Category: Weather
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Burn ban in effect today as winds, low humidity provide fuel for wildfire conditions
Update: Polk County EMA added the following message within the past 20 minutes (or so) for local residents: A second update from Polk County EMA: Polk County Fire officials are aware of a large controlled burn near Collard Valley and Highway 27. This burn has been ongoing for weeks and is fire officials are collaborating…
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WEATHER: Area risk at Level 3 for Monday AM storms
On and off rain through Sunday is going to be followed up by more stormy weather on the way on Monday morning, according to the latest predictions from the National Weather Service forecast from Peachtree City. Northwest Georgia counties including Bartow, the southern portions of Floyd County, along with Haralson, Paulding and Polk counties are…
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Contributed by Jarod Moss Storms, windy weather impact Polk overnight; power out to hundreds
Trees went down, power lines were severed and a brush fire was part of the impact felt by high winds and thunderstorms that moved through Polk County and the surrounding area overnight. Polk County Emergency Management Agency officials noted that trees were down all across the area following the storm system that moved through starting…
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WEATHER: Frosts, then fair temps ahead for March forecast
A couple of days from now, we’ll be back into winter temps for at least one more round as mother nature flips the script on the forecast again. Before that happens, a serious note: Polk County is among North and Central Georgia areas that are in fire danger due to low humidity and breezy winds.…
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WEATHER: Rain coming, threat of flooding possible as soggy conditions expected all week
The good weather couldn’t last forever. Now the National Weather Service is calling for rain’s return, and Polk County is expected to get soggy over the coming days. Enough so that real concerns about flooding are now being considered by local officials. NWS Peachtree City is calling for rain to return during the overnight hours…
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WEATHER: End of January warmup continues through Friday
Showers return before weekend sunshine opens February Talk about a change in the forecast in recent days. Polk County has gone from bone-chilling cold earlier in the month to an ending that is near barbecue weather heading into the second month of 2025. Forecasts from the National Weather Service call for midweek sunshine to dominate…
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WEATHER: Warmer temps coming up to close out January
After one of the coldest starts of the year since 2014, the area is finally getting a little warmth as the opening month of 2025 is coming to a close. NWS Peachtree City has temperatures today up to the mid 50s and overnight down into the mid 30s as the thermometer begins to rise with…
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WEATHER: WAY TOO COLD! ‘Warm-up’ coming around the corner
Temperatures have remained below freezing since Sunday, but good news: warmer temperatures are around the corner per the National Weather Service forecast. Based at least on Zorba’s thermometer, it was 15 degrees as the morning got underway in Cedartown on North Main Street, and was down into the teens across the area as well-below average…
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WEATHER: Winter Storm Advisory underway, inch of snow possible
School campuses and the health department are closed, and a state of emergency has been declared across the state as another winter storm bears down on the southeast. This time around, the Gulf Coast and a corridor south of I-20 are expected to get the brunt of snowfall, as four inches are expected to fall…
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WEATHER: Deep freeze sets in for week’s start
Extreme cold warning expires after lunch hour, but temps dip back down into teens overnight The sun is out, but it is so cold right now that it is barely providing any warmth at all across the area which feels more like a tundra than the deep south today. Heaters are cranked up, sinks should…