The winter storm that Severe Weather Team 2 has been tracking all week is now making its way into north Georgia.
Severe Weather Team 2 Chief Meteorologist Brad Nitz says the Winter Storm Warning has been adjusted to start at 5 a.m. That’s two hours earlier than originally issued.
“In general, the message is still the same,” Nitz said. “The significant impacts will be from snow, sleet and freezing rain.”
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The significant impacts will be snow, sleet and freezing rain.
It may become difficult to impossible to travel in some areas and power outages are possible.
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4:18 a.m.
Monahan says while the snow and sleet is moving in, the air is still dry for most of north Georgia and that’s why you aren’t seeing anything hit the ground yet. That will change as the morning progresses.
4:05 a.m.
FlightAware shows that nearly 500 flights have been canceled at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. The winter storm that is now moving into Georgia caused issues in Texas and Oklahoma. The most flight cancellations are Southwest, whose headquarters are in Dallas, Texas.
3:48 a.m.
The snow and sleet is starting to move into parts of north Georgia.
Meteorologist Eboni Deon says most areas will start with snow and transition more to a wintry mix by late morning or early afternoon.
The roads will rapidly change over the next few hours.
3:00 a.m.
Meteorologist Brian Monahan says the moisture is now moving into the cold air that is in place across north Georgia.
Monahan says we will see several transitions between precipitation types as we go through the day.
2:27 a.m.
Winter Storm Warning starting 5AM Friday for much of North GA including metro Atlanta. Accumulating snow and ice are expected. We will be tracking the storm live on Ch. 2
Posted by Eboni Deon WSBTV on Thursday, January 9, 2025
8:27 p.m.