Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued January 10 at 7:47AM EST by NWS Peachtree City GA
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
January 10, 2025 - 4:47am
Expires:
January 10, 2025 - 5:15am
Description:
At 739 AM EST, a band of sleet transitioning to moderate to heavy
snow was located over the southern Atlanta metro and points east,
moving northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...A band of snow that is accumulating quickly.
SOURCE...NWS Meteorologists
ACCUMULATION...Quick accumulations of half an inch to an inch.
TEMPERATURES...Temperatures are expected to fall or remain steady.
IMPACT...Snow is quickly accumulating on top of sleet that fell
earlier. Roadways are quickly becoming hazardous. Travel is
not advised.
Locations impacted include...
Atlanta, Marietta, Rome, Gainesville, Dalton, Newnan, Douglasville,
Lawrenceville, Carrollton, Canton, McDonough, Cartersville, Decatur,
Fayetteville, Calhoun, Conyers, Winder, Monroe, Covington, and
Dallas.
Instruction:
The snow can accumulate at a rate of one inch per hour in this band
of heavy snow. Be prepared for hazardous driving conditions.
Consider delaying travel if you will be going through this band of
heavy snow.
LAT...LON 3499 8355 3480 8368 3474 8362 3449 8366
3443 8361 3449 8354 3446 8340 3424 8334
3427 8311 3417 8310 3401 8293 3398 8265
3364 8248 3366 8251 3361 8265 3342 8256
3313 8296 3331 8449 3320 8525 3498 8560
TIME...MOT...LOC 1239Z 238DEG 31KT 3356 8425
Area Description:
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; Hancock; Warren; Baldwin
Forcast Office:
NWS Peachtree City GA