| Winter Storm Warning |
| Alert: |
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
UNTIL 7 PM EST SATURDAY...
* LOCATIONS...MAINLY NORTH OF A TILTON TO JASPER TO GAINESVILLE
TO HOMER LINE.
* HAZARDS...ACCUMULATING SNOW AND ICE. SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY AT
TIMES.
* TIMING...SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT
WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
* ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW AND UP TO ONE-QUARTER OF
AN INCH OF ICE IS POSSIBLE.
* IMPACTS...FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS
DRIVING CONDITIONS. HEAVY SNOW...ICING AND WINDY CONDITIONS
WILL LIKELY DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES RESULTING IN POWER
OUTAGES.
* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH FRIDAY WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.
GUSTS TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE IN ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FT.
* TEMPERATURES...WILL DROP TO NEAR FREEZING EARLY FRIDAY MORNING
AND REMAIN AT OR BELOW FREEZING THROUGH SATURDAY. HIGHER
ELEVATIONS WILL REMAIN NEAR FREEZING THE LONGEST.
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| Instructions: |
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW… SLEET…AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. HEAVY…WET SNOW AND ICE ACCRETION ARE EXPECTED TO BREAK TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. STAY INDOORS AWAY FROM THESE HAZARDS…AND PREPARE FOR POWER OUTAGES BY HAVING FLASHLIGHTS AND EMERGENCY SUPPLIES READY. |
| Target Area: |
Banks
Dawson
Fannin
Gilmer
Hall
Lumpkin
Murray
Pickens
Towns
Union
White |
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| Forecast Office: |
NWS Atlanta (Northern and Central Georgia |
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