Snowstorm, 2011 ( Photo credit: @jasonriedy)[/caption]Weather folks at the National Weather Service issued this winter storm warning, which includes snow and sleet:
Winter Storm Watch
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1101 AM EST MON JAN 27 2014
GAZ025-027-031>039-041>062-066>076-078>084-089>096-102>107-280015-
/O.CON.KFFC.WS.A.0002.140128T1500Z-140129T1800Z/
JACKSON-MADISON-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-TROUP-MERIWETHER-PIKE-UPSON-LAMAR-MONROE-JONES-BALDWIN-
WASHINGTON-GLASCOCK-JEFFERSON-HARRIS-TALBOT-TAYLOR-CRAWFORD-BIBB-
TWIGGS-WILKINSON-MUSCOGEE-CHATTAHOOCHEE-MARION-SCHLEY-MACON-PEACH-
HOUSTON-BLECKLEY-STEWART-WEBSTER-SUMTER-DOOLY-CRISP-PULASKI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARIETTA...ATLANTA...LAWRENCEVILLE...
ATHENS...CARROLLTON...DOUGLASVILLE...EAST POINT...DECATUR...
CONYERS...COVINGTON...NEWNAN...PEACHTREE CITY...GRIFFIN...
MILLEDGEVILLE...MACON...COLUMBUS...WARNER ROBINS...LUMPKIN...
AMERICUS...CORDELE
1101 AM EST MON JAN 27 2014
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
* LOCATIONS...ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM HARALSON TO NORTH
FULTON TO MADISON COUNTY.
* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND SLEET.
* ACCUMULATIONS...1/2 INCH TO 2 INCHES.
* TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AS EARLY AS MID MORNING
TUESDAY AND LAST INTO TUESDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. ICE
ACCUMULATION ON TREES AND POWER LINES MAY DOWN LARGE LIMBS AND
CAUSE POWER OUTAGES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
NOW IS THE TIME TO PREPARE FOR THIS WINTER STORM. BE SURE TO BUY
NON PERISHABLE FOODS. MAKE CONTINGENCY PLANS IF YOU PLAN ON
TRAVELING DURING THIS PERIOD. IF YOU CAN CHANGE YOUR TRAVEL...DO
SO BEFORE THE EVENT STARTS. NOW IS THE TIME TO PLAN...DO NOT WAIT
FOR THE WARNING!
