Weather Alert: Winter Storm Warning Issued for Possible Snow, Sleet, Freezing Rain

Old man winter isn’t done with Georgia quite yet.

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a winter storm warning for possible snow, sleet and freezing rain for areas in North Georgia, including Cumming.

The issued warning is in effect from 1 p.m. Friday to 1 p.m. Saturday:

ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW AND 0.10 TO 0.25 INCHES

OF ICE.

LOCATIONS: FAR NORTH GEORGIA OUTSIDE OF THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA

MOUNTAINS BUT NORTH OF A LINE FROM SUMMERVILLE TO JASPER TO

HOMER.

HAZARD TYPES: SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE

FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY.

TIMING: SNOW BEGINNING FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND

EVENING...TRANSITIONING TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN OVERNIGHT

THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

IMPACTS: UP TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW AND UP TO ONE QUARTER INCH OF

ICE ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

THESE ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. ICE

ACCUMULATIONS ON TREES AND POWER LINES IS LIKELY. SOME TREES

AND POWER LINES COULD COME DOWN CAUSING POWER OUTAGES.

Forsyth County Schools has been closed all week. Monday was a scheduled student holiday and staff development day, and since Tuesday, classes have been canceled due to weather. But according to the website, schools will reopen on Friday.

Here’s what Cumming residents can expect on Friday and Saturday:

• A low of 12 degrees Thursday evening with 5 to 15 mph winds.
• A slight chance of snow between 1 and 3 p.m. on Friday, followed by a chance of snow and sleet. The high will be around 34 degrees. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent with new snow and sleet accumulation of less than half an inch.
• A chance of snow, freezing rain and sleet Friday night, then a chance of freezing rain and sleet. Chance of precipitation is 50 percent with new snow and sleet accumulation of less than half an inch.
• A chance of freezing rain and sleet before 7 a.m. on Saturday, followed by a chance of freezing rain between 7 a.m. and 1 p.m. and a chance of rain in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40 percent, and the high will be around 43 degrees.

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