Winter Storm Watch Expanded for Northwest Georgia: Lookout Mountain Faces Higher Ice and Snow Risk While Valleys Prepare for Dangerous Travel Into Monday

A Winter Storm Watch is now in effect for a large portion of North and Northwest Georgia, including Chattooga and Walker County areas, from late Friday night through Monday morning. The National Weather Service says heavy mixed precipitation is possible during that time, with total snow and sleet accumulations up to four inches and ice accumulations greater than one quarter of an inch also possible.

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Winter Weather Possibilities Should Be Monitored Between Now and the Weekend

A Winter Storm Watch has been issued for Mentone, Alabama from Friday evening through Sunday afternoon, and forecasters say the same storm system could bring significant winter weather impacts into Northwest Georgia—especially the higher elevations on Lookout Mountain in Chattooga and Walker Counties, where communities like Cloudland often see conditions more similar to Mentone than the valleys below.

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