Winter weather advisory in effect through the afternoon

PEACHTREE CITY - A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR HALL AND SEVERAL OTHER NORTH GEORGIA COUNTIES.

SNOWFALL IS TAPERING OFF ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH & CENTRAL GEORGIA.
ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO GENERALLY BE AN INCH OR
LESS...WITH MOST LOCATIONS RECEIVING A DUSTING TO ONE HALF OF AN
INCH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION THROUGH AFTERNOON.

HOWEVER...TRAVEL REMAINS VERY HAZARDOUS ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH &
CENTRAL GEORGIA...AND MOTORISTS SHOULD TRY TO AVOID TRAVEL TODAY
UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS HAVE AVERAGE TWO TO
SIX INCHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN TRAVEL IS HAZARDOUS &
MINOR ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOWFALL WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL
CONDITIONS.

TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN ICY THIS AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES
REMAIN GENERALLY AT OR BELOW FREEZING...SO SLOW DOWN & ALLOW EXTRA
TIME WHEN TRAVELLING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP AN
EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO & OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER
DETAILS OR UPDATES ON THIS WINTER WEATHER SITUATION.

ABOUT FIVE INCHES OF SNOW HAD FALLEN IN THE HALL COUNTY AREA BY MID-MORNING THURSDAY.