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January 1, 2022–7:24 p.m. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE An enhanced risk for severe weather still includes far northwestern GA through tomorrow. Timeframe: Main severe threat will be OVERNIGHT tonight, primarily after midnight. There is an isolated chance of discrete cells forming well ahead of the main cold front this afternoon, and any that do form will carry…… read more
December 30, 2021–6:26 p.m. GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH To help keep hospital emergency departments open to treat medical emergencies, individuals seeking COVID testing should not go to hospital emergency departments, unless they are experiencing severe COVID-19 symptoms requiring urgent medical attention. Asymptomatic individuals or individuals with mild symptoms should find testing sites other than hospital emergency…… read more
December 30, 2021–4:12 p.m. GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH 189 more Floyd County residents have tested positive for COVID-19, according to the Thursday report from the Georgia Department of Public Health. The new cases bring the total to 16,706 since the start of the pandemic. We are now at 769 cases in the last two…… read more
December 30, 2021–12:43 p.m. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch for a number of counties including Floyd, Bartow, Polk, Paulding, in effect until 7 p.m. Thursday. Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. The affected areas include the cities of Rome and Cartersville. The gauge at the Richard B.…… read more
December 30, 2021–12:58 a.m. GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH 120 more Floyd County residents have tested positive for COVID-19, according to the Wednesday report from the Georgia Department of Public Health. The new cases bring the total to 16,517 since the start of the pandemic. 604 cases have been reported in the last two weeks…… read more
December 29, 2021–1:09 p.m. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Northwest Georgia is now under a 3/5 risk level for severe storms this afternoon through early tomorrow (Thursday) morning. The 2/5 and 1/5 risk level areas remain unchanged. The main threats are still damaging wind gusts and a brief tornado or two, especially across north Georgia The timing for the storms…… read more
December 28, 2021–6:31 p.m. GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH 114 more Floyd County residents have tested positive for COVID-19, according to the Tuesday report from the Georgia Department of Public Health. The new cases bring the total to 16,397 since the start of the pandemic. 502 cases have been reported in the last two weeks…… read more
December 28, 2021–6:25 p.m. NEWS RELEASE Attorney General Chris Carr and Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) Commissioner Kathleen E. Toomey, M.D., M.PH, are warning Georgians to beware of potential scams related to the heightened demand for COVID-19 testing. “We urge all Georgians to be on the lookout for fraudulent COVID-19-related practices, specifically as it…… read more
December 28, 2021–8:02 a.m. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Strong to severe storms remain a possibility Wednesday. More of northwestern Georgia has been added to a 2/5 risk level with the rest of north Georgia and portions of central Georgia still under a 1/5 risk level. At this time, the timing appears to be from the afternoon…… read more
December 27, 2021–7:70 p.m. GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH The State of Georgia saw a whopping 23,064 new COVID-19 cases over the weekend. Those cases bring the statewide total to more than 1.36 million since the start of the pandemic. There were 38 confirmed deaths in the numbers reported Monday by the Georgia Department of…… read more