Gov. Nathan Deal is pledging to learn from his mistakes in response to the Jan. 28 snow storms. On Feb. 3, his press office announced that the governor has created a Severe Winter Weather Warning and Preparedness Task Force that will issue recommendations about how to be better prepared the next time Atlanta gets hit with 2 inches of snow.

The storms last week virtually shut down the city for three days. Commuters spent hours in traffic, leaving on Tuesday and not making it home until Wednesday. Some drivers abandoned their cars on the road and walked home. Deal has taken responsibility for those mistakes, and Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed has also taken heat for the city’s response.

“Effective immediately, a storm warning will trigger a message to cell phones in targeted areas, as in the Amber Alert system, and advise against road travel,” Deal said in the press release. “We will go one step further with school superintendents by emailing them weather condition updates, so that they have the most up-to-date information when determining whether to close schools.

“We will overhaul the state emergency app with shelter information, alternative transportation routes and other emergency-related information. Lastly, as storms approach, I have ordered Georgia Emergency Management Agency to consult with local meteorologists on current weather modeling and predictions.”

Here are the members of the governor’s new task force:

Name	Office	Position
Bart Gobeil (Chair)	Governor’s Office	Chief Operating Officer
Charley English	GA Emergency Management Agency	Executive Director
Keith Golden	Dept. of Transportation	Commissioner
Mark Williams	Dept. of Natural Resources	Commissioner
Mark McDonough	Dept. of Public Safety	Commissioner
Jim Butterworth	Dept. of Defense	Major General
Jannine Miller	GA Regional Transportation Authority	Executive Director
Chris Tomlinson	State Road and Tollway Authority	Executive Director
Glenn Burns	WSB	Chief Meteorologist
Markina Brown	CBS	Chief Meteorologist
Ken Cook	Fox 5	Chief Meteorologist
Chesley McNeil	11 Alive	Meteorologist
Robert Avossa	Fulton County Schools	Superintendent
Emily Lembeck	Marietta City Schools	Superintendent
Michael Thurmond	DeKalb County Schools	Superintendent
Keith Parker	MARTA	General Manager/CEO
Ed Crowell	Georgia Motor Trucking	President and CEO
Jeffrey Parker	HNTB Corp.; former Connecticut DOT commissioner	Vice President
Anthony Wilson	Georgia Power	Executive VP, Customer Service and Operations
Jerry Donovan	Georgia Transmission Corporation	President and CEO
Hala Moddelmog	Metro Atlanta Chamber	President
Gil West	Delta	Senior VP, Airport Customer Service and TechOps
Steve Thompson	GA State Senate	District 33
Steve Gooch	GA State Senate	District 51
Jay Roberts	GA House of Representatives	District 155
Mike Glanton	GA House of Representatives	District 75
Kelvin Cochran	City of Atlanta	Fire Chief
George Turner	Atlanta Police Department	Chief of Police
Awaiting Confirmation	National Weather Service
Awaiting Confirmation	AT&T
Awaiting Confirmation	Verizon Wireless
Awaiting Confirmation	Metro Atlanta Municipality