The governor also said the state would launch an alert system modeled off of Amber Alerts for missing children to notify residents and drivers of severe weather. And he said programmers are at work updating the state's emergency weather app.
Deal has come under fire for his response to the snowfall last week that turned normally short commutes into ordeals that stretched for hours, and for some, through the night.
Deal's Severe Weather Warning Task Force includes forecasters from the four major networks, law enforcement officials, school administrators, state legislators and emergency responders. Charley English, the head of the Georgia Emergency Management Agency who apologized for failures as the storm approached, will also be involved.
Both Deal and Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed have promised exhaustive reviews of the storm response to ensure the region is better prepared for future storms. Deal said an internal review should be complete within 10 days.
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