Winter Storm Warning for North Georgia
Yesterday’s winter weather watch has become today’s winter storm warning, in effect from 9 PM on Friday through 4 PM on Saturday. Predictions on the location and scope of the storm have not changed too much since the watch was issued Thursday afternoon.
The biggest threat is for freezing rain, which could accumulate to between 1/4 and 1/2 inch in Gwinnett County. We could also see some sleet, particularly early in the storm, and some snow mixed in as well. The precipitation should slack off late Saturday afternoon, and then return as rain on Sunday.
The big question is how warm it will get on Saturday afternoon. Overnight lows will be between 27 and 29 degrees. If temperatures stay below freezing for most of the afternoon, we have a greater potential for ice accumulation. Saturday’s predicted high is 34 degrees, with temperatures rising above freezing around noon, and remaining steady through Sunday morning, when the temperature should begin to rise to about 50 degrees through the afternoon, ending the weather threat.
The predicted amount of ice accumulation on trees, power lines and other above-ground objects means that there is a good chance of a power failure during the period, and ice damage to trees. Make sure you are prepared for the possibility of no power tomorrow.
I will try to post observations and pictures of any damage I see locally, although if the power does go out, I won’t be able to update anything on the site, including the currrent conditions. Feel free to post your observations as well, using the comment link below.
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