… WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY… … WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND SLEET… WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY.
Monday evening forecast
* LOCATIONS… PORTIONS OF NORTH GEORGIA… MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM CARROLLTON TO ATLANTA TO WASHINGTON.
* HAZARD TYPES… RAIN MIXED WITH SNOW AND SLEET ON TUESDAY… WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ON WEDNESDAY.
Tuesday (day) forecast
Tuesday (night) forecast
* ACCUMULATIONS… UP TO 1 INCH OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THE ADVISORY PERIOD ON TUESDAY. DURING THE WATCH PERIOD TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING… UP TO AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW WITH A TENTH TO A QUARTER INCH OF ICE.
* TIMING… RAIN MONDAY NIGHT WILL MIX WITH AND POSSIBLY CHANGE OVER TO SNOW OR A SNOW SLEET MIX BY SUNRISE TUESDAY MORNING. AS TEMPERATURES WARM THROUGH THE DAY… PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY CHANGE BACK OVER TO RAIN BEFORE TRANSITIONING AGAIN BACK TO A MIX OF RAIN SLEET AND SNOW TUESDAY EVENING. BY WEDNESDAY MORNING… EXPECT A MIX OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN… FINALLY TRANSITIONING BACK TO SNOW BY THURSDAY MORNING.
Wednesday (day) forecast
Wednesday (night) forecast
* IMPACTS… SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ON ROADS MAKING FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS EARLY TUESDAY. ON WEDNESDAY… ICE WILL BEGIN TO ACCUMULATE ON ROADS MAKING FOR HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE DRIVING CONDITIONS. ICE THAT ACCUMULATES ON TREES AND POWERLINES COULD BRING DOWN LARGE TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES.
* WINDS… NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
* TEMPERATURES… IN THE UPPER 30S TUESDAY WITH LOWER TO MID 30S ON WEDNESDAY.
* UNCERTAINTY… THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY IN THE FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY BUT CONFIDENCE IS INCREASING IN THE POTENTIAL FOR A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM. FOLKS ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA SHOULD MONITOR THIS SITUATION CLOSELY IN THE EVENT THAT THE ADVISORY OR WATCH ARE UPGRADED TO A WARNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW OR SLEET WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES… AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW… SLEET… OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. NOW IS THE TIME TO PREPARE FOR THIS WINTER STORM. BE SURE TO BUY NON-PERISHABLE FOODS. MAKE CONTINGENCY PLANS IF YOU PLAN ON TRAVELING DURING THIS PERIOD. IF YOU CAN CHANGE YOUR TRAVEL PLANS… DO SO BEFORE THE EVENT STARTS. NOW IS THE TIME TO PLAN. DO NOT WAIT FOR THE WARNING!