Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Atlanta, GA
Issued by NWS Atlanta, GA
895 WWUS82 KFFC 101157 SPSFFC Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 657 AM EST Fri Jan 10 2025 GAZ031>033-041>044-052>054-101300- Fayette-North Fulton-Douglas-Cobb-Haralson-Coweta-Carroll-Heard-Paulding-South Fulton- 657 AM EST Fri Jan 10 2025 ...A WINTRY MIX WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN PAULDING...NORTHWESTERN FAYETTE...SOUTHERN HARALSON...CARROLL...SOUTHWESTERN COBB... DOUGLAS...NORTHERN HEARD...NORTHERN COWETA AND SOUTHWESTERN FULTON COUNTIES... A HEAVY Wintry mix is expected along the I-85 coridor for the next hour and could cause SIGNIFICANT impacts for the morning commute traffic. HAZARD...A wintry mix SOURCE...Radar indicated ACCUMULATION...Accumulations are expected to begin shortly after onset particularly on grassy and elevated surfaces. TEMPERATURES...Temperatures are expected to remain near freezing. IMPACT...Visibility will be reduced to less than 1/2 miles at times. Roads will become ice covered. Expect travel to become more difficult to impossible. Locations impacted include... Atlanta, Newnan, Douglasville, Carrollton, Buchanan, City of South Fulton, Peachtree City, East Point, Union City, Villa Rica, College Park, Powder Springs, Fairburn, Tyrone, Austell, Bremen, Palmetto, Temple, Hiram, and Tallapoosa. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Visibilities are below one quarter of a mile in this wintry mix. If you are driving, slow down and be on alert for other motorists. Low visibility shortens the amount of time you have to react to situations. A Winter Storm Warning/Advisory is in effect for the area. Please monitor local media outlets and the National Weather Service for further statements. LAT...LON 3390 8468 3368 8445 3338 8453 3333 8528 3378 8536 $$