With freezing rain heading for the local area, the National Weather Service has issued an updated Winter Storm Warning. The warning still remains in place until 7 a.m. tomorrow, Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025. Included in the warning area specifically are the counties of Walton, Gwinnett and the surrounding counties of Barrow, Oconee, Rockdale, Newton and Morgan.
Persons are urged to stay off the roads if at all possible.
The full updated Winter Storm Warning from the NWS follows:
What: Heavy Mixed Precipitation. Additional Snow Accumulations Of One Inch or Less are Expected, Mainly North of the Atlanta Metro Area. Locally Higher Snow Accumulations are Possible Across The Northern Mountains. Additional Ice Accumulations of Up Four Tenths of an Inch Possible.
Where: Portions of Central, East Central, North Central, Northeast, Northwest, and West Central Georgia.
When: Until 7am EST Saturday.
Impacts: Roads, and Especially Bridges and Overpasses, Will Continue to be Slick and Hazardous. Significant Ice Accumulation on Power Lines and Tree Limbs May Cause Widespread And Long – Lasting Power Outages. Power Outages and Tree Damage Are Likely Due to the Ice. Travel Could be Nearly Impossible. The Hazardous Conditions will Impact the Afternoon and Evening Commute. If you Must Travel, Keep an Extra Flashlight, Food, and Water In your Vehicle in Case of an Emergency. The Latest Road Conditions For The State you are Calling from Can be Obtained by Calling 5 1 1.
Persons Should Consider Delaying All Travel. Motorists Should Use Extreme Caution if Travel is Absolutely Necessary.Dade; Walker; Catoosa; Whitfield; Murray; Fannin; Gilmer; Union; Towns; Chattooga; Gordon; Pickens; Dawson; Lumpkin; White; Floyd; Bartow; Cherokee; Forsyth; Hall; Banks; Jackson; Madison; Polk; Paulding; Cobb; North Fulton; Gwinnett; Barrow; Clarke; Oconee; Oglethorpe; Wilkes; Haralson; Carroll; Douglas; South Fulton; DeKalb; Rockdale; Walton; Newton; Morgan; Greene; Taliaferro; Heard; Coweta; Fayette; Clayton; Spalding; Henry; Butts; Jasper; Putnam.
Initial Winter Storm Warning
The National Weather Service has upgraded the Weather Alert for the Local Area to a Winter Storm Warning from 7 a.m. Friday, Jan. 10 to 7 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 11. This includes Walton, Gwinnett and surrounding counties. This includes the cities of Lawrenceville, Monroe, Watkinsville and Winder.
Details from the National Weather Service follow:
* WHAT…A mix of multiple winter precipitation types are expected.
Total snow and sleet accumulations up to 3 inches and ice
accumulations up to one third of an inch are possible.
* WHERE…Portions of central, east central, north central,
northeast, northwest, and west central Georgia.
* WHEN…From 7 AM Friday to 7 AM EST Saturday.
* IMPACTS…Roads, and especially bridges and overpasses, will
likely become slick and hazardous. Significant ice accumulation on
power lines and tree limbs may cause widespread and long-lasting
power outages. Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous
conditions could impact the Friday morning and evening commutes.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…Ice accumulations have been increased across
portions of the I20 and I85 corridors. Additional changes to ice
and snow amounts are possible with future forecast updates.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in
your vehicle in case of an emergency. The latest road conditions for
the state you are calling from can be obtained by calling 5 1 1.
Persons should consider delaying all travel. Motorists should use
extreme caution if travel is absolutely necessary.
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