Tornado warning for Dawson County
News April 13, 2020
Dawson Alert: This is for far Northwest Dawson County.
Tornado Warning
Tornado Warning issued April 13 at 1:07AM EDT until April 13 at 1:30AM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Tornado Warning for…
Southern Gilmer County in north central Georgia…
Northwestern Dawson County in north central Georgia…
East central Gordon County in northwestern Georgia…
Northern Pickens County in north central Georgia…
* Until 130 AM EDT.
* At 107 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Ranger, or 13 miles east of Calhoun, moving east
at 60 mph.
HAZARD…Tornado.
SOURCE…Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT…Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
* Locations impacted include…
Jasper, Ellijay, East Ellijay, Talking Rock, Fairmount, Ranger,
Sequoyah Lake, Talona, Fausett Lake, Cartecay, Blaine, Oakman, Roy,
Hinton and Roundtop.
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
If you see wind damage…hail or flooding…wait until the storm has
passed…and then call the National Weather Service toll free
at 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6 or tweet us your report at NWSATLANTA.
Hazardous Weather Outlook for north and central Georgia
News April 12, 2020
PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. — The National Weather Service at Peachtree City issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook for north and central Georgia at 5 a.m. Sunday (April 12).
There is an enhanced risk of severe thunderstorms, including tornadoes, across much of north and central Georgia this afternoon through early Monday morning, with a moderate risk for parts of northwest Georgia. Damaging wind gusts and large hail are also likely. Flash flooding will also be possible over parts of far north Georgia this afternoon and overnight. River levels may remain high through early next week.
The forecast includes Dawson, Lumpkin and White counties as well as Baldwin-Banks-Barrow-Bartow-Bibb-Bleckley-Butts-Carroll-Catoosa-Chattahoochee-Chattooga-Cherokee-Clarke-Clayton-Cobb-Coweta-Crawford-Crisp-Dade-Dawson-DeKalb-Dodge-Dooly-Douglas-Emanuel-Fannin-Fayette-Floyd-Forsyth-Gilmer-Glascock-Gordon-Greene-Gwinnett-Hall-Hancock-Haralson-Harris-Heard-Henry-Houston-Jackson-Jasper-Jefferson-Johnson-Jones-Lamar-Laurens-Lumpkin-Macon-Madison-Marion-Meriwether-Monroe-Montgomery-Morgan-Murray-Muscogee-Newton-North Fulton-Oconee-Oglethorpe-Paulding-Peach-Pickens-Pike-Polk-Pulaski-Putnam-Rockdale-Schley-South Fulton-Spalding-Stewart-Sumter-Talbot-Taliaferro-Taylor-Telfair-Toombs-Towns-Treutlen-Troup-Twiggs-Union-Upson-Walker-Walton-Warren-Washington-Webster-Wheeler-White-Whitfield-Wilcox-Wilkes-Wilkinson.
Fetch Your News is a hyper local news outlet that covers Dawson, Lumpkin, White, Fannin, Gilmer, Pickens, Union, Towns and Murray counties as well as Cherokee County in N.C. FYN attracts 300,000+ page views per month, 3.5 million impressions per month and approximately 15,000 viewers per week on FYNTV.com and up to 60,000 Facebook page reach. If you would like to follow up-to-date local events in any of those counties, please visit us at FetchYourNews.com
Red Flag Warning in effect in north and central Georgia
News April 10, 2020
ATLANTA — The Red Flag Warning issued by the National Weather Service today (Apr. 10) as a result of low relative humidity and high winds will remain in effect through 8 p.m. for most of north and central Georgia.
A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring, or will occur within 24 hours.
The counties affected include Dawson, Lumpkin, White, Dade-Walker-Catoosa-Whitfield urray-Fannin-Gilmer-Union-Towns- Chattooga-Gordon-Pickens-Floyd-Bartow-Cherokee-Forsyth-Hall-Banks-Jackson-Madison-Polk-Paulding-Cobb, North Fulton-Gwinnett-Barrow-Clarke-Oconee-Oglethorpe-Wilkes-Haralson-Carroll-Douglas-South Fulton-DeKalb-Rockdale-Walton-Newton-Morgan-Greene-Taliaferro-Heard-Coweta-Fayette-Clayton-Spalding-Henry-Butts-Jasper-Putnam-Hancock-Warren-Troup-Meriwether-Pike-Upson-Lamar-Monroe-Jones-Baldwin-Washington-Glascock-Jefferson-Harris-Talbot-Taylor-Crawford-Bibb-Twiggs-Wilkinson-Johnson-Emanuel-Muscogee-Chattahoochee-Marion-Schley-Macon-Peach-Houston-Bleckley-Laurens-Treutlen-Stewart-Webster- and Sumter.
- Winds…Northwest 15 to 20 mph with gusts 25 to 30 mph.
- Relative Humidity…18 to 25 percent.
- Temperatures…Lower 60s to lower 70s for most areas. 50s for the higher elevations in the far north.
- Impacts…Very low relative humidity and strong winds will allow fire to spread rapidly.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
Please refer to the local burn permitting authorities on whether you may burn outdoors. If you do burn outside, use extreme caution.
Flash Flood Watch in effect for most of north Georgia
News February 5, 2020
ATLANTA — The National Weather Service at Peachtree City has issued a Flash Flood Watch that remains in effect from 6 p.m. Wednesday (Feb. 5) through Friday morning for most of North Georgia, including Dawson, Lumpkin, White Dade-Walker-Catoosa-Whitfield-Murray-Fannin-Gilmer-Union-Towns-Chattooga-Gordon-Pickens-Dawson-Lumpkin-White-Floyd-Bartow-Cherokee-Forsyth-Hall-Banks-Jackson-Madison-Polk-Paulding-Cobb-North Fulton-Gwinnett-Barrow-Clarke-Oconee-Oglethorpe-Wilkes-Haralson-Carroll-Douglas-South Fulton-DeKalb-Rockdale-Walton-Newton-Morgan-Greene-Taliaferro-Heard-Coweta-Fayette-Clayton-Spalding-Henry-Butts-Jasper-Putnam-Hancock-Warren-Troup-Meriwether-Pike-Upson-Lamar-Monroe-Jones-Baldwin-Washington-Glascock-Harris-Talbot-Taylor-Crawford-Bibb-Twiggs-Wilkinson-Muscogee-Chattahoochee-Marion-Schley-Macon-Peach-Houston-Bleckley-Stewart-Webster-Sumter-Dooly-Crisp-Pulaski-Wilcox-Including the cities of Calhoun, Dahlonega, Cleveland, Rome,Cartersville, Gainesville, Marietta, Atlanta, Lawrenceville,Athens, Carrollton, Douglasville, East Point, Decatur, Conyers, Covington, Newnan, Peachtree City, Griffin, Milledgeville, Macon, Columbus, Warner Robins, Lumpkin, Americus, and Cordele.
Very heavy rain will be moving in tonight and continuing through Thursday night. Three to four inches of rain with local amounts near six inches are possible. Flooding could also occur in low- lying areas, rivers, small creeks and streams, which could continue well after the rain ends.
A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation. You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.
Tornado watch in effect until 9 p.m.
News January 11, 2020
The National Weather Service at Peachtree Corners has issued a Tornado Watch until 9 p.m. for much of north Georgia and the metro Atlanta area, including the counties of Dawson; Lumpkin; White; Bartow, Carroll; Catoosa; Chattahoochee; Chattooga; Cherokee; Clayton; Cobb; Coweta; Dade; DeKalb; Douglas; Fannin; Fayette; Floyd; Forsyth; Fulton; Gilmer; Gordon; Gwinnett; Hall; Haralson; Harris; Heard;Marion; Meriwether; Murray; Muscogee; Paulding; Pickens; Polk; Stewart; Talbot; Towns; Troup; Union; Walker; Webster and Whitfield.
Freeze warning in effect for north Georgia tonight
News October 31, 2019
The National Weather Service in Peachtree Corners has issued a freeze warning beginning at 11 p.m. today and lasting until 10 a.m. Friday for north central, northeast, northwest and west central Georgia for the following counties, Dawson, Lumpkin, White, Dade, Walker, Catoosa, Whitfield, Murray, Fannin, Gilmer, Union, Towns, Chattooga, Gordon, Pickens, Floyd, Bartow, Cherokee, Forsyth, Hall, Polk, Paulding, Cobb, North Fulton, Gwinnett, Haralson, Carroll, Douglas, South Fulton, DeKalb, Heard, Coweta, Fayette, Clayton, Troup and Meriwether. The warning also includes the cities of Calhoun, Dahlonega, Cleveland, Rome, Cartersville, Gainesvile, Marietta, Atlanta, Lawrenceville, Carrollton, Douglasville, East Point, Decatur, Newnan and Peachtree City.
Sub-freezing temperatures in the lower 30s are expected with temperatures falling as low as the 20 in higher elevations.
Flood watch in effect for north central and northeast Georgia
Business, News October 31, 2019
A flood watch was issued by the National Weather Service in Peachtree Corners at 4:06 a.m. today through 8 p.m for north central and northeast Georgia, including the counties of Dawson, Lumpkin and White counties as well as Dade, Walker, Catoosa, Whitfield, Murray, Fannin, Gilmer, Union, Towns, Chatooga, Gordon, Pickens, Floyd, Barrow, Cherokee, Forsyth, Hall, Banks, Jackson, Madison, Polk, Paulding, Cobb, North Fulton, Gwinnett, Barrow, Haralson, Carroll, Douglas, South Fulton and DeKalb. Includes the cities of Cleveland, Dahlonega, Calhoun, Rome, Cartersville, Gainesville, Marietta, Atlanta, Lawrenceville, Carrollton, Douglasville, East Point, and Decatur.
Tornado watch across north Georgia until 2 p.m. today
News April 14, 2019
Tornado Watch
TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 59 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER 725 AM EDT SUN APR 14 2019 TORNADO WATCH 59 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM EDT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS GAC011-013-015-021-023-035-045-047-053-055-057-059-063-067-077- 079-081-083-085-089-093-097-111-113-115-117-121-123-129-135-139- 143-145-149-151-153-157-159-169-171-187-193-197-199-207-211-213- 215-217-219-223-225-227-231-233-235-237-247-249-255-259-261-263- 269-281-285-289-291-293-295-297-307-311-313-315-141800- /O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0059.190414T1125Z-190414T1800Z/ GA . GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE BANKS BARROW BARTOW BIBB BLECKLEY BUTTS CARROLL CATOOSA CHATTAHOOCHEE CHATTOOGA CHEROKEE CLARKE CLAYTON COBB COWETA CRAWFORD CRISP DADE DAWSON DEKALB DOOLY DOUGLAS FANNIN FAYETTE FLOYD FORSYTH FULTON GILMER GORDON GWINNETT HALL HARALSON HARRIS HEARD HENRY HOUSTON JACKSON JASPER JONES LAMAR LUMPKIN MACON MARION MERIWETHER MONROE MORGAN MURRAY MUSCOGEE NEWTON OCONEE PAULDING PEACH PICKENS PIKE POLK PULASKI PUTNAM ROCKDALE SCHLEY SPALDING STEWART SUMTER TALBOT TAYLOR TOWNS TROUP TWIGGS UNION UPSON WALKER WALTON WEBSTER WHITE WHITFIELD WILCOX $$ ATTN...WFO...FFC...
Hazardous Weather Outlook
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 358 AM EDT Sun Apr 14 2019 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-150800- Baldwin-Banks-Barrow-Bartow-Bibb-Bleckley-Butts-Carroll-Catoosa- Chattahoochee-Chattooga-Cherokee-Clarke-Clayton-Cobb-Coweta- Crawford-Crisp-Dade-Dawson-DeKalb-Dodge-Dooly-Douglas-Emanuel- Fannin-Fayette-Floyd-Forsyth-Gilmer-Glascock-Gordon-Greene- Gwinnett-Hall-Hancock-Haralson-Harris-Heard-Henry-Houston-Jackson- Jasper-Jefferson-Johnson-Jones-Lamar-Laurens-Lumpkin-Macon- Madison-Marion-Meriwether-Monroe-Montgomery-Morgan-Murray- Muscogee-Newton-North Fulton-Oconee-Oglethorpe-Paulding-Peach- Pickens-Pike-Polk-Pulaski-Putnam-Rockdale-Schley-South Fulton- Spalding-Stewart-Sumter-Talbot-Taliaferro-Taylor-Telfair-Toombs- Towns-Treutlen-Troup-Twiggs-Union-Upson-Walker-Walton-Warren- Washington-Webster-Wheeler-White-Whitfield-Wilcox-Wilkes- Wilkinson- 358 AM EDT Sun Apr 14 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North and Central Georgia. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight... Scattered severe storms are expected today as a strong storm system moves across the state. Damaging winds and a few tornadoes can be expected. The threat for severe weather will end this evening. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday... Another front will move across the state Thursday and Friday bringing another chance of thunderstorms to the area. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is requested for today and tonight across north and central Georgia. $$
Wind Advisory
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 330 AM EDT Sun Apr 14 2019 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-141530- /O.CON.KFFC.WI.Y.0006.190414T0800Z-190415T0200Z/ Dade-Walker-Catoosa-Whitfield-Murray-Fannin-Gilmer-Union-Towns- Chattooga-Gordon-Pickens-Dawson-Lumpkin-White-Floyd-Bartow- Cherokee-Forsyth-Hall-Banks-Jackson-Madison-Polk-Paulding-Cobb- North Fulton-Gwinnett-Barrow-Clarke-Oconee-Oglethorpe-Wilkes- Haralson-Carroll-Douglas-South Fulton-DeKalb-Rockdale-Walton- Newton-Morgan-Greene-Taliaferro-Heard-Coweta-Fayette-Clayton- Spalding-Henry-Butts-Jasper-Putnam-Hancock-Warren-Troup- Meriwether-Pike-Upson-Lamar-Monroe-Jones-Baldwin-Washington- Glascock-Jefferson-Harris-Talbot-Taylor-Crawford-Bibb-Twiggs- Wilkinson-Johnson-Emanuel-Muscogee-Chattahoochee-Marion-Schley- Macon-Peach-Houston-Bleckley-Laurens-Treutlen-Stewart-Webster- Sumter-Dooly-Crisp-Pulaski-Wilcox-Dodge-Telfair-Wheeler- Montgomery-Toombs- Including the cities of Calhoun, Dahlonega, Cleveland, Rome, Cartersville, Gainesville, Marietta, Atlanta, Lawrenceville, Athens, Carrollton, Douglasville, East Point, Decatur, Conyers, Covington, Newnan, Peachtree City, Griffin, Milledgeville, Macon, Swainsboro, Columbus, Warner Robins, Dublin, Lumpkin, Americus, Cordele, and Vidalia 330 AM EDT Sun Apr 14 2019 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS...South 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * TIMING...4 AM to 10 PM Sunday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. If grounds are more saturated from rain, then trees will be more prone to being knocked down or uprooted. A few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that sustained wind speeds of at least 20 mph...or gusts to 35 mph or stronger are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.
Winter storm watch for Dawson, White and Lumpkin counties Monday
News January 27, 2019
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 236 PM EST Sun Jan 27 2019 Counties include: Dade-Walker-Catoosa-Whitfield-Murray-Fannin-Gilmer-Union-Towns- Chattooga-Gordon-Pickens-Dawson-Lumpkin-White-Floyd-Bartow- Cherokee-Forsyth-Hall-Polk-Paulding-Cobb-North Fulton-Gwinnett- Haralson-Carroll-Douglas-South Fulton-DeKalb-Heard-Coweta-Fayette- Clayton- Including the cities of Calhoun, Dahlonega, Cleveland, Rome, Cartersville, Gainesville, Marietta, Atlanta, Lawrenceville, Carrollton, Douglasville, East Point, Decatur, Newnan, and Peachtree City 236 PM EST Sun Jan 27 2019 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Snow possible. Total snow accumulations of up to 2 inches, with locally higher amounts possible in the higher terrain of northern Georgia. * WHERE...Mainly along and north of a line from Franklin to Jonesboro to Gainesville. * WHEN...From late Monday night through Tuesday evening. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Travel could be very difficult. The hazardous conditions could impact the morning or evening commute. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Winter Storm Watch means there is potential for significant snow, sleet or ice accumulations that may impact travel. Continue to monitor the latest forecasts.
Wind chill advisory remains in effect through Friday
News January 4, 2018
PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. – The National Weather Service issued the latest urgent winter weather message at 12:10 p.m. today.
A wind chill advisory remains in effect fro 7 p.m. today until 10 a.m. Friday in the following counties, Dawson, Lumpkin, White, Dade, Walker, Catoosa, Whitfield, Murray, Fannin, Gilmer, Union, Towns, Chattooga, Gordon and Pickens.
* WHAT — Very cold wind chills expected. Expect wind chills to range from near zero to 10 below zero.
* WHERE –Portions of north Georgia.
* WHEN –7 p.m. this evening to 10 a.m. EST Friday.
* Additional details: The cold wind chills will cause frostbite in as little as 30 minutes to exposed skin.
Precautionary, Preparedness Actions:
A wind chill advisory means that cold air and the wind will combine to create low wind chills. Frost bite and hypothermia can occur if precautions are not taken. Dress in warm layers and wear a hat and gloves. Make sure that pets have a warm place to shelter.
Fetch Your News is a hyper local news outlet that covers Dawson, Lumpkin, White, Fannin, Gilmer, Pickens, Union, Towns and Murray counties as well as Cherokee County in N.C. If you would like to follow up-to-date local events in any of those counties, please visit us at FetchYourNews.com
Wind chill could drop to 10 below zero tonight
News January 3, 2018
PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. – The National Weather Service issued the latest urgent winter weather message at 11:32 a.m. Wednesday.
A wind chill advisory remains in effect from 9 p.m. until noon Thursday for the following counties: Dawson, Lumpkin, White, Dade, Walker, Catoosa, Whitfield, Murray, Fannin, Gilmer, Union, Towns, Chatooga, Gordon and Pickens.
* WHAT…Very cold wind chills expected. Expect wind chills to range from 5 below zero to 10 below zero.
* WHERE…Portions of north central, northeast and northwest Georgia.
* WHEN…From 9 PM this evening to noon EST Thursday.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…The cold wind chills will cause frostbite in as little as 30 minutes to exposed skin.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A Wind Chill Advisory means that cold air and the wind will combine to create low wind chills. Frost bite and hypothermia can occur if precautions are not taken. Make sure you wear a hat and gloves.
Fetch Your News is a hyper local news outlet that attracts more than 300,000 page views and 3.5 million impressions per month in Dawson, Lumpkin, White, Fannin, Gilmer, Pickens, Union, Towns and Murray counties as well as Cherokee County in N.C. FYNTV attracts approximately 15,000 viewers per week and reaches between 15,000 to 60,000 per week on our Facebook page. For the most effective, least expensive local advertising, call 706-276-6397 or email us at [email protected]
Brrr! Wind chill will drop into teens on Thursday rain, snow and sleet predicted for Friday
News January 9, 2019
PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. — The National Weather Service issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook today at 5:23 a.m. for the following counties Dawson, White, Lumpkin, Baldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Bleckley, Butts, Carroll, Catoosa, Chattahoochee, Chattooga, Cherokee-Clarke, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta,Crawford, Crisp, Dade, DeKalb, Dodge, Dooly, Douglas, Emanuel-, Fannin, Fayette, Floyd, Forsyth, Gilmer, Glascock, Gordon, Greene, Gwinnett, Hall-Hancock, Haralson, Harris, Heard, Henry, Houston, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Johnson, Jones, Lamar, Laurens, Macon, Madison, Marion, Meriwether, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Murray, Muscogee, Newton, North Fulton, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Paulding, Peach, Pickens, Pike, Polk, Pulaski, Putnam, Rockdale, Schley, South Fulton, Spalding, Stewart, Sumter, Talbot, Taliaferro, Taylor, Telfair, Toombs, Towns, Treutlen, Troup, Twiggs, Union, Upson, Walker, Walton, Warren, Washington, Webster, Wheeler, Whitfield, Wilcox, Wilkes and Wilkinson.
Colder air is filtering in today with a frontal passage. Winds will stay up through the night tonight resulting in wind chill values in the teens to low 20s Thursday AM. Bundle up!!
A Wind Advisory is in effect through tonight for strong, gusty winds across mainly the higher elevations of the north Georgia mountains. Wind gusts of 35 to 40 MPH are possible.
Another storm system will bring a wintry mix of rain, snow and sleet to the north Georgia mountains Friday night and into the weekend. There is still much uncertainty with this system so please monitor updates.
Fetch Your News is a hyper local news outlet that covers Dawson, Lumpkin, White, Fannin, Gilmer, Pickens, Union, Towns and Murray counties as well as Cherokee County in N.C. FYN attracts 300,000+ page views per month, 3.5 million impressions per month and approximately 15,000 viewers per week on FYNTV.com and up to 60,000 Facebook page reach. If you would like to follow up-to-date local events in any of those counties, please visit us at FetchYourNews.com
Wind chill advisory remains in effect Jan. 2
News January 2, 2018
PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. – The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued the following urgent winter weather message. A wind chill advisory remains in effect until 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 2 for the following counties, Dawson, Lumpkin, White, Dade, Walker, Catoosa, Whitfield, Murray, Fannin, Gilmer, Union, Towns, Chattooga, Gordon, Pickens, Floyd, Bartow, Cherokee, Forsyth, Polk, Paulding, Cobb, Haralson, Carroll and Douglas.
* WHAT…Very cold wind chills expected. The cold wind chills can cause frostbite in as little as 30 minutes to exposed skin. Expect wind chills to range from 5 above zero to 5 below zero.
* WHERE…Portions of north Georgia, generally along and north of a line from Carrollton to Cumming to Cleveland.
* WHEN…Until 10 AM EST this morning. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS…Temperatures this morning will range from the single digits in the northeast mountains and along the higher elevations in northwest Georgia…to 10 to 15 elsewhere. Winds will be north from 5 to 10 mph.
Fetch Your News is a hyper local news outlet that covers Dawson, Lumpkin, White, Fannin, Gilmer, Pickens, Union, Towns and Murray counties as well as Cherokee County in N.C. If you would like to follow up-to-date local events in any of those counties, please visit us at FetchYourNews.com
Winter weather advisory in effect
News January 1, 2018
PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. – Welcome to 2018. It’s snowing across many north Georgia counties.
The National Weather Service at Peachtree City has issued an urgent winter weather message, which includes the following counties: Dawson, Lumpkin, White, Dade, Walker, Catoosa, Whitfield, Murray, Fannin, Gilmer, Union, Towns, Chattooga, Gordon, Pickens, Floyd, Bartow, Cherokee, Polk, Paulding, Cobb, Haralson, Carroll and Douglas.
A wind chill advisory remains in effect until 11 a.m. and will resume at 7 p.m. and continue through 10 a.m. Tuesday.
* WHAT…Very cold wind chills expected. The cold wind chills will cause frostbite in as little as 30 minutes to exposed skin. Expect wind chills to range from 5 above zero to 5 below zero.
* WHERE…Portions of north Georgia, generally along and north of a line from Carrollton to Canton to Cleveland.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS….Low temperatures will drop to 5 to 15 this morning and again Tuesday morning. Winds will be north 5 to 15 mph with a few higher gusts.
Fetch Your News is a hyper local news outlet that attracts more than 300,000 page views and 3.5 million impressions per month in Dawson, Lumpkin, White, Fannin, Gilmer, Pickens, Union, Towns and Murray counties as well as Cherokee County in N.C. FYNTV attracts approximately 15,000 viewers per week and reaches between 15,000 to 60,000 per week on our Facebook page. For the most effective, least expensive local advertising, call 706-276-6397 or email us at [email protected]
Schools closed, wind chill advisory in effect
News January 18, 2018
PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. — The National Weather Service has extended its wind chill advisory through 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 18. Some north Georgia schools and universities will close today or change schedules due to the inclement weather.
Dawson County schools will be closed today and will treat the day as an online learning day. All staff should report at 9:30 a.m. if safe to do so.
Lumpkin County schools will be closed today. Staff should report at 9:30 a.m. if safe to do so.
White County schools will be closed.
Truett McConnell University will delay opening until 10 a.m. Thursday.
The University of North Georgia Dahlonega campus will resume normal operations today. All other UNG campuses will open at 11 a.m. The administration is evaluating the weather situation and will re-evaluate the weather and road conditions throughout Wednesday evening.
A wind chill advisory remains in effect until 10 a.m. today for the following counties: Dawson, Lumpkin, White, Dade, Walker, Catoosa, Whitfield, Murray, Chattooga, Gordon, Floyd, Bartow, Cherokee, Forsyth, Hall, Polk, Paulding, Cobb, North Fulton, Gwinnett, Haralson, Carroll, Douglas, South Fulton, DeKalb, Rockdale, Heard, Coweta, Fayette, Clayton, Spalding, Henry, Troup, Meriwether, Pike and Harris.
* WHAT — Very cold wind chills expected. The cold wind chills will cause frostbite in as little as 30 minutes to exposed skin. Expect wind chills to drop to between 5 above zero and 5 below zero overnight.
* WHERE — Portions of north central, northwest and west central Georgia.
* WHEN — Until 10 a.m. EST Thursday.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS — Due to the snowfall that has occurred, roads will remain icy and treacherous as temperatures remain below freezing the remainder of today through Thursday morning. If you must drive, use extreme caution. The cold wind chills may cause frostbite in as little as 30 minutes to exposed skin.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS — A Wind Chill Advisory means that cold air and the wind will combine to create low wind chills. Frost bite and hypothermia can occur if precautions are not taken. Make sure you wear a hat and gloves.
Snow leads to school closings across north Georgia
News January 17, 2018
PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. — Schools in Dawson, Lumpkin and White counties are closed today (Wednesday, Jan. 17). Lumpkin County 12-month staff is asked to report at 10 a.m. or when it is safe to do so.
The closings follow a winter weather advisory issued today by the National Weather Service that remains in effect until 4 p.m. in the following counties, Dawson, Lumpkin, White, Banks, Jackson, Madison, Barrow, Clarke, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Wilkes, Walton, Newton, Morgan, Greene, Taliaferro, Butts, Jasper, Putnam, Hancock, Warren, Upson, Lamar, Monroe, Jones, Baldwin, Washington, Glascock, Jefferson, Talbot, Taylor, Crawford, Bibb, Twiggs, Wilkinson, Johnson, Muscogee, Chattahoochee, Marion, Schley, Macon, Peach, Houston, Bleckley, Laurens, Stewart, Webster, Sumter, Dooly, Crisp, Pulaski, Wilcox, and Dodge.
* WHAT — Occasional light snow. Additional snow accumulations of up to one inch are expected.
* WHERE — Much of middle and east central Georgia.
* WHEN — Until 4 p.m. this afternoon.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…Be prepared for reduced visibilities at times. Roads will likely become hazardous later today as temperatures continue to fall below freezing.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A Winter Weather Advisory for snow means periods of snow will cause primarily travel difficulties. Be prepared for snow covered roads and limited visibilities, and use caution while driving.
Fetch Your News is a hyper local news outlet that covers Dawson, Lumpkin, White, Fannin, Gilmer, Pickens, Union, Towns and Murray counties as well as Cherokee County in N.C. If you would like to follow up-to-date local events in any of those counties, please visit us at FetchYourNews.com


