THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM FRIDAY TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW AND 0.10 TO 0.25 INCHES OF ICE. * LOCATIONS...AREAS IN AND NEAR THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA MOUNTAINS... MAINLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM CHATSWORTH TO ELLIJAY TO CLEVELAND. * HAZARD TYPES...EXTREMELY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES THROUGH 7 AM FRIDAY. SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY. * TIMING...SNOW BEGINNING FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...TRANSITIONING TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN OVERNIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS * TEMPERATURES...DROPPING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO WITH SOME IMPROVEMENT IN THE AFTERNOON. * WIND CHILL READINGS...5 ABOVE TO 15 BELOW ZERO * IMPACTS...THESE ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. ICE ACCUMULATIONS ON TREES AND POWER LINES IS LIKELY. SOME TREES AND POWER LINES COULD COME DOWN CAUSING POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS CAN RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND COULD LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. DO NOT VENTURE OUTDOORS WITHOUT PROPER PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. IF YOU MUST GO OUTSIDE...WEAR MULTIPLE LAYERS OF LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING AND BE SURE TO COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN. BE SURE TO WEAR A HAT. MITTENS PROVIDE MORE PROTECTION TO THE HANDS THAN GLOVES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. ..WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM FRIDAY TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM FRIDAY TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW AND 0.10 TO 0.25 INCHES OF ICE. * LOCATIONS...FAR NORTH GEORGIA OUTSIDE OF THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA MOUNTAINS BUT NORTH OF A LINE FROM SUMMERVILLE TO JASPER TO HOMER. * HAZARD TYPES...SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY. * TIMING...SNOW BEGINNING FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...TRANSITIONING TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN OVERNIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...UP TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW AND UP TO ONE QUARTER INCH OF ICE ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THESE ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. ICE ACCUMULATIONS ON TREES AND POWER LINES IS LIKELY. SOME TREES AND POWER LINES COULD COME DOWN CAUSING POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM FRIDAY TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM FRIDAY TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY. ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM FRIDAY TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM FRIDAY TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 1 INCH OF SNOW AND 0.20 INCHES OF ICE. * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN GEORGIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY. * TIMING...SNOW BEGINNING EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND EVENING...TRANSITIONING TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN OVERNIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...UP TO 1 INCH OF SNOW AND UP TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH OF ICE ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THESE ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. ICE ACCUMULATIONS ON TREES AND POWER LINES IS LIKELY. SOME TREES AND POWER LINES COULD COME DOWN CAUSING POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
WINTER STORM WARNING ISSUED FOR FLOYD COUNTY, GEORGIA
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