There is a twenty percent chance for some snow showers for today for Chattooga County and Northwest Georgia as a brief system of moister pushes ahead of bitterly cold air moving into our area.  Early morning radar indicated that the bulk of the moisture from this fast moving system will stay to the north of Chattanooga, but we cannot rule out seeing a snow flake or two today.

Tonight, we will see lows dipping down into the single digits with dangerous wind chills.  The National Weather Service has issued a wind-chill advisory for Northwest Georgia including Chattooga County.

 … WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST THURSDAY…

 

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY… WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST THURSDAY.

* LOCATIONS… PARTS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA GENERALLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM HAMILTON TO MACON TO WARRENTON

* HAZARD TYPES… DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES

* WIND CHILL READINGS… 5 ABOVE TO 5 BELOW ZERO

* TIMING… 7 PM THIS EVENING UNTIL NOON THURSDAY

* IMPACTS… VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS CAN RESULT IN FROST BITE OR HYPOTHERMIA IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME IF PROPER PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN

* WINDS… NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS

* TEMPERATURES… DROPPING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS ACROSS NORTHWEST GEORGIA TO THE TEENS ELSEWHERE

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS CAN RESULT IN FROST BITE AND COULD LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS… MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.