Hurricane Irma: Fulton Closes Offices For Tuesday, Sept. 12

ATLANTA, GA -- Due to the region dealing with the impact of Tropical Storm Irma, Fulton County government operations will be closed on Tuesday, Sept. 12. This closure will also extend to the Fulton County Courthouse.

The county notes essential personnel will remain on duty to provide services to the public during the tropical weather event.

Fulton County personnel have taken steps to prepare for the potential impact of Hurricane Irma by testing generators, monitoring fuel and continually monitoring conditions. The Atlanta-Fulton County Emergency Management Agency is in continuous communication with the county's 15 cities as well as state and federal agencies.

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Fulton County residents and employees should continue to monitor media reports regarding the weather and potential closures. Fulton County will notify the public of closures through local media outlets, its website and its Facebook and Twitter accounts. You can also monitor Atlanta-Fulton County EMA updates on its Twitter account.

Irma, which was downgraded to a tropical storm early Monday morning, is now dumping rain and high winds onto metro Atlanta and north Georgia. The National Weather Service is warning residents to expect increased winds and rain to blanket the area as well as North and Central Georgia throughout the day and well into the evening.

Wind gusts ranging from 45 to 65 mph are possible across most of the area, as are widespread power outages and downed trees, "which could be blown onto power lines, road, structures and vehicles," the agency added in its noon briefing.

Anywhere between 2 and 6 inches of rain could fall around metro Atlanta over the next 24 to 48 hours, meaning a chance of flooding in most urbanized areas, NWS said.

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