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Houston County emergency director reviews Snowmageddon 2025 response; urges virtual EOC planning
Summary
Emergency Management Director Mark Powell told the Houston County Commission that public compliance, volunteers and social media helped limit incidents during an unprecedented snowfall; he recommended exploring a virtual emergency operations center and praised a seven-day warming shelter.
Mark Powell, Houston County emergency management director, told the commission that public compliance and coordinated volunteer efforts limited the worst impacts of the recent winter storm the county called "Snowmageddon 2025." Powell said social media and a virtual approach to the county emergency operations center (EOC) helped maintain communications while keeping staff safe.
Powell said the county opened a warming shelter that at one point hosted about 60 residents and that the shelter ran for seven days, longer than the county had previously needed. "It was a 7 day warming shelter, which is unprecedented," Powell said. He credited volunteers…
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