Winter Storm “Gianna” January 30, 2026, Announcement:- Governor Brian P. Kemp has declared a statewide State of Emergency today ahead of this weekend’s winter storm. This is a separate executive order from the one issued on January 22 ahead of Winter Storm Fern.
Governor Kemp’s 1/30/2026 Executive Order Declaring State of Emergency for Winter Weather
Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency (GEMA)
Judicial Council Emergency Preparedness Manual 2018
Governor Kemp’s 1/30/2026 Executive Order Declaring State of Emergency for Winter Weather
Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency (GEMA)
Judicial Council Emergency Preparedness Manual 2018
Winter Storm “Fern” January 22, 2026, Announcement:- Governor Brian P. Kemp issued an Executive Order in anticipation of Winter Storm Fern, declaring a statewide State of Emergency to support preparedness, response, and recovery efforts.
Governor Kemp’s 1/22/2026 Executive Order Declaring State of Emergency for Winter Weather
Governor Kemp’s 1/22/2026 Press Release regarding Winter Storm “Fern”
Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency (GEMA)
Judicial Council Emergency Preparedness Manual 2018
Governor Kemp’s 1/22/2026 Executive Order Declaring State of Emergency for Winter Weather
Governor Kemp’s 1/22/2026 Press Release regarding Winter Storm “Fern”
Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency (GEMA)
Judicial Council Emergency Preparedness Manual 2018
The following courts have closures due to
Winter Storm “Gianna” (weekend of Friday, 1/30/2026):
- Mountain Judicial Circuit (Banks, Habersham, Rabun, and Stephens Counties) – Order dated 1/30/2026
- Northeastern Judicial Circuit (Dawson and Hall Counties) – Orders dated 2/2/2026
- Ogeechee Judicial Circuit (Bulloch, Effingham, Jenkins, and Screven Counties) – Orders dated 2/1/2026
- Toombs Judicial Circuit (Glascock County only) – Order dated 2/1/2026
The following courts had closures due to
Winter Storm “Fern” (weekend of Friday, 1/23/2026):
- Alcovy Judicial Circuit (Newton and Walton Counties) – Order dated 1/23/2026
- Appalachian Judicial Circuit (Fannin, Gilmer, and Pickens Counties) – Order dated 1/22/2026
- Atlanta Judicial Circuit (Fulton County) – Order dated 1/24/2026
- Bell-Forsyth Judicial Circuit (Forsyth County) – Order dated 1/24/2026
- Blue Ridge Judicial Circuit (Cherokee County) – Order dated 1/23/2026
- Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit (Chattahoochee, Harris, Marion, Muscogee, Talbot, and Taylor Counties) – Order dated 1/23/2026
- Clayton Judicial Circuit (Clayton County) – Order dated 1/23/2026
- Cobb Judicial Circuit (Cobb County) – Order dated 1/23/2026
- Conasauga Judicial Circuit (Whitfield and Murray Counties) – Orders dated 1/25/2026
- Coweta Judicial Circuit (Coweta and Troup Counties only) – Order dated 1/24/2026
- DeKalb Judicial Circuit (DeKalb County) – Order dated 1/23/2026
- Douglas Judicial Circuit (Douglas County) – Order dated 1/24/2026
- Dublin Judicial Circuit (Twiggs County Only) – Order date 1/25/2026
- Enotah Judicial Circuit (Lumpkin, Towns, Union, and White Counties) – All orders through 1/26/2026
- Flint Judicial Circuit (Henry County) – Order dated 1/23/2026
- Griffin Judicial Circuit (Fayette, Pike, Spalding, and Upson Counties) – Order dated 1/24/2026
- Gwinnett Judicial Circuit (Gwinnett County) – Order dated 1/24/2026
- Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit (Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, and Walker Counties) – Order dated 1/24/2026
- Middle Judicial Circuit (Jefferson County only) – Order dated 1/24/20026
- Mountain Judicial Circuit (Habersham, Rabun, and Stephens Counties) – All orders through 1/23/2026
- Northeastern Judicial Circuit (Dawson and Hall Counties) – All orders through 1/26/27
- Northern Judicial Circuit (Elbert, Franklin, Hart, Madison, and Oglethorpe Counties) – Order dated 1/23/2026
- Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit – (Baldwin, Green, Hancock, and Morgan Counties) – All orders through 1/25/2026
- Paulding Judicial Circuit (Paulding County) – Order dated 1/23/2026
- Piedmont Judicial Circuit (Barrow and Jackson Counties) – Orders dated 1/25/2026
- Rockdale Judicial Circuit (Rockdale County) – Order dated 1/25/2026
- Rome Judicial Circuit (Floyd County) – Order dated 1/23/2026
- Tallapoosa Judicial Circuit (Polk and Haralson Counties) – Order dated 1/23/2026
- Toombs Judicial Circuit (Glascock, Lincoln, McDuffie, Taliaferro, Warren, and Wilkes Counties) – All orders through 1/24/2026
- Western Judicial Circuit (Clarke and Oconee Counties) – Orders dated 1/25/2026