ATLANTA – Forecasters are warning of high winds with gusts of up to 40 mph across Georgia, part of a winter storm system that damaged several homes northwest of Atlanta and brought snow and ice to parts of the north Georgia mountains.
High winds damaged several homes near the Calhoun Premium Outlets along Interstate 75 in Gordon County around 4 p.m. Tuesday, Gordon County Chief Deputy Sheriff Robert Paris said.
About 10 homes appeared to be damaged, including one that housed an in-home daycare, Gordon County Emergency Management Agency Director Richard Cooper told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. No injuries were reported.
Randall James said his two-car garage and a backyard shed were destroyed by the Gordon County storm. James, who was at work when the storms hit, said his wife grabbed their kids and their pregnant dog and headed for shelter.
“As soon as she heard it, she hollered, ‘Get in the hallway,”‘ Jones told WSB-TV. “And we have a female yorkie that’s pregnant. She grabbed her up and went to praying.”