12 p.m. Ware Mechanical weather update: Lots of rain, temps to begin falling this afternoon. Up to 1-inch of snow possible tonight.

 

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Latest from Floyd EMA Director Tim Herrington: Currently we can expect the rain to continue most of the day today changing over to snow sometime after 6pm. The temperatures will fall below freezing sometime after midnight with the snow diminishing around daybreak. There is a possibility of icy road conditions affecting bridges, overpasses, and commuter traffic during the early morning hours as temperature rise above freezing early Saturday afternoon. Please review the slide presentation attached for more detailed information concerning our current weather situation.

11 a.m. NWS Weather Briefing

Current temps:

• Rome airport: 41 degrees, with 36 degree wind chill
• Cartersville airport: 39 degrees with 32 degree wind chill

What to expect today, overnight:

• At least another 0.60 of an inch of rain through 6 a.m. Saturday
• Up to one-inch of snow between 11 tonight and 11 a.m. Saturday.
• Temperatures staying above 32 degrees now through 12 a.m. Saturday
• Continuing live weather coverage all weekend from Hometown Headlines.

Rainfall since 6 p.m. Thursday (through 11 a.m.)

• Rome: 1.22 inches
• Cartersville: 1.34 inches
• Calhoun: 1.22 inches.

Latest advisories, watches, warnings:

• Winter Weather Advisory, 3 p.m. until Jan. 23, 07 p.m. (Floyd, Bartow, Polk)
• Winter Storm Warning 3 p.m. until Jan. 23, 7 p.m. (Gordon County)
• Flood Watch until Jan. 23, 07 a.m. (all of Northwest Georgia)
• Wind Advisory until 6 tonight (Floyd, Bartow, Polk)
• High Wind Warning until 1 p.m. (Chattooga, Gordon only)

The forecast:

This Afternoon: Rain. High near 42. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tonight: Rain before midnight, then rain and snow. Low around 30. East wind 5 to 15 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Saturday: A chance of rain and snow, mainly before 10am. Cloudy, with a high near 38. Northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 47. North wind around 5 mph.

Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 27.

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