Winter Storm Warning Extended to 1 AM Sunday
As of noon Saturday, temperatures were hovering around 29 degrees, up from an overnight low of 26°. We had a high of 31° shortly after 7 PM, still below the freezing mark. There is a possibility of additional precipitation this evening, with an upper wave rotating into Georgia. The National Weather Service extended its Winter Storm Warning until 1 AM, citing the lack of improvement in the weather conditions.
It looks like much of the precipitation overnight on Friday night was sleet, with about 1/2 inch on the ground, and less than 1/4 inch of ice on the trees. Later on during the day Saturday, this changed to mixed rain and sleet, which built up the ice on exposed objects to about 3/8 inch, and made driving difficult. 
The Weather Channel was reporting an inch of sleet as of late afternoon in metro Atlanta. By Saturday night, you could hear the trees crackling as the wind blew, and over 100,000 Georgia customers had lost power due to the storm. The good news is that by 10 AM on Sunday, temperatures will begin to warm up, with a high on Sunday of 44.
To the right is a picture of ice-laden dogwood trees backlit by the neighborhood streetlight on Saturday evening. Click here to view additional pictures of the effects of the weather in our area.
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