Thursday, December 24, 2015

UPDATE ON TORNADO WARNING FOR UPSON, LAMAR, AND MONROE, THURSDAY PM

EMERGENCY SIRENS WERE ACTIVATED THURSDAY AFTERNOON —AFTER THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING— FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES JUST AFTER 1PM. INCLUDED IN THE WARNING AREA--- EAST CENTRAL UPSON COUNTY, SOUTH EAST LAMAR COUNTY, NORTH WEST CRAWFORD COUNTY AND ALL OF MONROE COUNTY.

THE WARNING WAS CANCELLED AROUND 1;45PM.

UPSON EMA DIRECTOR MARTHA ANN MCCARTY TOLD US THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE REPORTED A TORNADO SIGNATURE ON RADAR IN EAST CENTRAL UPSON COUNTY SOUTHEAST LAMAR AND NORTH MONROE COUNTY—BUT SO FAR NO CONFIRMATION OF A TOUCHDOWN.

UPSON COUNTY SHERIFF DAN KILGORE SAID HIS DEPUTIES ARE CHECKING TO SEE IF THERE WAS A TORNADO TOUCHDOWN AND IF THERE IS DAMAGE.

THE SHERIFF SAID ONE OF HIS DEPUTIES WHO LIVES IN MONROE COUNTY REPORTED HIGH WINDS AT HIS RESIDENCE BUT NO CONFIRMATION OF A TORNADO TOUCHDOWN.


EMA DIRECTOR MCCARTY SAID A HOUSE WAS FLOODED AT 410 EAST THOMPSON STREET IN THOMASTON AND EMA WAS PLACING SAND BAGS AT A RETENTION POND IN FRONT OF GOLDEN LIVING CENTER ON AVE. F.   TO KEEP WATER OUT OF THE NURSING HOME.

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