Blairsville, GA – The Union County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) hosted a weather briefing given by the National Weather Service at the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) in Blairsville at noon on Friday, Sept. 8, 2017. UCFD, UCSO, BRMEMC, Union County Schools, UCRD and others were in attendance.

The revised forecast now puts the path of Hurricane Irma traveling west to the southern tip of Florida, then turning north towards Georgia. If the path of the eye of Irma passes across western Georgia, the part of Georgia to the east of the eye will experience tropical storm conditions. The east side of a hurricane is nick-named the “dirty side” At this time, the National Weather Service is warning Georgia residents that, should the eye of Irma pass across western Georgia, they should prepare for 50+ MPH winds, 5-6” of rain and an elevated possibility of tornadoes.

Please see the NWS Sept. 8 Forecast for more detailed information.

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