Ware Mechanical weather: Look for snow, then ice between 7-9 a.m. Wednesday. Governor declares state of emergency in Gordon, Chattooga, other counties. Floyd, Bartow under winter weather advisory

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• From Floyd County Emergency Director Tim Herrington: The National Weather Service has included Floyd County in the Winter Weather Advisory Area. The expected time of precipitation to begin is around 7 until 9 a.m. Wednesday. The possible impact could be ice forming on roads, bridges and overpasses during early onset of the winter storm. The storm should change over to a rain event between 3-6 p.m. as it moves into the northeastern portion of the state. Please use extreme caution when navigating the roads during the onset of this winter storm as it begins as a light snow event and changes over to possible freezing rain and sleet.Gov. Nathan Deal declares a state of emergency in Dade,Walker, Catoosa, Chatooga, Whitfield, Murray, Gordon, Fannin, Gilmer, Union, Towns, Pickens, Dawson, Lumpkin and White counties because of storm threat. “The winter storm is predicted to cause snow and ice accumulations on roads and bridges in affected areas, and the safety of our residents is my top priority” Deal said. “I’ve directed the Georgia Emergency Management Agency/Homeland Security (GEMA/HS) to coordinate with the Georgia Department of Transportation, the Department of Public Safety and the Department of Natural Resources to move assets to area where snow and ice are expected. GEMA/HS will work with local officials, including those school systems, to ensure resources are available as needed.”
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Watching the morning forecast, hour by hour:

 

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM
EST THURSDAY FOR FLOYD, BARTOW, CHEROKEE COUNTIES.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR IMPACTS DUE TO ACCUMULATING SNOW AND
ICE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM EST
THURSDAY.
* LOCATIONS...MAINLY NORTH OF A ROME TO CANTON TO HOMER LINE.
* HAZARD TYPES...ACCUMULATING FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW.
* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 1 INCH.
  ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE TENTHS OF AN INCH.
* TIMING...4 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN MAY
  MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE BEGINNING WEDNESDAY MORNING
  AND CONTINUING INTO THE AFTERNOON. SOME OF THE GREATEST IMPACTS
  MAY OCCUR AT PRECIPITATION ONSET WEDNESDAY MORNING DUE TO THE
  VERY COLD SURFACE TEMPERATURES FORECAST.
* TEMPERATURES...WILL DROP TO THE MID 20S ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH
  GEORGIA BY 6AM THEN SLOWLY RISE TO ABOVE FREEZING BY MIDDAY AND
  REACH THE MID TO UPPER 30S BY MID AFTERNOON. THE HIGHER
  ELEVATIONS...ABOVE 2000 FT...OF NORTH GEORGIA WILL REMAIN BELOW
  FREEZING LONGEST...LIKELY THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON.

WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM EST
THURSDAY FOR GORDON, CHATTOOGA AND NORTHERN TIER COUNTIES
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR IMPACTS DUE TO ACCUMULATING SNOW AND
ICE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY.
THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* LOCATIONS...AREAS GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM 
  SUMMERVILLE...TO DAWSONVILLE...TO HELEN.
* HAZARD TYPES...ACCUMULATING FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW.
* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 2 INCHES.
  ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH.
* TIMING...4 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN 
  MAY MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE BEGINNING WEDNESDAY 
  MORNING AND CONTINUING INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SOME OF THE 
  GREATEST IMPACTS MAY OCCUR AT PRECIPITATION ONSET WEDNESDAY 
  MORNING DUE TO THE VERY COLD SURFACE TEMPERATURES FORECAST.
* TEMPERATURES...WILL DROP TO THE LOW TO MID 20S ACROSS MUCH OF
  NORTH GEORGIA BY 6AM THEN SLOWLY RISE TO ABOVE FREEZING BY
  MIDDAY AND REACH THE MID TO UPPER 30S BY LATE AFTERNOON. THE
  HIGHER ELEVATIONS...ABOVE 2000 FT...OF NORTH GEORGIA WILL
  REMAIN BELOW FREEZING LONGEST...LIKELY THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON.

New:

• Jim Butterworth, the director of Georgia’s Emergency Management Agency, joins us at 8:40 a.m. Wednesday on Hometown Headlines Radio Edition on WRGA 98.7 FM to discuss the state’s first major brush with winter weather. Listen from your computer at wrga.streamon.fm

The forecast:

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Wednesday: A slight chance of snow, freezing rain, and sleet before noon, then a chance of rain or freezing rain between noon and 2pm, then rain likely after 2pm. Cloudy, with a high near 40. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. Little or no snow and sleet accumulation expected.

Wednesday Night: A 50 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 36. Calm wind.

Thursday: A chance of rain before 8am, then showers, mainly after 8am. High near 47. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Thursday Night: Showers. Low around 42. East wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Friday: Showers. High near 49. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Friday Night: Rain before 8pm, then a chance of rain and snow. Low around 31. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Saturday: A chance of rain and snow before 2pm, then a slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

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