Wintry precipitation possible in parts of north Georgia this week

PEACHTREE CITY - The National Weather Service says wintry precipitation is possible in northeast Georgia this week.<br> <br> The service issued a special statement Monday saying the best chance of freezing precipitation is late Wednesday into Thursday morning.<br> <br> According to the report, low pressure will develop over the northern Gulf of Mexico Wednesday morning, then slowly move off the South Carolina coast by Thursday morning.<br> <br> In northeast Georgia, the precipitation is expected to begin late Wednesday afternoon or early evening in the form of snow or a mixture of snow and sleet. It should become mixed with or change to sleet and freezing rain Wednesday night.<br> <br> However, the Weather Service says a great deal of uncertainty still exists in terms of the timing and eventual track of this storm and the extent of the cold air across the region.