Friday, Jan. 13, 2023–8:06 a.m.
David Crowder, WRGA News
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp has declared a State of Emergency due to the severe thunderstorms and deadly tornados that moved through the state on Thursday.
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Portions of Floyd, Polk, and Bartow County saw strong storms that brought down trees and power lines. More than 1,000 Georgia Power customers in Cave Spring were impacted by a power outage.
Our immediate area did not see any tornados. The National Weather Service confirms at least four tornados in the state with one fatality reported in Butts County – a five-year-old boy.
As part of the emergency declaration, the governor has ordered agencies to respond with an all-hands-on-deck approach to the affected communities.