Following a Winter Storm Warning issued by the National Weather Service and acting on a recommendation from the state\u2019s Emergency Operations Command, Gov. Nathan Deal today declared a state of emergency for 28 counties. The emergency declaration will take effect immediately and extend through Jan. 5 at midnight.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe state has begun preparations for potential winter weather in the 28 counties, including sending all Georgia Department of Transportation brine trucks and 75 additional plows to the impacted areas,\u201d said Deal. \u201cThe emergency declaration ensures all state resources are available if necessary. We will continue monitoring the weather and provide updates as needed. I encourage all Georgians in the potentially impacted areas to stay informed, get prepared and be safe.\u201d<\/p>\n
The counties include: Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Brantley, Bryan, Bulloch, Camden, Candler, Coffee, Charlton, Chatham, Clinch, Echols, Effingham, Evans, Glynn, Jeff Davis, Lanier, Lowndes, Liberty, Long, McIntosh, Pierce, Screven, Tattnall, Toombs, Ware and Wayne.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Following a Winter Storm Warning issued by the National Weather Service and acting on a recommendation from the state\u2019s Emergency Operations Command, Gov. Nathan Deal today declared a state of emergency for 28 counties. The emergency declaration will take effect immediately and extend through Jan. 5 at midnight. \u201cThe state has begun preparations for potential […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5409,"featured_media":51606,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[1,46],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\n