THE STATE OF GEORGIA

EXECUTIVE ORDER

 

BY THE GOVERNOR:

WHEREAS:

WHEREAS:

WHEREAS:

WH EREAS :

On February 24, 2015, the National Weather Service issued a
Winter Storm Warning for Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Catoosa,
Chattooga, Cherokee, Clarke, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, Dade,
Dawson, DeKalb, Douglas, Fannin, Fayette, Floyd, Forsyth,
Franklin, Fulton, Gilmer, Gordon, Gwinnett, Habersham, Hall,
Haralson, Hart, Heard, Henry, Jackson, Lumpkin, Madison, Morgan,
Murray, Newton, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Paulding, Pickens, Polk,
Rabun, Rockdale, Stephens, Towns, Union, Walker, Walton, White,
Whitfield Counties. On February 25, 2015, accumulated snowfall
totals are expected to reach one to four inches from Heard to
Morgan to Hart and all areas north with higher snowfall totals
possible in Northeast Georgia. Ice formation is expected on
roadways. Sustained wind speeds are forecast to be between 5 and
10 mph and gusts of 15 mph during the period;; and

This Winter Storm has the potential to cause significant
damages throughout this area. Furthermore, roads will be nearly, if
not completely, impassable with the expected snow and ice
formations; and

The assistance of the Government of the State of Georgia is
necessary to implement protective measures to ensure the public
health, preserve the safety of the pubic, keep property damage to a
minimum and to minimize the social and economic impacts of this
event on the citizens of this State; and

In light of these circumstances and in conjunction with the
authority vested in the Governor by Virtue of Article 3, Section 38-3—