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Nathan Deal

Nathan Deal

Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal today apologized to people who were stranded on roadways and to the parents whose children had to stay overnight in schools after Tuesday's snowfall.

"As a parent, I certainly understand how someone would feel if their child was either on a school bus or at a school and unable to come back home," Deal told reporters.

"The buck stops with me," Deal said at a news conference in Atlanta.

"Our preparation was not adequate," The governor added. "I accept responsibility for that."

He said he has ordered an internal review by "All agencies involved in this process," And he will accept offers of external review by outside agencies. Ref. CNN

Deal Nathan

Stung by the roughly 2 inches of snowfall that shut down most of metro Atlanta last week, Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal is appointing a "Severe weather warning and preparedness task force" To recommend how the state can better prepare for storms and communicate alerts to schools and others.

"We're going to be as prepared as we can to be ready for the next storm," He told reporters at the state Capitol.

Deal also said Georgia will soon introduce severe-weather alerts similar to its Amber Alert system for endangered missing children and will overhaul the "State emergency app" To include alternative traffic routes and shelter locations. Ref. CNN

Nathan Deal History & Civil Business Politics

Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal has declared a state of emergency for 91 of the state's 159 counties due to assault from ice from sleet, snow and freezing rain. A vast swath of the South is hunkering down in the face of what the National Weather Service called "Mind-boggling if not historical" Snow and ice. Ref. USAToday