Gordon County Local Emergency Planning Committee

Meeting tomorrow morning 9am! See you all tomorrow!

WEEKEND WEATHER UPDATE FROM GORDON COUNTY EMA: Gordon County and Calhoun public safety and public works officials participated in a briefing with the National Weather Service on Friday at 1 p.m. in reference to the potential for strong to severe thunderstorms and heavy rain that could occur throughout the day on Saturday.

According to the National Weather Service this weather event will occur between 8 a.m. and 9 p.m. tomorrow. Gordon County is currently under a Marginal Risk for heavy rain, high winds and isolated large hail. The main threat in the morning will be over central Georgia. However, a warm front will move north throughout the day and along with that the potential for severe weather will also move north along the lines of the front.

Public safety and public works will continue to monitor this situation. Please remain weather aware tomorrow. Sunday should be partly cloudy with the high around 70.

Good morning everyone!!

Meeting today at 10am via Zoom.

WEATHER UPDATE FROM GORDON COUNTY EMA: On Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020, Calhoun and Gordon County public safety, public works, and school officials participated in a weather briefing with the National Weather Service.

Hurricane Zeta strengthened to a category 1 hurricane overnight and Gordon County is now under a Tropical Storm Warning. Our area may experience 35-45 mph wind with gusts up to 60 mph. The tropical storm winds will be the strongest in the early hours on Thursday morning until mid-morning Thursday. Gordon County could also see an additional 2"-4" of rain.

Calhoun and Gordon County public safety, public works, and school systems are taking measures now to be prepared for the incoming storm.

As always, we ask the public to use caution while driving during storms. Please do not drive across down utility lines, watch for debris in the roads, and never traverse flooded roads. .

If you have any emergency, please call 9-1-1
We will post more updates as information develops.