1 warning is in effect for Polk County, GA. The most serious is a freeze warning.
Since 2016 the National Weather Service has issued about 661 alerts that included Polk County, roughly 66 a year. The most common is the severe thunderstorm warning (126 from 2016 to 2025). The last tornado warning was issued on March 25, 2021. 11 tornadoes have touched down in the county since 1950.
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FREEZE WARNING HAS EXPIRED... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM EST SUNDAY
Full alert text
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 24 expected.
* WHERE...Portions of north central, northeast, northwest, and west
central Georgia.
* WHEN...From 1 AM to 9 AM EST Sunday.
* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other
sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor
plumbing.
What to do: Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
To prevent water pipes from freezing; wrap or drain or allow them to
drip slowly.
11 tornadoes have been recorded in Polk County since 1950, killing 3 people and injuring 76. That ranks 92 of 159 counties in Georgia. The most recent was on April 11, 2013 (rated EF0).