A few, isolated tornadoes
  • Frequent lightning
  • Locally heavy rainfall
    • potential to lead to localized flooding in low-lying areas or areas with poor drainage
• Winds will increase Thursday morning and afternoon, prior to the line of storms.
  • WInd gusts of 30-40 mph are expected before the storms arrive.
    • Higher wind gusts could bring down trees and powerlines