NWS Snow Updates, Photos

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A steady snow has been falling across metro Atlanta, as well as other areas in the west and north of the state, through most of the afternoonaccording to the National Weather Service office in Peachtree City:

...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTH AND
CENTRAL GEORGIA THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS...

.AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN
GEORGIA THROUGH THIS EVENING. PRECIPITATION HAS CHANGED FROM RAIN
TO A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW TO ALL SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA
AS COLD AIR ALOFT FILTERED IN FROM THE WEST. ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2
INCHES ARE ALREADY ON THE GROUND IN THE WARNED AREAS:

FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS-JACKSON-MADISON-COBB-NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT-
BARROW-CLARKE-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-WILKES-CARROLL-DOUGLAS-
SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON-NEWTON-MORGAN-GREENE-
TALIAFERRO-HEARD-COWETA-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-SPALDING-HENRY-BUTTS-
JASPER-PUTNAM-TROUP-MERIWETHER-PIKE-UPSON-LAMAR-MONROE-HARRIS-
TALBOT-MUSCOGEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GAINESVILLE...MARIETTA...ATLANTA...
LAWRENCEVILLE...ATHENS...CARROLLTON...DOUGLASVILLE...EAST POINT... DECATUR...CONYERS...COVINGTON...NEWNAN...PEACHTREE CITY... GRIFFIN...COLUMBUS

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR AREAS SOUTH OF A LINE FROM CARROLLTON TO GAINESVILLE AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM COLUMBUS TO WASHINGTON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

AT THIS TIME...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WINTER STORM WARNING AREA...WITH A TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING.

PERSONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA ARE URGED TO MONITOR THE LATEST CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS ON TELEVISION... RADIO...THE INTERNET OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO. IF THE STORM SYSTEM OR COLD AIR INTENSIFIES FURTHER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MAY BE ISSUED FOR PARTS OF THE AREA.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING AND WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. TRAVEL SHOULD BE AVOIDED.


Snow over midtown Atlanta at noon on Sunday, Mar. 1, 2009. (Photo: Dave Bender)

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(Photo: Dave Bender)

Forecast: Rain, Wind & Snow Expected

Click on the map for county-by-county forecasts. (National Weather Service)

The National Weather Service office in Peachtree City reports that large swaths of Tennessee and Alabama are getting hit with snow flurries, heavy rain and storm advisories, Sunday morning.

Rain and possible snow are expected to sweep through much of Georgia in the latter part of Sunday, Mar. 1, 2009. (Photo: Dave Bender)

Snow flurries were reported in Columbus and other parts of southwest Georgia by noon, although it did not stick to the ground.

From the National Weather Service:

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA.

DAY ONE: TODAY AND TONIGHT
WINTER WEATHER POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTH AND MUCH OF CENTRAL GEORGIA
TODAY.

SYNOPSIS:
LOW PRESSURE OVER CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS MORNING WILL MOVE OFF THE
GEORGIA COAST LATER TODAY. COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL BUILD INTO THE
STATE TODAY AS STRONG HIGH PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY.

PRIMARY HAZARDS:
THE PRIMARY HAZARD TODAY WILL BE SNOW...POSSIBLY ACCUMULATING TO
ONE INCH OVER MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. WINDS WILL ALSO
BE STRONG AND GUSTY FROM THE NORTHWEST.

DISCUSSION:
COLD AIR WILL PUSH INTO NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA TODAY AS HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE AREA. MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH A STRONG
UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL SPREAD OVER THE AREA. THIS COULD PRODUCE SNOW
ACCUMULATING TO UP TO ONE INCH OVER MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL
GEORGIA TODAY INTO THIS EVENING.

A hazy, rainy skyline over midtown Atlanta, Sunday morning, Mar. 1, 2009. (Photo: Dave Bender)

This report will be updated throughout the day as fresh information come in.

Freeze forecast for most of Georgia

Bundle up: the outlook for this midtown Atlanta skyline, as for much of the state is for clear - and very cold - temperatures overnight. (Dave Bender)

Freezing temperatures are expected over most of Georgia as a blast of cold air from Canada makes its way into the state.

The National Weather Service says temperatures Tuesday night and early Wednesday are expected to range from the upper teens in far north Georgia to the upper 20s and mid 30s near the coast.

Freezing temperatures also were forecast for tonight in much of north and central Georgia. The NWS forecasts a hard freeze for the southwest part of the state:

"A HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
MIDNIGHT  TONIGHT TO 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY. A FREEZE
WATCH REMAINS  IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY  MORNING.

STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD INTO
THE  AREA TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL RAPIDLY
AFTER  SUNSET. TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO REACH
THE FREEZING  MARK AFTER MIDNIGHT...WITH
DURATIONS  OF 5 TO 7 HOURS OF  SUB-FREEZING
TEMPERATURES EXPECTED.  ADDITIONALLY... A HARD
FREEZE IS FORECAST FOR SEVERAL  HOURS TOWARDS
DAYBREAK WITH TEMPERATURES BOTTOMING
OUT BETWEEN  25 AND 27 DEGREES.

ANOTHER FREEZE EVENT IS FORECAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT
WITH TEMPERATURES BOTTOMING OUT BETWEEN
28 AND 32 DEGREES... COLDEST ACROSS THE SUWANNEE
VALLEY IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA." 

The NWS predicts a gradual warming trend through the week. By Saturday, the forecast calls for lows in the 20s and 30s in north Georgia to the 40s in the south, followed by daytime highs from the upper 40s to about 70 in parts of south Georgia.

Maps and details of the areas expected to be affected are here: http://www.srh.noaa.gov/ffc/

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(AP)

Severe Weather Warnings for Parts of Georgia (Friday)

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AT 532 PM EDT...A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED TO MOVE ACROSS EASTERN CHEROKEE...WESTERN FORSYTH...AND EXTREME NORTHERN FULTON COUNTIES. THIS LINE HAS WEAKENED CONSIDERABLY AND IS NO LONGER DETECTED TO BE SEVERE. HEAVY RAIN...PEA-SIZED HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS ACTIVITY AS IT MOVES EAST AT 35 MPH. OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO DUCKTOWN...DREW...MATT AND CUMMING. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN GEORGIA.

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