Issued by The National Weather Service
Atlanta, GA
4:32 am EST, Thu., Jan. 13, 2011

… ADVERSE DRIVING CONDITIONS CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTH GEORGIA…

SNOW… SLEET… AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS REMAIN OVER THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE WINTER STORM. ALTHOUGH THE WIND HELPED TO DRY SOME AREAS ON WEDNESDAY… CLOUD COVER… SNOW FLURRIES… AND TEMPERATURES HAVE LIMITED MELTING. THUS… FOR MANY AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF CARROLLTON… ATLANTA… AND WASHINGTON… SOME ICE AND SLUSH REMAIN ON AREA ROADWAYS… ESPECIALLY SECONDARY ROADS.

THIS SLUSH AND ANY STANDING WATER WILL BE FROZEN THIS MORNING AS TEMPERATURES DROPPED TO THE TEENS AND LOWER TWENTIES. ANYONE PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA THIS MORNING SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH AREAS OF BLACK ICE LIKELY. USE EXTREME CAUTION… SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.