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Hurricane Isaac's path seems to be heading more west, sparing Southwest Georgia from a direct hit.

The region will still see heavy rain fall from the storm which is prompting some counties to take precautionary measures.

"You know cleaning out drainage ditches, tying down lose things; you know trying to get the word out", said Ann Rice of the the Emergency Management Agency in Mitchell County.

The National weather service has also offered Webinars to remind people how to deal with different weather conditions.

Other counties to the south such as Colquitt have crews on standby in case problems arise.

Tornados may also be an issue over the next few days, as the conditions created by hurricanes increase the possibility of Tornados forming.
 Jeff Fournier, a Forecaster for the National Weather Service, said, "It increases vertical wind shear, which is one of the key ingredients for tornados to develop...of course you get showers and thunderstorms in those conditions but they could start spinning and produce tornados."

While tornados that form off hurricanes and tropical storms don’t usually last very long; they can cover a lot of ground do to the quickness they are moving.

The National weather service reports they can travel with speeds in the range of 30-50 miles per hour.