Severe Weather
The following Severe Weather conditions
have been issued for the North Georgia Area
A Winter Storm Warning has been issued for North Georgia. Significant accumulations of snow are possible from 1–3 inches.
The winter storm warning has been announced starting 9 a.m. Tuesday March 2, 2010 and will remain in effect until midnight tonight. Precipitation should start early Tuesday morning and may be in the form of rain or sleet. Areas affected by the sleet and snow are North of a line from Carrollton, through Atlanta to Athens, GA.
…WINTER STORM EXPECTED ACROSS NORTH AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
GEORGIA ON TODAY…
.A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING ALONG THE GULF COAST WILL
SPREAD PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. AN UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST…BRINGING A SURGE OF
COLD AIR TO THE REGION. SNOW IS FALLING ACROSS MOST OF NORTH
GEORGIA…WITH ANY LEFTOVER RAIN QUICKLY CHANGING TO A MIX. THE
HEAVIEST SNOW MAY FALL LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON…
AND SHOULD END COMPLETELY BY MIDNIGHT.
DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-CHATTOOGA-GORDON-FLOYD–
BARTOW-CHEROKEE-FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS-JACKSON-MADISON-POLK-PAULDING–
COBB-NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT-BARROW-CLARKE-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE–
HARALSON-CARROLL-DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON–
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…CALHOUN…ROME…CARTERSVILLE…
GAINESVILLE…MARIETTA…ATLANTA…LAWRENCEVILLE…ATHENS…
CARROLLTON…DOUGLASVILLE…EAST POINT…DECATUR…CONYERS
1006 AM EST TUE MAR 2 2010
…WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT…
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT. THE WARNING IS GENERALLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM
CARROLLTON…TO ATLANTA…TO ATHENS.
SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA…TAPERING OFF LATE THIS
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. ACCUMULATIONS OF ANYWHERE FROM 1 TO 3
INCHES…WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ESPECIALLY FURTHER NORTH…
CAN BE EXPECTED.
Video of Fridays Winter Storm:
Take precautionary measures as sleet, snow and ice may cause hazardous conditions making travel difficult .
