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Floyd adding 'CodeRED' emergency notification system
Weather watch/Today, tonight, tomorrow
Hazardous Weather Outlook: Thunderstorms possible
Today: A slight chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming north between 5 and 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. West wind between 5 and 10 mph.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming northwest between 5 and 10 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. West wind between 5 and 10 mph.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. South wind around 5 mph becoming west.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 90.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a high near 89.
Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a high near 86.
Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 86.
>County by county forecasts: Bartow | Gordon | Polk | Around the region
Weather stats/This week's highlights
-Normal temperatures for now: High of 75, low of 49.
-Records this time of year: Mid 90s, mid 30s> Records
WeatherPhoto
Local fans of Mercier Orchards in Blue Ridge have seen this "weather station" as they enter the bustling agritourism spot. The rock dangles from the roof with the "Orchard Weather Station" sign behind it. Levels 1 through 4 give visitors a quick look at current conditions with Stage Four being "if missing .... tornado." While inside, buy one of the best apple pies sold in Georgia.
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Floyd adding 'CodeRED' emergency notification system
(Media release) Floyd County has contracted with Emergency Communications Network Inc.of Ormond Beach, Fla., for its "CodeRED" high-speed telephone emergency notification services. The CodeRED system will deliver pre-recorded Emergency Notification Weather Warning messages to targeted areas or the entire county at a rate of up to 60,000 calls per hour.
 Weather Warning notifications will be delivered for severe thunderstorms, tornado and flash flood warnings. To enroll, click:
CodeRED.
These alerts are generated from the National Weather Service. Anytime a weather alert is issued in your area of the county or for the entire county you will receive a call from CodeRED weather alert.
Scotty Hancock, Floyd County’s Emergency Management Director, cautioned that such systems are only as good as the telephone database supporting them. "If your phone number is not in the database, you will not be called".
Please log onto the Floyd County web site and enter your contact info to be assured that you will be part of the Emergency Weather Warning system.
CodeRED not only offers faster calling rates and improved message delivery, it gives individuals and businesses the ability to add their own phone numbers directly to the system's telephone database. Emergency Management emphasizes that this is an extremely important feature to mitigate the loss of life or property.
To ensure no one is omitted, Floyd County urges all individuals and businesses to log onto the County web site, www.floydcountyga.org and follow the link to the "CodeRED Residential and Business Data Collection" page. Those without Internet access may call Floyd County non-emergency number (706-236-5002), Monday through Friday, (8AM-5PM) to give their information over the phone. If no one answers please leave a voice message with the required information which includes first and last name, street address (physical address, no P.O. boxes), city, state, zip code, and primary phone number, additional phone numbers (optional). Your information will be submitted as soon as possible.
No one should automatically assume his or her phone number is included, Hancock said. All businesses should register, as well as all individuals who have unlisted phone numbers, who have changed their phone number or address within the last year, and who use a cellular phone as their primary home phone. Hancock also states, “You can only input two numbers per login but you can log back in and place as many numbers as you wish per address as long as the address is within Floyd County.”
Hancock explained that the "CodeRED system is a geographical based notification system, which means street addresses are needed to select which phone numbers will receive emergency notification calls in any given situation. The system works fine for cell phones too, but we have to have a street address". Please remember if you move but kept the same listed or unlisted phone number you will need to change your address in the database.
Hancock stated, "CodeRED gives those who want to be included an easy and secure method for doing so. The information will only be used for emergency weather warning notification purposes".
Questions should be directed to Floyd County’s Emergency Management Office, 706-236-5002.
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