Posts Tagged ‘Georgia Emergency Management Agency’

GEMA’s Ready Georgia Teams with WSB-TV to Give Away 100 NOAA Weather Radios during Hurricane Season

June 13 | Posted by editor | News, Regional Tags: ,

Annual Promotion offers Georgians the opportunity to purchase or win affordable weather radios Atlanta, GA – As hurricane season kicks off along the Atlantic coast, the Georgia Emergency Management Agency’s Ready Georgia campaign is partnering with WSB-TV’s Family 2 Family for the fourth consecutive year to arm Georgians with NOAA Weather Radios. From June 1 through July 15, Georgians can visit www.ready.ga.gov and create a Ready Profile... Read more

Hurricane Season is Near: Are You Ready?

May 31 | Posted by editor | News, Regional Tags: , ,

Atlanta, GA – Even before the official June 1st start of the 2012 Atlantic Hurricane Season, Tropical Storm Alberto reminded us last weekend that now is the time to get ready for hurricane season. Alberto became the first named storm 13 days earlier than hurricane season begins, and luckily stayed offshore of the Georgia and Carolina coasts.  But even though Alberto didn’t... Read more

The April 2011 ‘Super Outbreak’: One Year Later

April 29 | Posted by editor | Habersham, Lumpkin, News, Rabun, Regional, White Tags:

Atlanta, GA — This week marks the one year anniversary of a “Super Outbreak” of intensely destructive tornados across Georgia, Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi and Tennessee. A total of 15 tornadoes touched down in Georgia on April 27 and 28, 2011, including an EF-4 and five EF-3 twisters resulting in dozens of injuries and 15 deaths. “Last spring was an unprecedented season for... Read more