Issued by The National Weather Service
Atlanta, GA
9:59 am EST, Sat., Dec. 25, 2010

… WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST SUNDAY FOR NORTH GEORGIA…

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST SUNDAY FOR AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF A NEWNAN TO MADISON TO WASHINGTON LINE.

TWO WEATHER FEATURES ARE USHERING ABUNDANT MOISTURE INTO THE STATE THIS MORNING… AND WITH CHILLY TEMPERATURES EXPECTED ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA TODAY… SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ACCUMULATE. THE PRECIPITATION HAS SWITCHED OVER TO SNOW IN SOME PORTIONS OF NORTH GEORGIA… AND A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY… WITH ALL SNOW AGAIN IN THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT AS WRAP AROUND MOISTURE SPREADS IN FROM THE EAST.

THE GREATER SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS PARTS OF NORTH AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA… GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A ROME TO GAINESVILLE LINE WHERE 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING… WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS… ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

FOR METRO ATLANTA AND ATHENS… AND THEIR SURROUNDING AREAS… SOME LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY… WITH A POSSIBLE 1 TO 2 INCHES OF ACCUMULATIONS THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

REMEMBER… ICY ROADS WILL ALSO BE A THREAT LATER THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING AS TEMPERATURES DROP BELOW FREEZING AND WILL BE SLOW TO WARM INTO THE LOW TO MID 30S SUNDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES… AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES.