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Our Community Emergency Response Team is always looking for individuals who are willing to volunteer and assist our community in times of crisis. Franklin County Emergency Management uses volunteers for events, activations, and emergency operations. Our community members have a wealth of experience and training. We needs members like you.
Special needs shelters are intended to provide, to an extent, an environment that can sustain an individual's level of health. If a person is medically stable but needs help with basic tasks or uses an electronic medical device and has no other evacuation options, they should pre-register for a special needs shelter.
If you are resident of Franklin County and you currently do not have transportation, you may register for transportation assistance in the event of a storm. During a hurricane that requires a mandatory evacuation of the county, Franklin County Emergency Management will provide transportation for residents to get to a shelter.
For information during a natural or man-made diaster call our office at 850-653-8977.
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Franklin County is not expected to experience freezing temperatures tonight; however, it will still be quite chilly on Tuesday, January 20, 2026. Please take precautions to ensure the safety of both you and your home. These measures include, but are not limited to:
- Check on elderly relatives and neighbors to ensure they have effective ways to stay warm in the coming days as temperatures drop. Verify that their heating devices are functioning properly to prevent fire hazards.
- Bring pets indoors early. If you have outdoor pets, provide them with options to escape the cold. Offering warm blankets and bedding will help keep them cozy if bringing them inside isn’t possible.
- Protect cold-sensitive plants and vegetation with appropriate coverings.
- Ensure that smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors are in good working order.
- Never leave heating sources unattended.
- Keep a safe distance between all flammable materials and heaters.
- Be cautious not to overload electrical circuits with too many appliances. ... See MoreSee Less
Franklin County will experience freezing temperatures tonight Sunday 1/18/26 into tomorrow morning 1/19/26. To help ensure the safety of both you and your home, please follow these precautionary steps:
- Check on elderly relatives and neighbors to ensure they have effective ways to stay warm in the coming days as temperatures drop. Verify that their heating devices are functioning properly to prevent fire hazards.
- Bring pets indoors early. If you have outdoor pets, provide them with options to escape the cold. Offering warm blankets and bedding will help keep them cozy if bringing them inside isn’t possible.
- Protect cold-sensitive pipes with appropriate coverings or by dripping water.
- Protect cold-sensitive plants and vegetation with appropriate coverings.
- Ensure that smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors are in good working order.
- Never leave heating sources unattended.
- Keep a safe distance between all flammable materials and heaters.
- Be cautious not to overload electrical circuits with too many appliances.
If you or someone you care about has medical or functional needs, we encourage you to register for the Special Needs Registry. You can complete your registration by visiting the following link: snr.flhealthresponse.com/
If you find yourself without any heating options, please reach out to 850-370-6576 for potential assistance. ... See MoreSee Less
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Jan 16, 2026 5:00am ET - Good morning y'all.....An update on potential winter weather on Sunday.
Another strong cold front begins to enter the area late Saturday afternoon into Saturday night. A narrow overlap may develop between exiting precipitation and incoming cold air on Sunday morning. Forecast guidance for snow probabilities and amounts have trended slightly down and east overnight. Most locations across southwest Georgia and into southeast Alabama now have around a 20 to 30% chance of seeing accumulating snow during Sunday morning. Accumulation, if any, are expected to remain below 0.5 inches.
As a reminder, this is not going to be like last January. This will be a "warmer" event with potential snow totals not currently forecast to be nearly as high as last year's event.
This forecast continues to remain a "thread the needle" kind of event and lots of things will have to go right for us to get accumulating snow across our forecast area. So changes can be expected to the forecast as we get a better handle on how things will ultimately evolve Sunday morning.
While there are two potential scenarios that could play out Sunday morning, guidance has trended more towards scenario 1 overnight.
Scenario #1:
The precipitation outruns the cold and we're dealing with an all rain event. The cold is delayed just long enough to limit any snow accumulation potential. This scenario has a 70 to 80 percent chance of happening.
Scenario #2:
The cold arrives, as advertised, and allows for a sudden change over to wintry weather (mainly snow) on the backside of the precipitation. If this scenario were to play out, there'd be a brief 1 to 2 hour window for snow before quickly exiting to the east Sunday morning. This scenario has a 10 to 30 percent chance of happening, mostly for areas in southwest Georgia.
While these probabilities don't depict how much snowfall could occur, it's important to note that warm surface temperatures (causing melting of fallen snow) preceding this event and the short duration of snow potential will likely limit snow accumulations to less than half of an inch (0.5"). ... See MoreSee Less
Jan 16, 2026 5:00am ET - Good morning y'all.....An update on potential winter weather on Sunday.
Another strong cold front begins to enter the area late Saturday afternoon into Saturday night. A narrow overlap may develop between exiting precipitation and incoming cold air on Sunday morning. Forecast guidance for snow probabilities and amounts have trended slightly down and east overnight. Most locations across southwest Georgia and into southeast Alabama now have around a 20 to 30% chance of seeing accumulating snow during Sunday morning. Accumulation, if any, are expected to remain below 0.5 inches.
As a reminder, this is not going to be like last January. This will be a "warmer" event with potential snow totals not currently forecast to be nearly as high as last year's event.
This forecast continues to remain a "thread the needle" kind of event and lots of things will have to go right for us to get accumulating snow across our forecast area. So changes can be expected to the forecast as we get a better handle on how things will ultimately evolve Sunday morning.
While there are two potential scenarios that could play out Sunday morning, guidance has trended more towards scenario 1 overnight.
Scenario #1:
The precipitation outruns the cold and we're dealing with an all rain event. The cold is delayed just long enough to limit any snow accumulation potential. This scenario has a 70 to 80 percent chance of happening.
Scenario #2:
The cold arrives, as advertised, and allows for a sudden change over to wintry weather (mainly snow) on the backside of the precipitation. If this scenario were to play out, there'd be a brief 1 to 2 hour window for snow before quickly exiting to the east Sunday morning. This scenario has a 10 to 30 percent chance of happening, mostly for areas in southwest Georgia.
While these probabilities don't depict how much snowfall could occur, it's important to note that warm surface temperatures (causing melting of fallen snow) preceding this event and the short duration of snow potential will likely limit snow accumulations to less than half of an inch (0.5"). ... See MoreSee Less
There is a freeze watch in effect for Franklin County tonight, January 15, 2026, extending into tomorrow morning, January 16, 2026. Additionally there is a high probability that there will be freezing temperatures again Sunday night 1/18/26.
To help ensure the safety of both you and your home, please follow these precautionary steps:
- Check on elderly relatives and neighbors to ensure they have effective ways to stay warm in the coming days as temperatures drop. Verify that their heating devices are functioning properly to prevent fire hazards.
- Bring pets indoors early. If you have outdoor pets, provide them with options to escape the cold. Offering warm blankets and bedding will help keep them cozy if bringing them inside isn’t possible.
- Protect cold-sensitive pipes with appropriate coverings or by dripping water.
- Protect cold-sensitive plants and vegetation with appropriate coverings.
- Ensure that smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors are in good working order.
- Never leave heating sources unattended.
- Keep a safe distance between all flammable materials and heaters.
- Be cautious not to overload electrical circuits with too many appliances.
If you or someone you care about has medical or functional needs, we encourage you to register for the Special Needs Registry. You can complete your registration by visiting the following link: snr.flhealthresponse.com/
If you find yourself without any heating options, please reach out to 850-653-5608 for potential assistance. ... See MoreSee Less
1/14: Even during dry conditions, our valued partners at U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) are out taking critical field measurements and inspecting gages across the region. The Tifton field office noted unusual behavior in some smaller creeks in South Georgia. It turns out with the drought, industrious beavers have been building dams across the creeks impacting stream flow and stage measurements. ... See MoreSee Less
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