WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY
* LOCATIONS… NORTH OF A LINE FROM ROME TO CANTON TO HOMER.
* HAZARD TYPES… PRIMARILY SNOW WITH MINOR SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATIONS.
Radar image as of 7:20AM for NW Georgia.
* ACCUMULATIONS… 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW… WITH UP TO 12 INCHES IN EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA.
* TIMING… LIGHT SNOW THIS MORNING WILL INCREASE DURING THE DAY TODAY. THERE WILL BE TIMES WHEN IT WILL MIX WITH SLEET AND PERHAPS EVEN FREEZING RAIN BUT THE PREDOMINANT PRECIPITATION TYPE WILL BE SNOW.
* IMPACTS… SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ON ROADS MAKING FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THROUGH THURSDAY. AS THE MORE SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL OCCURS WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT… TRAVEL WILL BE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE GIVEN THE HIGH SNOWFALL AMOUNTS.
* WINDS… NORTH 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
* TEMPERATURES… IN THE LOWER 30S DROPPING TO THE UPPER 20S TONIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
Forecast map for Wednesday during the day
Forecast map for Wednesday during the evening
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF MAINLY SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL… KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT… FOOD… AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.