Issued by The National Weather Service
Atlanta, GA
12:14 pm EST, Sat., Dec. 25, 2010

… WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST SUNDAY…

 

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW… WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST SUNDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

THE STORM SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON CONTINUES TO GAIN STRENGTH WHILE COLD AIR PUSHES FURTHER SOUTH. UP TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW HAS ALREADY FALLEN IN FAR NORTH GEORGIA AS OF MIDDAY. THE PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO PROGRESS SLOWLY SOUTH ACROSS THE STATE THROUGH TONIGHT WITH THE HEAVIEST FALLING OVER NORTH GEORGIA.

DUE TO THE LONGER DURATION OF SNOW ACROSS AREAS NORTH OF A ROME TO GAINESVILLE LINE… 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. SOME AREAS IN THE FAR NORTH PART OF THE STATE AS WELL AS HIGHER ELEVATIONS COULD SEE UP TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW.

SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS WILL CONTINUE TO BE A SIGNIFICANT THREAT WELL AFTER THE SNOW TAPERS OFF TONIGHT AND TEMPERATURES DROP WELL BELOW FREEZING. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO THE MID 20S AND WILL NOT WARM ABOVE FREEZING BY EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SOME AREAS… ESPECIALLY HIGHER ELEVATIONS WILL REMAIN BELOW FREEZING ALL DAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF 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. BE SURE TO CHECK ON RELATIVES DURING THE WEEKEND.