Appling County Emergency Management Agency

[Updated] The NOAA Weather Radio test is cancelled this week. We will resume our normal schedule next Wed (1/27) between 10 AM and noon EST. https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/wx/afos/p.php

Following a showery late afternoon and evening throughout our region, cool & breezy weather is expected for Friday and Saturday A light inland freeze is forec...ast Saturday night, with frost possible at the coastal locations, as lows mostly fall into the 30s. Remember these "P’s" of cold weather safety: Protect People Pets Plants Practice Fire Safety JaxReady

Are you prepared for a power outage? Keeping non-perishable food, water and other emergency supplies on hand can help you #BeReady. Visit the link below for a checklist to help you get started on your Ready Kit. http://bit.ly/2MG5zmz

All members of your family should be included in your emergency plans, including pets! Make sure your ready kit includes food, water, documentation and anything else your pet may need.

PATCHY DENSE FOG THIS EVENING ACROSS INLAND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND INLAND NORTHEAST FLORIDA... Patchy dense fog has developed just behind the cold front as skies clear and the moist ground conditions have lowered visibilities to... one quarter mile is some locations across inland Northeast Florida and inland Southeast Georgia. These conditions should be temporary as drier airmass filters into the region after midnight and the fog should dissipate. Use extra caution when traveling this evening, slow down and use low beam headlights when encountering dense fog conditions. See more

Widespread inland frost and a light freeze expected overnight. Remember 5 P’s of cold weather preparation: Protect People, Pets, Pipes, Plants & Practice Fire Safety

Governor Brian Kemp and Georgia Department of Public Health Commissioner Kathleen Toomey, M.D., M.P.H., announced plans on December 30 to add adults aged 65 and... older, law enforcement officers, firefighters and first responders to the current group of individuals eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccine. Healthcare workers and residents of long-term care facilities are already in the highest priority group, Phase 1A. This expanded administration of vaccine is expected to begin within the coming weeks provided there is adequate vaccine supply available. As vaccine becomes available for additional phase levels, this information will be communicated through various avenues, including additional state and local press releases, the Georgia Department of Public Health website (dph.ga.gov), our social media pages and our Southeast Health District website (www.sehdph.org). Be sure to like and follow our Southeast Health District page as well as your county-specific health department page. We will be posting information on how to schedule a COVID-19 vaccination appointment if you are eligible when vaccines are available for your county. The Southeast Health District serves Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Brantley, Bulloch, Candler, Charlton, Clinch, Coffee, Evans, Jeff Davis, Pierce, Tattnall, Toombs, Ware and Wayne counties.

CHRISTMAS PARADE ROUTE CHANGE ANNOUNCED. The Baxley-Appling County Chamber of Commerce's annual Christmas Parade is slated to be held Friday evening beginning a...t 5:30 p.m. The Chamber notified The News-Banner today that the route will be changed this year. Parade participants will line up on Lewis Lane on south side of the railroad tracks and will parade down South Main Street only. It will then turn left on Tollison Street and go by Appling HealthCare. According to Keri Orvin, this will be a much shorter route, but still on Main Street. The route will provide good access for viewers and good exposure for floats. Crosby noted that in addition, the participants and the chamber will get to spread some cheer to the residents at the Pavilion as the parade travels past the hospital area.

Morning rain, then much colder weather funnels across the area after the cold front passage this afternoon. Another inland freeze with frost expected Tuesday night!