Winter Storm Watch In Effect For North GA

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A winter storm watch has been issued as parts of north Georgia are expected to be hit with a wintry mix.

As reported by WSB-TV, the watch goes into effect Friday morning (Jan 10) and will last through early Saturday morning. Meteorologist Brian Monahan and Severe Weather Team 2 have been tracking the mix of snow, sleet, rain, and freezing rain.

“Expect accumulating snow and ice over much of the area, with some rain mixing in as well from the city southward. I expect difficult if not impossible travel over parts of our area later Friday into early Saturday,” Monahan says.

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Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton, and Gwinnett are among the 46 counties in Georgia that will fall under this watch.

Here’s what to know:

• Significant snowfall accumulation will likely hit north metro/mountains as the system continues to trend colder.
• A winter mix of freezing rain, sleet, and snow will likely fall around I-20.
• Precipitation types will likely change multiple times.
• A wintry mix is expected to change to rain over the southern tier of counties.
• Temperatures will stay near freezing through the storm.
• Weather will improve by Saturday afternoon.

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