Bartow gets a scare as severe weather season begins early. Sunny, mid-60s today. Tracking Mohawk. Gas prices surge. Free pancakes?

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Welcome to 'the mean season': Tornado season

-Northwest Georgia had a ringside seat to a major outbreak of tornadic activity in the South on Monday, a day before the official start of severe weather season (March 1-May 31). A look at the special tornado page maintained by the National Climatic Data Center shows why (tornadoes).

-Suspicious cloud swirls in Bartow, snapped flag pole in Cave Spring. Track damage reports, county by county,

-The Chattanooga area got the brunt of the storms. Damage

Much nicer today but a bit cooler, too.

-Tuesday: Sunny, high of 63; low of 33.

-Wednesday: High of 67, low of 37.

-Extended forecast: Weather // Regional radar: Radar

 

Mohawk sees positives in 2011 following '10 rebound but . . . :

-The good news in Calhoun last week was Mohawk Industries' fourth-quarter and annual performance numbers. For the quarter ending Dec. 31, Mohawk posted net income of $46 million vs. $20 million a year earlier. The net income for 2010 was $185 million vs. a $5 million loss in 2009. Details

 

Gas prices continue to soar:

-With the average price of unleaded nearing $3.31 a gallon, Georgians are paying 67 cents more than they were a year ago -- a 25 percent jump. Half of that increase has occurred in the past 30 days. Prices were at $2.98 a gallon in late January. Georgia Gas Prices. Whats' worse? Consider the impact of overall higher fuel costs n producer-shippers such as the Anheuser-Busch plant in Cartersville. It dispatches 220 trucks per day, delivering beer to Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Tennessee and South Carolina.

Welcome to free pancake day at IHOP.

Monday's Bartow County Jail reports. Jail Intake Report // Incident Reports

-Links: Local police scanner.

Norman Arey's Sports Commentary. Arey 

-Cowboys' coach goes to Duke for help; get ready for final week of basketball.