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Covington County EMA warns of potential hurricane, urges preparedness
Summary
EMA director Susan Harris told commissioners the storm system could strengthen to hurricane status, bring tropical-storm-force winds and 4–5 inches of rain, and said the county should prepare and staff its emergency operations center; an 11:30 update and slides were promised.
Susan Harris, director of Covington County Emergency Management Agency, briefed commissioners with the 05:00 update and warned the system could strengthen and move close to the county.
"This is the 05:00 update this morning," Harris said as she walked through the forecast track and classifications. She described tropical-storm-force winds of 39–73 mph and noted that hurricane-force winds begin at 74 mph. Harris told the commission…
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