It looks like Georgia dodged a bullet. The fifth most powerful storm to ever hit the U.S. is moving away from the Peach State into the Carolinas. Many are breathing a sigh of relief due to the not-so-distant memory of Irma.
While the potential for threatening wind and rain in Northeast Georgia has greatly diminished, Ian did force some minor disruptions in school activities.
Around 120 Georgia high school football games were moved up this week to get ahead of the predicted weekend storm. And in Habersham, the school system canceled all field trips and extracurricular activities for Friday and Saturday.
Habersham County also canceled Saturday’s SAT testing.
“The next available test date that students can sign up for will be November 5th,” says Habersham Central’s Fine Arts Department Chair Amber Lewis.
School officials consulted with a National Weather Service meteorologist Thursday afternoon who confirmed for them that the storm is no longer tracking over Habersham.
“We do expect some wind gusts throughout the day tomorrow but nothing severe enough to warrant the closing of schools,” says Habersham County School Superintendent Matthew Cooper. He says school officials will be checking road conditions Friday morning as a precaution. “As of now, we will be on a normal schedule on Friday,” Cooper says.
