Georgia’s Governor Prepares State for Severe Winter Storm

Winter storm warnings and watches have also been issued across the southern states, including Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Texas.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp delivers the State of the State address on the House floor of the State Capitol in Atlanta on Jan. 25, 2023. Alex Slitz/AP Photo

Georgia’s Gov. Brian Kemp instructed his state’s Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency (GEMA/HS) and other departments to begin monitoring and preparing for the imminent arrival of a major winter storm.

The announcement on Jan. 7 follows several days of freezing storm conditions across the Midwest and mid-Atlantic states, which produced record-setting and travel-deterring levels of snowfall.