Snow beginning to accumulate in north Georgia
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Georgia Winter Storm Warning: Snow totals, timing, and rare -15° wind chill forecast
A Winter Storm Watch now covers the entire Atlanta metro area, moving in from the east.
Here’s a breakdown of where the snow piled up the most. The heaviest snowfall was concentrated in far northeast Georgia, where colder air and elevation combined to produce the highest totals. Clayton led the region with 8 inches of snow, making it the hardest-hit location in Georgia.
February’s full Snow Moon delivered a stunning nighttime show across Georgia, and our viewers were quick to capture it.
The snow moves out by this evening, but dangerously cold conditions will remain for all of us. It will be extremely cold - low to mid 20s with 30 mph or more wind gusts - and that will continue tonight as we fall down into the teens. Heavy snow continues to fall with strong wind gusts in Hall County, Channel 2’s Steve Gehlbach reports.
For the second weekend in a row, Severe Weather Team 2 is tracking a winter weather threat. A coastal storm this weekend is likely to spread snow across parts of the south and mid-Atlantic. As of Wednesday,
Possible snow comes to the area less than a week after a winter weather event blanketed northern parts of the CSRA over the weekend.
Pavement temperatures are expected to continue falling later Saturday as extremely cold air moves into the state, increasing the risk of slick spots.
ATLANTA — Accumulating snow arrives overnight and Saturday morning at the beginning of a prolonged cold snap to the region, during which much of north Georgia will spend 60+ hours at or below freezing.