Jefferson County Emergency Management Agency

Thank You Jefferson County Communications Officers for the service you provide to the citizens and emergency services personnel in Jefferson County. You are not thanked enough for what you do but you are the front line that holds us all together. Thank You!!!

Louisville Bypass US 1 project update... Check out the latest status on the widening and reconstruction of US 1 (Louisville Bypass) from north of Nimrod Road to... Clarks Mill Road totaling 2.85 miles. New traffic signal installation has begun at both intersections (Middleground/US1, SR24/US1) but will remain covered and inactive until later in the project. Currently, we are grading, placing graded aggregate base, installing/relocating utilities including gas, water, sanitary sewers and storm drainage. Once utilities are out of the way, progress should really ramp up. The contractor plans to begin paving this month, beginning at the south end moving to SR17 on the right side of the project. This paving operation has not yet been determined and approved, but we anticipate intermittent lane closures with no traffic shifts until informed otherwise. Josh Woodard The News and Farmer / The Jefferson Reporter Jefferson County Sheriff's Office-Georgia Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce Jefferson County Emergency Management Agency

We're watching a complex of storms approaching from the west this morning - some could be strong to severe with greatest chance across portions of central GA #gawx

Sheriff Gary Hutchins, Chief Deputy Tim Moore and their staff would like to thank the United States Deputy Sheriff's Association (USDSA) for donating much neede...d equipment to our agency. The organization receives donations and then buys equipment for smaller, rural law enforcement agencies that can't afford the equipment. The USDSA donated -4- handheld alcohol testers and -2- spike strips valued at almost $4000 total. We appreciate our partnership with the USDSA! See more

Scattered thunderstorms are expected across north and central GA today. Several storms could become strong to severe, with the primary threats being large hail and damaging wind gusts. Locally heavy rainfall is also possible in central GA. #gawx

GEMA/HS Alert: Jefferson All Hazards SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN JEFFERSON...EMANUEL AND EASTERN TREUTLEN COUNTIES UNTIL 745 PM EST Special Weather Statement issued January 1 at 7:18PM EST by NWS Peachtree City GA... At 718 PM EST...a line of strong thunderstorms was along a line extending from Blundale to near Swainsboro to near Zaidee...and moving northeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...40 mph wind and heavy rain. IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of light...unsecured objects. Heavy rain may cause temporary street flooding especially in poor drainage areas.

GEMA/HS Alert: Jefferson All Hazards SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN JEFFERSON...WESTERN EMANUEL...TREUTLEN...JOHNSON AND EASTERN LAURENS COUNTIES UNTIL 715 PM EST Special Weather Statement issued January 1 at 6:34PM EST by NWS Peachtree City GA... At 634 PM EST...National Weather Service doppler radar indicated a line of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Spann to Cedar Grove...and moving northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...40 to 50 mph wind and increased chance of a brief tornado. IMPACT...While winds should result in minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of light...unsecured objects...the leading edge of this line of storms has also exhibited areas of localized rotation. A brief tornado could quickly form.

GEMA/HS Alert: Jefferson All Hazards SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN JEFFERSON...NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON...GLASCOCK AND SOUTHEASTERN WARREN COUNTIES UNTIL 645 PM EST Special Weather Statement issued January 1 at 6:09PM EST by NWS Peachtree City GA At 609 PM EST...a line of strong thunderstorms was along a line extending from near Reese to near Downs...and moving northeast at 50... mph. HAZARD...40 mph wind and heavy rain. IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of light...unsecured objects. Heavy rain may cause temporary street flooding especially in poor drainage areas.

New event. Tornado Watch from 1/1/2021 3:29 PM to 8:00 PM EST for Jefferson County, GA. https://inws.ncep.noaa.gov/a/a.php?i=52866657

The year 2020 created many challenges that caused us to have to think "outside the box" and adapt to circumstances way beyond our control. I want to say "Thank You" to the men and women of Jefferson County Emergency Services, which includes Jefferson County 911, EMA and Fire for your dedication and devotion to service. You are the unsung hero's that makes the wheel turn. To the citizens who sent Facebook or text messages of support and encouragement during times when our decisions were not always popular but necessary I say "Thank You!" As we enter 2021 I wish each of you the very best that the year can bring. I hope your remain healthy and prosperous throughout the year and wish everyone a HAPPY NEW YEAR

GEMA/HS Alert: Jefferson All Hazards HIGH FIRE DANGER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON FOR MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA Special Weather Statement issued November 3 at 1:50PM EST by NWS Peachtree City GA Relative Humidity's of 25 percent or less can be expected for... 4 or more hours during the afternoon. Winds will be out of the northwest at 5-10 mph. With dry fuels, high fire danger conditions can be expected.

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As I am sure you all are aware Governor Kemp has extended the following Executive Orders: Renewing the Public Health State of Emergency until 11:59 PM on December 9, 2020 unless further extended and, Renewing the Guidance for Empowering a Health Georgia in response to Covid-19 (Social Distancing Oder) until 11:59 PM on November 15, 2020 unless further extended.... All restrictions and requirements previously ordered remain in place.

New Event: Wind Advisory in effect for Jefferson County from 10/28/2020 8:43 PM to 10/29/2020 4:00 PM EDT

Hurricane Zeta is now a High-End Category 2 Hurricane. This graphic shows the forecast Wind Gust that we MAY experience here in Georgia and specifically Jefferson County

Hurricane Zeta Update 10/28 1130 AM: Tropical Storm Warnings have been issued for Georgia, generally along and to the north of I-85. The core of the storm is fo...recast to pass over the area beginning around midnight tonight into the early morning hours tomorrow. Our primary concerns at this time for these areas are: 1) Wind threat - with saturated soils and many leaves still around, some tree damage will be possible with any falling trees or limbs creating power outages and potentially damaging property. 2) Flash Flooding - heavy rainfall will occur ahead of the system tonight into the morning hours. Soils are saturated and many plants and grasses are going dormant, so water will move quickly into streams, rivers, creeks and other drainage basins. PLEASE DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. We have seen multiple instances this year of roads being washed away by flood waters this year. Beyond that, we will have a low tornado threat as is the case with any landfalling tropical system. Any tornadoes would be brief and weak. We will continue to update the forecast through the evening.

Hurricane Zeta now a Category 1 and will possibly strengthen to a Category 2 Hurricane prior to landfall. Once making landfall it will begin to lose strength as it moves across North West Georgia. As you can see by the graphic below, we may experience wind gust in the 25-30 mph range through Thursday before this system moves out for a cooler weekend

While it does not affect our area, Good information if you are traveling

Tropical Storm Zeta is forecast to become a hurricane in The Gulf of Mexico and make landfall on the Northern Gulf Coast Wednesday. Moisture from Zeta's remnants is forecast to impact The Midlands and CSRA Wednesday Night through Thursday with showers and thunderstorms. The first time the Greek alphabet was used due to extreme tropical activity in one season was in 2005 when we had historic storms like Katrina and Rita. That year, there was a total of 27 named storms with Zeta being the last. Zeta is the 6th name on the Greek list. That was the last named storm in 2005. Hurricane season runs through the end of November, so if there is another named storm this year, it will be called Eta.