The ACC Government decided to conduct a test on the tornado warning sirens and emergency alert notification systems on Friday, February 6th, at 9:30 am. Originally, these tests were set to take place on February 4th but had to be rescheduled due to weather conditions.
Both tests are part of the statewide Severe Weather Preparedness Week held from February 2nd through February 6th. There are 12 tornado warning outdoor sirens located around the Athens community. These sirens are often near large outdoor spaces that are frequently populated.
The 12 tornado warning outdoor sirens are located at Sandy Creek Park, Holland Youth Sports Complex, Bishop Park, West Broad Street at Old Epps Bridge Road, the College Avenue Parking Deck, the UGA Chemistry Building, the UGA University Village Community, Hilsman Middle School, the City of Winterville, Southeast Clarke Park, the UGA State Botanical Garden, and the UGA East Campus Parking Deck.
Meredith Barnum, ACCGov Emergency Management Agency Coordinator, stated that these tests are meant to make sure that outdoor notification systems are working properly and to remind everyone to be prepared for various weather emergencies.
Athens-Clarke County residents can sign up for email and text message alerts about emergencies and other community alerts on the ACC Unified Government website.
