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Pickens County EMA urges residents to prepare for spring hazards; explains watches, warnings and alerts
Summary
Pickens County Emergency Management gave a detailed spring-weather briefing covering thunderstorms, tornadoes, flooding, wildfires and inland tropical impacts, and urged residents to sign up for county alerts and build 3-day emergency kits.
Mark, director of Pickens County Emergency Management, told the county board that North Georgia’s spring weather brings thunderstorms, tornadoes, heavy rainfall, high winds and wildfires and reviewed practical safety steps for residents.
"In a warning, take action," Mark said, stressing that watches mean conditions are favorable while warnings mean an event is occurring and people should seek shelter immediately. He outlined lightning safety, advising people to move indoors at the first sound of thunder and to avoid small shelters, pavilions and standing water. On flooding he cited the rule of thumb: 6…
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