The concerns over wet, windy and colder temperatures beginning early Wednesday morning for much of northern Georgia has prompted the National Weather Service (NWS) to issue a Winter Weather Advisory to areas just north and west of Hall County.
The NWS's Peachtree City location has issed the advisory for Dawson, Fannin, Gilmer, Lumpkin, Pickens, Rabin, Towns, Union and White Counties between 1:00 a.m. on Wednesday, February 19th through 1:00 a.m. on Thursday, February 20th. That's not to say that the forecast for areas such as Forsyth, Hall, Habersham, and Stephens counties will not see some concerning weather conditions during that time.
The items from the NWS's Winter Weather Advisory includes the following for Wednesday:
- We are not expecting this to be a major/high-impact winter weather event but could certainly see localized travel issues in the higher elevations of north GA.
- There is a very small chance (< 10%) that some snow could mix in with rain as far south as north metro Atlanta, but at this time, even if we see the snow that far south, temperatures are expected to remain just above freezing which will keep the snow from really sticking on the pavement. NOTE: colder temperatures are expected the farther north you go toward the Tennessee/North Carolina state lines.
- WHERE...Snow expected. Total accumulations around half an inch. Locally higher amounts, near an inch, may occur above 2500 ft. elevations.
- WHERE...Portions of north central, northeast, and northwest Georgia.
- IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the Wednesday morning and evening commutes.
AccessWDUN will continue to follow any reports of inclement weather or concerns with traffic and school/business/municipal government operation announcements during the coming hours. A link to the NWS Winter Weather Advisory can be found, here.
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