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Welcome to the Emergency Information Website for Waycross – Ware County & Blackshear Pierce County GA.
Don’t be in any doubt, get the latest right here, right now. We aim to get you the very latest emergency information on (wildfires, severe weather, emergency road closure, etc.) as they occur in our area, plus we are regularly posting other useful community preparedness information.
PLEASE NOTE This website is active, however, alerts may be outdated., it’s just that community alerts are not an every day, week, or monthly event, thankfully. If there’s something important for the community it will be here.
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Potential Emergency Alerts
Heat Index through Saturday
High pressure is building over and south of our area with a consistent westerly flow. This is a hot scenario for our region for several reasons. The westerly flow suppresses the Atlantic Ocean sea breeze thus reducing cooling and it travels over ground heated by the...
Weather Up-date
A warming shelter will open beginning at 6 p.m. today in the fellowship hall at Trinity United Methodist Church located at 1005 Church Street, Waycross, GA The address above is a Google map link if needed. All Ware County Schools will have a 2 hour start delay...
Winter Storm Warning
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE ... UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL ... WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY ... * TIMING ... LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * MAIN IMPACT ... RAIN CHANGING TO...
Dangerously Cold Weather to Impact Our Area through Wednesday Morning
An arctic cold front is charging eastward through southeast Georgia and the Suwannee Valley early this morning. This front will blast through the rest of our area this morning, accompanied by scattered showers. In the wake of the front, the coldest air in several...
Widespread Rainfall Tonight with Isolated Strong to Severe Storms possible
Widespread showers and isolated storms will push into inland Southeast Georgia and the Suwannee River Valley late this afternoon and will overspread the entire forecast area tonight. Rainfall totals will average 1 to 3 inches across the forecast area. Isolated strong...