A bit of snow in the forecast

Snow has now been added to this week's forecast for north Georgia which was already calling for some of the coldest weather of the winter.

But, the National Weather Service (NWS) says not to expect a lot of it. What there is of it will likely fall only in the highest elevations north of a Rome-to-Gainesville line. Included in the area where there may be a few flurries are Gainesville, Dalton, Blue Ridge, Ellijay, Dawsonville, Cumming, Cleveland and Dahlonega.

TEXT OF THE SPECIAL STATEMENT FROM THE NWS:

DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS-
CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-FLOYD-BARTOW-
CHEROKEE-FORSYTH-HALL-
435 AM EST TUE JAN 13 2009
...LIGHT SNOW POSSIBLE ACROSS FAR NORTH GEORGIA TODAY AND TONIGHT...

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH NORTH GEORGIA THIS
AFTERNOON...USHERING IN MUCH COLDER AIR IN TO THE STATE. THIS
FRONT HAS LITTLE MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH IT...BUT IT MAY HAVE
ENOUGH TO PRODUCE SOME LIGHT RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING OVER FAR NORTH GEORGIA...PARTICULARLY OVER THE NORTH
GEORGIA MOUNTAINS. FLURRIES ARE POSSIBLE AFTER SUNSET FAR NORTH GEORGIA
...BUT ANY SNOW SHOULD COME TO AN END BY MIDNIGHT. ANY SNOW THAT
FALLS SHOULD BE CONFINED TO AREAS NORTH OF A ROME TO GAINESVILLE
LINE. TEMPERATURES DURING THE DAY SHOULD REMAIN ABOVE FREEZING
UNTIL THIS EVENING WHEN ONLY FLURRIES ARE ANTICIPATED.
THEREFORE...NO ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

RESIDENTS OF NORTH GEORGIA SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS
SITUATION ON NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR THEIR LOCAL MEDIA FOR ANY UPDATES.