For the third time in three weeks, Forsyth County dodged major damage from severe weather. While the threat of ice and snow had disrupted school and other activities the past two Fridays, on Wednesday it was fierce storms and possible tornadoes.Twisters struck parts of northwest Georgia, causing widespread damage, and flooding occurred in parts of the north Georgia mountains, including Towns County, where 6 inches of rain fell.Gov. Nathan Deal declared a state of emergency in Bartow and Gordon counties, areas that were hardest hit during a suspected tornado.By contrast, as of Thursday, 2.26 inches of rain had fallen in the Forsyth County area.“We had a lot of rain,” said Karleen Chalker, a spokeswoman for the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office.
Area soaked but safe
Forsyth not hit as hard as other counties
