Wind Advisory

The following Severe Weather Alert has been issued

Wind Advisory

A Wind Advisory has been issued by the National Weather Service located in Peachtree City, Georgia.

A wind advisory was announced and will be in effect from 10 a.m. Dec. 12 to 5 p.m. Dec 13 for Atlanta and North Georgia.

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST MONDAY FOR ALL
NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA.

WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE 15 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST
20 MPH…OR GUSTS OVER 35 MPH…ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG
CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT…ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

WINDS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON TO RESULT IN SOME DOWNED TREES…POWER LINES…AND
SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES

The following counties fall under the advisory:
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…VIDALIA