Issued by The National Weather Service
Atlanta, GA
2:45 pm EST, Mon., Mar. 1, 2010

… WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST TUESDAY NIGHT…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW… WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST TUESDAY NIGHT. THE WARNING IS IN EFFECT ACROSS ALL OF NORTH GEORGIA… NORTH OF A LINE FROM CARROLLTON… TO ATLANTA… TO JEFFERSON.

RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW EARLY TUESDAY MORNING IN THE WEST… AND HOLDING OFF UNTIL NEAR NOON IN THE EAST. ONCE THE SNOW BEGINS… ACCUMULATIONS OF ANYWHERE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES… WITH SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS… CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF LATE TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT.

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.

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… WINTER STORM EXPECTED ACROSS NORTH AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA ON TUESDAY…

.A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING ALONG THE GULF COAST WILL SPREAD PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE AREA BEGINNING TONIGHT. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST… BRINGING A SURGE OF COLD AIR TO THE REGION. RAIN WILL BEGIN OVERNIGHT TONIGHT… AND WILL CHANGE OVER TO A RAIN/SNOW MIX DURING THE MORNING HOURS. THE MIX WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW DURING THE DAY ON TUESDAY… BEGINNING IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA AND SPREADING TO THE SOUTHEAST.