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Winter Weather Alert; Rain and Possible Snow Flurries for SW Atlanta Tonight

The National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory for metro Atlanta, which warns of light snow and black ice from Thursday afternoon to Friday morning.

 

Snow is expected across north Georgia this afternoon and tonight, according to the National Weather Service's winter weather advisory, which goes into effect at 1 p.m. and replaces the previous winter storm watch.

A "cold polar air mass" is expected to spread into north Georgia as widespread rain shifts south. The result: Rain will mix with and change over to snow across portions of north Georgia and possibly metro-Atlanta.

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The heaviest snowfall would be in the northeast Georgia mountains.

Snow flurries are possible for the Cascade area, though the ground is so wet and warm, it is not likely to stick.  The past 2 days of rain and some of that cold artic air is to blame for a large tree that fell across Cascade Rd on Thursday morning leaving 200 houses without power.

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The winter weather advisory, which lapses Friday morning at 7, warns of light snow and black ice north of a Carrollton-to-Atlanta-to-Jefferson line and south of a Rome-to-Hiawassee line. Use caution if you must drive near these routes in the early morning or late-night hours when the possibility of black ice is greatest.

Less than 1 inch of the white stuff is expected to accumulate on grassy and elevated surface and could create nuisance driving conditions. Black ice also may form Thursday night and Friday morning when temps dip below freezing.

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Snow is expected to affect northwest Georgia by early afternoon and spread east through the early evening hours. While winds will continue to gust up to 30 mph, temps across north Georgia are expected to drop to the lower 30s by midnight.

A winter weather advisory for snow means that periods of snow may cause primary travel difficulties. Use caution while driving, NWS says.

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